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.
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BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
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A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
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