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 .

When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .

With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .

IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .

An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .

This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .

Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .

WITH THE WIND blowing through their fur, you'll believe a dog can fly in these hilarious images .

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

THIS cheeky gorilla tries his best to wriggle free from his mum .

Several times a year, Gemma, 21, can be found mumbling her words and struggling to concentrate as she walks around in a dream-like state .

From the crisp, snow clad mountains to vivid bright blue rivers, these breath-taking photographs capture the incredible beauty of various landscapes across France and Italy .