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 incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .