HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .

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

CREATED over 60 years ago, this weighty machine was the Photoshop of its time .

A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .

From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .

KICKING back and relaxing with his arms outstretched, this chilled-out frog appears to be loving life as he takes some time out on a water lily leaf .

A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .

A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .

Red squirrels are well known for their intelligence and curiosity but when one snapper caught this furry little guy trying to take his own self-portrait he couldn't help but be taken aback .

A CHEEKY snail fancies his chances at getting a free ride on a sunny afternoon .

SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .

An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .