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.
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .