Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track. Located in Kolkata, India, the slum is home to around 1,000 residents and their makeshift shelters sit a foot away from the train tracks. Children gleefully play on the tracks throughout the day, and step aside whenever a train whistles by. Indian photographer Debosmita Das visited the slum, which stretches between 2 to 3 km, to document the dangerous living conditions.
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
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A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
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BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .