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.
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .