Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks. These amazing photographs were captured by American ocean photojournalist Tim Rock, on a trip north of Papua New Guinea to Vertigo Reef in Yap, Micronesia. ‘I had the pleasure and privilege to team up with diver Ai Futaki for two weeks of photography during an event called Manta Fest in Yap, Micronesia,’ says Tim, of Minneapolis, Minnesota. ‘She is a world champion free diver who wanted to try free diving with sharks and asked if I would document her swimming in Yap's waters.
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
A student has finally hit puberty after a four year battle against anorexia stunted his growth .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
A six-year-old boy has been left almost blind after a one-in-a-million allergic reaction to antibiotics .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
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 .
A GIRL nicknamed JAWS by bullies who taunted her because of her underbite is em-bracing her new post-surgery life .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A woman with a fear of flying claims she was humiliated after an Emirates airline staff member told her she could ‘go to prison for four years’ for possessing diazepam medication .