FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature. The series of extraordinary images were taken by German software engineer Thorsten Scheuermann after he decided to examine his surroundings. A trip to the city of Kalapana in Hawaii, home to the Kilauea Volcano, provided Thorsten with the setting for his lava picture, while a visit to the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon offered him the opportunity to photograph ice bubbles up-close. The 37-year-old, now of Washington, USA, said: 'These are sights that can gain greater significance and have their beauty exposed when excluding everything else around them.'
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .