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.
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
