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.
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
