SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other. The lumbering pair's sibling rivalry heats up the frosty winter setting in snow swept Alaska. American photographer and tour guide, Matthew Studebaker, 30, managed to capture these extraordinary shots in 25 miles per hour wind on Barrier Islands, Alaska in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. No strangers to the freezing weather, the playful polar bears sparred in temperatures of minus six degrees. "These siblings were teasing each other and sparring during a snowstorm," explains Matthew of Richfield, Ohio.
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .