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.
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .