A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. The magnificent mammals swim up to several boats full of tourists and get so close that the passengers can stroke the mother and baby whale. The special moment was photographed by lawyer Andrea Izzotti, 47, of Genovia, Italy. Andrea says: “The mother was milking her calf in shallow waters, but they are very curious animals and they came up to our boats to see the humans.
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .