ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS. The diver fearlessly swims with grey reef sharks, blacktip reef sharks and whitetip reef sharks off the coast of Yap in the western Pacific Ocean. American ocean photojournalist Tim Rock captured the breath-taking photographs on a diving trip with professional dive tour instructor and model Yoko Higashide. The 64-year-old photographer, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, said: “Vertigo Reef, along the north-western shores of the island of Yap in Micronesia, is a perfect venue to watch reef sharks.
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
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 .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .