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
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These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
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ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
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 .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
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