From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water. The split level photographs were taken by marine biologist Andrew Pearson, 32, after he spent time researching underwater life in Cornwall and Dorset. ‘People don't always realise what is underwater just a few feet from a UK beach and how interesting it can be,’ says Andrew, of Southampton. ‘I find 'split level' or 'half and half' photography captures a unique perspective not often seen by many people.
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
Exibiting their superhuman strength these ants look ready to create an art attack by lifting pencils several thousand times their own weight .
THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .