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.
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .