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.'
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
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