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 .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .