A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it. Pictured under the winter sun, the bubbles glow as sunlight bounces off their surface. Photographer Hope Thurston Carter captured the images after blowing the soap bubbles on several freezing days in Michigan. The 52-year-old, of Martin, Michigan, says: 'I got the idea to blow bubbles outside in the winter after I saw several similar photos on the internet.
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .