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
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .