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
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
