SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality. The series of photographs were created by American student and freelance photographer Nicolas Bruno. The 20 year old sufferer of sleep paralysis turned to photography as a way to cope with his condition and bring his vivid dreams to life. ‘Sleep paralysis is an experience in which the individual becomes conscious and is left immobile in a state between being awake and asleep,’ says Nicolas, of Long Island, New York.
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .