BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED. Crossing a 61 metre stretch, the brave adventurers leave their clothes behind and wear only a single safety rope secured tightly around their waists, ankles, and in some cases - even their private parts. These risqué photographs were taken by Philadelphia photographer Jared Alden, 31, after his love of traveling and adventure merged into his passion for photography. Captured at an unknown slacklining location in the remote Utah dessert, these photographs show thrill seekers getting their kit off for the ultimate slacklining experience at the GGBY highline festival.
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .