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.
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .