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.
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .