STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you. Strikingly similar to a light bulb, swirling like a raspberry ripple or twisted like a vortex, you could be forgiven into not realising these are in fact the view from the bottom of a selection of staircases. Photographer Joerg Riehm, 43, decided to capture the design of these urban environments through the art of photography in Germany. 'I try to show the beauty, the design and geometry of urban places, where thousands of people usually just rush through lacking the time to capture the admirable surroundings,' said Joerg
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
This daredevil wildebeest tried a walk on the wild side - straight into the snatches of a huge 18 foot crocodile .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .
An American woman whose skin turned silver after using nose drops is warning people of the dangers of medicines containing the metal .