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.
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
