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.
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
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 .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .