In April 2018, Lourdes Cuello, 50, from New Jersey, US, was making a cup of tea when her hair and hoodie caught fire on her gas stove. She suffered third-degree burns to her neck, chest, left shoulder and armpit and was hospitalised for six weeks. During that time, she endured two skin grafts surgeries and had to relearn how to walk. Over six years on, Lourdes can't drive due to the lack of mobility in her neck, and she never uses the stove when she's home alone. Thankfully, she has otherwise recovered well.
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 .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .