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.
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
A teenage girl has grown back her entire face after being struck down by a rare skin disease .
A mum who weighed just 8st 1lb at eight months pregnant has battled her eating disorder to give birth to a healthy baby girl .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .