A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates. The canyon is a crack between the North American and Eurasian continents and every year these two continental plates drift about 2cm further apart. French marine biologist Mathieu Foulquie dived to 49ft and captured these images during an expedition through the freshwater Silfra canyon, located in Thingvellir Lake, Iceland. The 40-year-old, of Montpellier, France, says: “I had the privilege to dive at the famous Silfra dive site, probably the most impressive freshwater rift in Iceland.
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
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 doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
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 .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .