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.
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .