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.
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .