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.
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .