FLAMINGOS from above look like the pink algae they eat. Aerial shots of some of the TWO-MILLION pink flying birds that gather to feed in the world's largest desert lake resemble the type of tiny pink microbes they eat and give them their distinctive pink colour. But if you look a little closer you'll see the fantastic feathered creatures skimming gently over the serene waters of Lake Turkana in Kenya's spectacular Rift Valley. Travel photographer Michael Poliza, 55, from Hamburg in Germany travelled to the great lakes of Kenya and Tanzania to take these extraordinary pictures of Africa from above. 'These lakes are each an absolute flamingo paradise,' he said.
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light.
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened.
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint.
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach.
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel.
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits.
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm.
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast.
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life.
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other.
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail.
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine.