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.
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .