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.
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .