AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .

A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .

A family who were refused the location of their missing cat under the Data Protection Act have been reunited with their moggie after the keepers handed him back .

BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .

Ashlee, 20, has always known that she was supposed to be a girl .

With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .

FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .

AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .

A BLIND school-girl whose growth has been stunted by a rare medical condition is finding her feet again with the help of a specially made mini-cane .

Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .

A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .

RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .