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.
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .