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.
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .