A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet. The docile giant, weighing a massive 66,000lbs, happily shares its waters during dinner time. The whale shark is a filter feeder and consumes plankton and small fish by swimming with its formidable jaws open. The amazing images were taken by Belgian photographer Ellen Cuylaerts, 44, on a trip to Isla Mujeres, Mexico.
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
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 .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
