This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow. Standing in temperatures well below freezing, the lighthouse is transformed into a giant icicle. These stunning photographs were captured by American photographer Thomas Zakowski, 56, after he visited several frozen lighthouses on a trip to Michigan; United States after a storm hit the state. “The lighthouses were frozen solid by the waves that came crashing down against the pier,” says Thomas, of South Bend, Indiana.
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
