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.'
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .