WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure. From ancient wonders like the legendary Acropolis of Greece and the stone heads of Easter Island to modern icons such as the famous Brooklyn Bridge in New York and London’s Houses of Parliament – these are the mini-monuments that will dazzle you. Other outstanding pictures include the Eiffel Tower made to look like a toy over the Paris, the jaw-dropping vista of Machu Picchu in Peru made tiny and while not technically a wonder the fun image of a dreamy landscape invaded by hot-air balloons has been included.By using a photo-processing method called tilt-shift, New York photographer Richard Silver, 51, spent £20K over seven-years to create the eye-popping visual feast from across the planet.
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .