FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous. From ditching in the water to crashing through television aerials the images show the perils pilots faced when having to wing their way through residential tower blocks when attempting to land at the infamous Kai Tak 11,000-foot-long airport. Pictures also show how the tower blocks have boomed in size since the closure of the airport, which previously restricted their height. First built by the British in 1925 by the time it was closed by the Hong Kong government in 1998, it had suffered a shocking 12 air disasters with 270 people killed during this time - yet was handling nearly 30 million passengers per-year by 1996. Teacher Daryl Scott Chapman, 41, originally from Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire and who has lived in Hong Kong since he was 16-years-old took the pictures from 1992 to 1998
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
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 .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
