WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .

HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .

RAISING his foot into the air, this cheeky monkey offers an unusual wave .

Recovering from a rare form of breast cancer, Deborah Barnett, 43, of Stoke-on-Trent, thought she'd made it through the worst, but she was betrayed by former colleague Sandra Ramsay, of Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent .

THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .

WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .

A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .

STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .

From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .

Meet the sisters who have both been diagnosed with a one in 3 .

In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .

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