MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters. Using make-up, special effects and light-painting techniques two urban explorers and their partners in grime have travelled around the best of British abandoned site to capture off-radar locations at their most spooky. The creepy photographs were taken by film maker and visual effects artist David Broad, and his partner Julie Kendall, after being gripped by the urban exploration world. 'Julie and I went for a walk one day and saw a sign that read 'danger keep out this is not a playground', well this was like a red flag to a bull and we had to see,' said David
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .