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.
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A little boy whose brain grew inside his nose has been described as the 'real-life Pinocchio' by his proud mum .
Diners on this aeroplane are never disappointed with their meal, because the decommissioned aircraft is now home to an air-mazing McDonald’s restaurant .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
A former size 30 comfort-eater ditched her husband and lost over 10st after he called her a 'fat cow' .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .