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.
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .