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 .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
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Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
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