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.
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
