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.
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .