An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field. This magnificent bird of prey means business as she flies in and out nearby barns before landing on the ground. Canadian wildlife photographer Megan Lorenz photographed the owl as it flew through a field in Canada’s capital city, Ottawa. The 39-year-old, of Etobicoke, Toronto, says: “I drove up to Ottawa to take advantage of the high number of snowies that can be found there.
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 .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .