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.
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
Amber Baskerville, 30, started dating Craig Chard, 34, in October 2021 .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
CRAZY BEARDS come into their GROWN when they've been twisted and waxed into shape .
A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .
A GIRL nicknamed JAWS by bullies who taunted her because of her underbite is em-bracing her new post-surgery life .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .