These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world. The sulphur miners, pictured in East Java, Indonesia, risk their lives every day. Mining sulphur inside the crater of the Ijen volcano, they inhale clouds of toxic smoke and work tirelessly for 12 hours a day. Russian photographer Gleb Tarro, 43, of San Diego, California, travelled to the volcano and witnessed the men at work.
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .