FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature .

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 .

A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .

A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .

Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .

USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .

A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .

Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .

LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .

FOR most restaurateurs, the phrase ‘the customer is always right’ is gospel .

THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .

STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .