THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner. With a splash, they dive down into the water to catch their next meal. The photographs were captured by Italian photographer Alessandro Rossini, 33, on the banks of the river Adda in Italy." In these pictures you can see how marvellous nature is,” says Alessandro, of Lissone.
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .