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.
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
