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 soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .