SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality. The series of photographs were created by American student and freelance photographer Nicolas Bruno. The 20 year old sufferer of sleep paralysis turned to photography as a way to cope with his condition and bring his vivid dreams to life. ‘Sleep paralysis is an experience in which the individual becomes conscious and is left immobile in a state between being awake and asleep,’ says Nicolas, of Long Island, New York.
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
A teenager has beaten anorexia after becoming so ill that her mum planned her funeral .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A British diver has set a new world record for the longest warm water scuba dive by spending a mammoth 49 hours and 56 minutes under water .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
In 2021, Anneka Watkinson, now 37, from Lancashire, met Chris, now 40 .
A teenage girl has grown back her entire face after being struck down by a rare skin disease .
A woman was diagnosed with cancer after a cyst left her so bloated medics were convinced she was pregnant .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
Pictures of John Anslow a prisoner who escaped from a prison escort van in North Worcestershire Monday, 23 January .
N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .