A "supermoon" rises this weekend. The biggest and brightest full moon of the year graces the sky early Sunday as our celestial neighbor swings closer to Earth than usual. While the moon will appear 14 percent larger normal, skywatchers won't be able to notice the difference with the naked eye. Still, astronomers say it's worth looking up and appreciating the cosmos.
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .