HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers. The 11x5ft pool, located in south-eastern California, was built by Austrian visual artist Alfredo Barsuglia. The free retreat includes a solar-powered filter and chlorination system, but visitors face a challenge if they want to take a dip.
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .