An American man continues on his mission to document his journey around the globe by completing a world map tattoo on his back .

An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .

Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .

With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .

With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .

WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .

LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .

A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .

A woman whose face and body was left scarred for life by angry sores, caused by Lupus, has become a diversity model .

WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .

A teenage girl nicknamed 'spotty dog' by school bullies has embraced the hundreds of birthmarks that cover her entire face and body .

The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .