MESMERISING FIELD PATTERNS

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.

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THE ENCHANTING FOREST OF FIREFLIES

WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .

NEW DELHI CHILD RAPE PROTESTS

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MONKEY LOVE

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MOST DANGEROUS ROAD IN THE WORLD

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RIVET-ING ALL WOOD TOWER

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AMAZING PEN ART

FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .

MOON ART

From shooting hoops to performing kick ups, a boy has a ball with the moon .

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: SWIMMING WITH SHARKS

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LOST LEAPING BABY WHALE

LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .

CHINESE FISHERMEN FISHING WITH RARE TECHNIQUE

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FUNKY BUMP

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