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.
A mum-of-two has worn the same t-shirt for an entire year to raise awareness of a 1 in 7 million condition that prevents her daughter from talking .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
A mother-to be has told how she cannot go near an iPad in case she suffers another miscarriage due to her intense sensitivity to electromagnetic waves .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
SAT happily on the branch of a tree, this little frog appears unfazed by a surprise visitor .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .