These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances.They feature over 100,000 people in the performing art displays that include tens of thousands of gymnasts synchronizing movements in line with a background of card-turners who entertain spectators. About 20,000 of them form the background to the show holding large books whose pages flip simultaneously to produce the huge displays.The rapid change of images sees one card exchanged for another in a swift and synchronized movement that takes hours of rehearsals and detailed choreography.Photographer Werner Kranwetvogel, 40, captured the stunning shots after he gained rare access to the communist country's public displays.
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery.
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with.
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers.
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales.
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes.
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world.
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in.
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey.
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow.
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see.
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine.
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall.