Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg. Sailing in the middle of a freshwater lake, the fishermen keep both hands free by perching on one leg and wrapping the other leg around the boat’s oar. Photographer David Lazar visited Inle Lake in the Taunggyi District of Shan State, Myanmar, also known as Burma, where the distinctive fishermen are a regular fixture.
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .