The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery. With the sun rising on the horizon, the beautiful vistas overlook one of the most dangerous seas in Europe. The Iroise Sea was the site of more than 30 shipwrecks between 1888 and 1904, which led to extra lighthouses being built on the coast. Italian Alessio Andreani photographed three lighthouses when he visited France.
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WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
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A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
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These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .