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' .

A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .

These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .

CREATED over 60 years ago, this weighty machine was the Photoshop of its time .

GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .

If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .

STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .

THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .

LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .

NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .

A university graduate who was obsessed with achieving a thigh gap has told how she shrunk to just 6st after developing anorexia athletica .

BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .