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.
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .