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 grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A stunning ice cave in Iceland is illuminated by sunlight as the bright blue ice appears glow inside .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .