A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness. The annual Torgya Festival in Tawang, in north-eastern India, is full of colourful dancing, music and theatre. The three day festival is held in the courtyard of the Tawang monastery, which is nestled on top of the hill overlooking the town. The vibrant event was attended by Australian photographers Stephen Axford and Catherine Marciniak.
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket.
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal.
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg.
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws.
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson.
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut.
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light.
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move.
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish.
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires.
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean.