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.
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
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 .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .