FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns. These fascinating photographs were captured by amateur photographer Zhang Ning, 51, in awe of her native country's beauty after trips across China. 'I am very lucky that my country China is so diverse and large,” explains Zhang Ning, from Dongguan, Guangdong, China. 'It can provide me with numerous opportunities to shoot different landscapes, cultures, traditions.
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
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 .
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A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .