Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks. These amazing photographs were captured by American ocean photojournalist Tim Rock, on a trip north of Papua New Guinea to Vertigo Reef in Yap, Micronesia. ‘I had the pleasure and privilege to team up with diver Ai Futaki for two weeks of photography during an event called Manta Fest in Yap, Micronesia,’ says Tim, of Minneapolis, Minnesota. ‘She is a world champion free diver who wanted to try free diving with sharks and asked if I would document her swimming in Yap's waters.
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .