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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A single woman, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS, finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages .
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A couple have got engaged after the bride-to-be’s boyfriend set her a Facebook ‘likes’ challenge .
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Amanda Bohm, 22, and her mum, Janet, 58, were the best of friends .