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.
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
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 .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .