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 Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .