AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .

STANDING on its hind legs, a nosey polar bear presses its paws against the window of a truck and takes a peek at the tourist inside .

A reformed boozer, who spent nine months partying in Magaluf, has shed over 6 stone after ditching her ladette lifestyle to become a fitness fanatic .

HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .

A diving mad couple have finally taken the plunge, having tied the knot 30ft underwater .

A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .

A BLIND school-girl whose growth has been stunted by a rare medical condition is finding her feet again with the help of a specially made mini-cane .

A woman was diagnosed with cancer after a cyst left her so bloated medics were convinced she was pregnant .

LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .

Oday she is a picture of health - a happy, smiling child, enjoying life to the full .

A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .

MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .