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.
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .