AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community. These surreal wildlife scenarios are the work of Swiss photographer John Wilhelm. The 43-year-old's passion for taking photos, along with a healthy dose of imagination, led him into the world of fantasy photography, where animals can accomplish incredible and sometimes controversial feats. For John, the only limit is his imagination.
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .