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 soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
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 photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .