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.'
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .