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.
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
