PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere. Lighting up a campfire and riding a moped through the festival was the norm in the 80’s, as Hertfordshire born Dave Kotula captured in his photographs. Dave says; “I was 18 when I first visited the festival in 1985, and I was there again in 87 and 89, carrying all the idealistic view of youth with me. “This was an opportunity to go to another world, away from the day to day hassles we had from adult society and the authorities.
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
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A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
HMS Ark Royal arrives in the Turkish port of Aliaga at the ship scrapping firm Leyal’s yard .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
From the tails of fighter planes to black and white checked buildings, graveyards take different and unusual forms around the world .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
A mum-of-one has revealed how her one-year-old daughter suffered second and third degree burns to 22% of her body after pouring boiling water over herself .