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.
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .