A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it. Pictured under the winter sun, the bubbles glow as sunlight bounces off their surface. Photographer Hope Thurston Carter captured the images after blowing the soap bubbles on several freezing days in Michigan. The 52-year-old, of Martin, Michigan, says: 'I got the idea to blow bubbles outside in the winter after I saw several similar photos on the internet.
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
