HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below. Photographed in Cappadocia in central Turkey, the daily balloon tours attract thousands of tourists each year, including photography teacher Scotty Graham. The 53-year-old, of Jakarta, Indonesia, and his wife, Kartika, spent an hour in one of the balloons that dotted the sky. Scotty’s hot air balloon took flight just in time for sunrise and he photographed the incredible views from the basket, floating at a height of 200 metres.
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .