From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple. 10-year-old Alice Lewis has assumed the identity of Alice in Wonderland, Dorothy of Oz and Joan of Arc, thanks to her photographer mum and cosplay, a performance art which uses costumes and fashion accessories. For years Alice played make-believe while she dreamed of the day she had a happily ever after with a family of her own, which she found, aged 7, when she was adopted by James and Kelly Lewis, from Atlanta, Georgia.
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .