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 .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
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 .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .