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.
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .