An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows. Standing on a flimsy wooden frame, the daredevil rider is a participant in an annual cattle race in the Tanah Datar regency of West Sumatra, Indonesia. Mud-caked competitors are dragged through paddy fields as part of Pacu Jawi, a festival where locals celebrate the end of the rice harvesting season. Indonesian photographer Teddy Winanda, 37, who has attended the event since 2012, witnessed this year’s race.
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .