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.
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .