LEVITATING in mid-air, these matrix inspired shots will leave you speechless. For just like in the film, these images appear to show a range of sequences of events in slow-motion. The intriguing photographs were put together by English teacher Brad Hammonds, 27, when he decided to look into the concept of emotional delay. 'The theme of these photos centers around how one can never truly experience the full sensations of any moment until it has already passed,' said Brad. 'In my photos, the viewer can see me suspended in space, hanging momentarily in dangerous or precarious situations
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .