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.
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
A mother-of-four has revealed how her daughter was stabbed to death by her ex partner, while their horrified children watched on .
A woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son .
A young makeup artist has hit back at vile internet trolls who dubbed her a 'swamp creature' and 'ugly' for exposing her troubled skin in online makeup tutorials .
A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
A soldier who lost both legs and an arm in Afghanistan has found love with a blonde bombshell he met through his newfound passion for rally driving .
A woman has been left unable to smile after undergoing emergency surgery to remove infected lip fillers .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .