FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS. The impossibly small sculptures are the work of talented Turkish student Recep Alcamli, who discovered his talent purely by chance when he was sharpening a pencil. The 23-year-old, of Elazıg, Turkey, who describes his work as ‘graphite art’, says: “It all started as a bit of an accident whilst I was studying for some exams. ‘I was sharpening a pencil, and I suddenly thought about how I could make the nib into a stylish shape.
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .