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.
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .