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.
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .