These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances.They feature over 100,000 people in the performing art displays that include tens of thousands of gymnasts synchronizing movements in line with a background of card-turners who entertain spectators. About 20,000 of them form the background to the show holding large books whose pages flip simultaneously to produce the huge displays.The rapid change of images sees one card exchanged for another in a swift and synchronized movement that takes hours of rehearsals and detailed choreography.Photographer Werner Kranwetvogel, 40, captured the stunning shots after he gained rare access to the communist country's public displays.
This is the crazy art project that is going ballistic - placing a huge squishy 15ft red ball into tight spaces .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .