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.
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .