Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror. She had every reason to be proud. In the space of a year, she had lost an incredible 17 stone. Her weight dropped from 37st 1lbs to 19st 7lbs, and she slipped into a dress before gazing at her newly svelte figure. With her smokey eye makeup and black skater dress, she could have been glamming up for a night on the tiles with her girlfriends. Instead, it was Halloween, 2013, and Ava was hiding a huge secret. Born a boy named William, it was the first time she had ever dressed as a girl – and everything fell into place.
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .