A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth. With a wide smile spread across his face, he is more of a friendly chappy than a vicious predator of the ocean. These impressive snaps are the work of 46 year old Todd Mintz, a professional photographer from Saskatchewan, Canada. Todd, who has had a passion for photography since he was a child, captured the amusing images off the coast of the British Virgin Islands, Bahamas.
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .