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.
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .