SERENE ICEBERGS

A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs. Stood in the middle of Antarctica, the giant icebergs appear to be from an unearthly world. These stunning photographs were captured by American photographer Michael Leggero. ‘My images show pure nature, as that is how I describe Antarctica, simply pure nature,’ says the 43 year old, of Carthage, New York. ‘It is the only place on our planet that humans have not left a presence behind.

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LAZY FROG

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REAL-LIFE SHIPWRECKED EXPERIENCE

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BURSTING FIREWORKS

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STABBED BY SON

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CHEEKY FROG HITCHES A RIDE ON A SNAIL

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DERELICT MANSION

With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .

BUBBLE BLOWING BEAR

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BOXING DAY SQUIRRELS

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FREE RIDE

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WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR

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THE JUMP

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .