SLEEPING BEAUTIES
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs. From cute, almost adult-like poses to funny sibling rivalry, the shots capture babies in the early stages of their lives. The adorable photographs were taken by Alicia Gould, 32, when she decided to get into new born photography. 'I like the simplicity of photographing new borns,' said Alicia, from New Jersey, USA. 'My goal is really just to freeze that moment in time, the physical and the emotional. 'I want mum to look at those images ten years from now and see that overwhelming love she had for her new baby, the way they smelled, how tiny their fingers and toes were.
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AMAZING AMERICAN LANDSCAPES
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
SHIVERING SQUIRREL
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
SEXUALLY ABUSED AT 9 BY GRANDAD
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FISH AND BIRD TANGO
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HOP ON! FASHIONABLE FROG TRIES A SNAIL HAT ON FOR SIZE
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WIFE CELEBRATES MARRIAGE BY SNOWBOARDING IN WEDDING DRESS
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AMAZING THUNDERSTORM LIGHTS UP THE SARDINIAN COAST
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WOMAN REVEALS HER ONE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER SUFFERED BURNS TO 22% OF HER BODY AFTER POURING BOILING MAC N’ CHEESE WATER OVER HERSELF
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GRANDMOTHER KICKED OFF FLIGHT FOR ASSAULT AFTER TOUCHING ATTENDANTS ARM
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AERIAL PICTURES OF FURTHER FLOODING AS HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES
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CUTE MINI LION
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