A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness. The annual Torgya Festival in Tawang, in north-eastern India, is full of colourful dancing, music and theatre. The three day festival is held in the courtyard of the Tawang monastery, which is nestled on top of the hill overlooking the town. The vibrant event was attended by Australian photographers Stephen Axford and Catherine Marciniak.
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .