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.
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .