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.
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .