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.
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
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 .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .