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.
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
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 .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .