FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns. These fascinating photographs were captured by amateur photographer Zhang Ning, 51, in awe of her native country's beauty after trips across China. 'I am very lucky that my country China is so diverse and large,” explains Zhang Ning, from Dongguan, Guangdong, China. 'It can provide me with numerous opportunities to shoot different landscapes, cultures, traditions.
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
