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.
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .