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.
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
