An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows. Standing on a flimsy wooden frame, the daredevil rider is a participant in an annual cattle race in the Tanah Datar regency of West Sumatra, Indonesia. Mud-caked competitors are dragged through paddy fields as part of Pacu Jawi, a festival where locals celebrate the end of the rice harvesting season. Indonesian photographer Teddy Winanda, 37, who has attended the event since 2012, witnessed this year’s race.
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
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 .
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 .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .