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 .

HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .

With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .

BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .

SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .

Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .

A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .

Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .

WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .

Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .

A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .

A woman has told how she fled to Australia, after a one night stand burned down her house .