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
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
COULD this £5,000 auction of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool front door be the most bizarre celebrity sale yet? The door, which looks-like it may have been knocked – and possibly kicked – very hard during its past, was used by members of Britain’s most famous band to visit lead-singer Paul McCartney when he lived at the address from 1955 to 1964 .
Meet the real life anime girl who looks like a living cartoon character despite never going under the knife .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
Meet mother of four, Jackie Wright, whose bizarre fear means she is terrified of HOLES .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .