An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits. Roberto Pazzi, 42, spent three weeks in India, photographing people of all ages in the suburbs of a number of cities, including New Delhi, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Jaipur, Agra, Varanasi and Kalkota. From a flute player to a rickshaw driver, Roberto was captivated and humbled by his subjects, who live in a country which, according to the World Bank, has 179.6 million people living below the poverty line.
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits.
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts.
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE.
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile.
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera.
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world.
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread.
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble.
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light.
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks.
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots.