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.
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .