A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy. Alessio Andreani, of London, travelled to several spectacular settings, including Durdle Door in Dorset, England and South Stack lighthouse in Holyhead, Wales, where he photographed the Milky Way as it illuminated the scenery below. The 27-year-old, who is originally from Loreto, Italy, says: "When I take photographs of the Milky Way and stare up at all those stars, it reminds me of just how tiny I am......
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
