While most Brits look forward to long hot summer days, a mum-of-six will be staying in the shade - as she is allergic to the sun. Laura Martindale, 26, suffers from a severe allergic reaction called Actinic Prurigo, which causes her skin to burn and break out in a rash when exposed to UVA and UVB light. At home, the full-time mum keeps the curtains and blinds closed during the day, and when she steps outside, she is forced to wear long sleeved tops and gloves, as well as high factor 50 suncream.
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .