An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time. The eerie mining town located in Bodie Hills in Mono County, east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, sits alone in the desert, 75 miles south east of Lake Tahoe. Professional photographer Julien McRoberts, 50, photographed several of the 170 buildings within Bodie, including the once heaving church, saloon and general store. Bodie was a gold mining camp in 1859 and by 1880 it had become a bustling town with a population of 2,700. It wasn’t until 1910 that the town was in decline, as gold miners moved out of Bodie and onto more promising land.
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .