ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes. German artist and photographer Wolfgang Hildebrand photographed cities across the world at different times of the day and then merged the images to create a new setting. The 45-year-old complied this creative photography project after visiting seven cities, from Paris to Los Angeles. Wolfgang, of Hamburg, Germany, says: “I am always fascinated by urban landscapes, the temper, the hustle of them, the energy, and of course the constant transformation that takes place.
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .