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.
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .