With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood. From Prometheus to The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Game of Thrones, Iceland is home to some of the most popular films and TV shows. ‘It’s no surprise at all that Hollywood is filming in Iceland,’ says photographer Peter Rolf Hammer, of Melbourne, Australia.. ‘The scenery is spectacular.'
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .