These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare. They were born decades after American forces sprayed the herbicide dioxin, Agent Orange, in Vietnam in the 1960s, but children living in the southern region of the country continue to battle physical deformities and mental disorders. American photographer Matt Lief Anderson, 30, travelled to an orphanage outside of Ho Chi Minh City to document the harrowing story and everyday struggles of third generation Agent Orange victims ravaged by the chemical. Abandoned by their parents, 20 children live side by side in one large room, each confined to a small metal bed with just a rug covering the metal bars.
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - LETHAL BIRTHMARK NEARLY SUFFOCATES GIRL: Zoe Mitchell when she was two-weeks-old .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
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 woman who was cyberstalked before being shot and paralysed by her ex-husband is campaigning to raise awareness for stalking victims .