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.
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .