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.
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .