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.
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
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These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
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IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .