From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland. The elusive natural phenomenon, also known as the Northern Lights, was photographed by Lana Tannir when she was on a six day trip through northern Finland. The 24-year-old student visited Urho Kekkonen National Park, located in Saariselkä, Finland, as well as a nearby igloo village, named Kakslauttanen. Lana, of Starnberg, Germany, says “Seeing the Northern Lights cannot simply be described with only one emotion.
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .