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.
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .