Natural World

STUNNING new portraits have shed fascinating new light on the Havelis of historic Old Delhi

A DANCER and filmmaker has been making waves with her unique underwater campaigns to help save the world’s ocean

THE Jain monks of Udaipur walk barefoot for 18 miles per day as they practice one of the most ancient religions in the world

THE HORN of Africa is suffering its worst drought in decades, causing devastating effects to the people and their livestock

TEAMS of fishermen gather together for the catch of the day as thousands of sardines migrate from the Indian Ocean to the African coast

A DARING photographer is braving the wild surf to capture amazing wave shots in South Africa

TAKE a look inside the tiny Irish island which is welcoming ‘American refugees’ fleeing Donald Trump

DELVE into the bowels of Indonesia’s sulphur mine with the workers whose life expectancy is slashed by their gruelling work

INSIDE the stunning Nonoi Tea Estate, women naturally pluck tea leaves to prime them before production

IN A SCENE resembling the depths of hell, a surge of magma escapes volcano Erta Ale in Ethiopia resulting in a dramatic flood of lava

A SELF-TAUGHT photographer has travelled around Nepal for three years capturing the lives of Tibetan refugees

TRAVERSE the largest salt flats in the world in these crystal clear landscapes

AN EXPERT storm chaser has revealed his incredible footage of 2016’s wildest storms

INSIDE the African tribe that walk for up to 10 hours a day to find water

WHILST most seven-year-olds are addicted to gaming, this young boy prefers to chase America’s wildest weather

AN adventurer has documented his 5,000 miles journey aboard a 100-year-old ship, sailing from Argentina to Antarctica to Cape Town

THOUSANDS of rain drops merge to form mammoth travelling sheets of water in these breathtaking monsoons

NAVIGATE the snowy wilds of Mongolia with this nomadic reindeer herding family

THE eerie deserts of Namibia look like landscapes from another planet

A PHOTOGRAPHER has captured breathtaking images of Romanian landscapes with a £200 camera, proving that you don’t need expensive equipment to produce impressive pictures

DELVE into an ancient nest of magnificent caves formed over 400 million years ago

MINERS risk their lives digging for sulphur while breathing in toxic fumes in one of the world’s most dangerous workplaces

MEET the Intha fishermen of Inle Lake in Myanmar, who still use an age old technique for catching fish in the shallow water

LAVA levels in one of the world’s most active volcanoes are currently on the rise - and are showing no signs of slowing down

A BUDDHIST kingdom nestled amongst the intimidating mountains of the Himalayas knows the secret to eternal happiness

THIS luxurious treehouse complete with its own slide and open air tree shower is world’s away from your wooden childhood den

EVERY year the mild temperatures of summer melt large ice glaciers, feeding the powerful waterfalls of Iceland

AT 3726m tall, and actively erupting, it’s difficult not to be intimidated by the second largest volcano in Indonesia

THIS abandoned colonial ghost town is being devoured by the Namib desert

THIS one million-year-old sacred lake was created when a giant meteorite crash landed in what was once a lush rainforest

UNFORGIVING temperatures of up to 140 degrees Fahrenheit beat down on these hardworking salt miners every single day

IN ONE of the coldest states on Earth, the exploding wolf population has led the people to drastic measures in order to protect their livestock

BEHIND the serenity of the pink Lake Retba in Africa is the gruelling reality of strenuous manual labour

A NORWEGIAN family have built a seven metre glass dome around their off-grid house in the Arctic Circle

MONGOLIA’S extreme winter disaster saw temperatures drop to -50 degrees celsius killing more than 850,000 livestock

WITNESSING the beautiful spectrum of colours in Yellowstone National Park springs, you could almost forget you’re standing on a supervolcano way past its eruption due date

THE OLDEST and deepest freshwater lake in the world freezes over with ice cracks hundred of yard long

JUST an hour’s drive from the bustling metropolis of a major city - a rural village clings to its traditions

TO UNDERSTAND the nomadic life, an Italian photographer gave up his daily luxuries and moved in with a Mongolian travelling family

AN ENVIRONMENTAL campaigner was arrested for photographing the devastating effects of climate change

THESE shots may look like alien landscapes - but they were actually taken in the deserts of south-western USA

IN Indian-Administered Kashmir, two ethnic groups called Gujjars and Bakarwals live their entire life migrating from one place to another in the Western Himalayas

ITALIAN fishermen use a clever technique to reel in swordfish pairs who won’t leave each other’s side

A TEAM of volcano hunters are hoping to discover why a recently formed lava lake has formed

A FOREST in Indonesia known as the ‘world’s lungs’ is being devastated by the impact of palm oil production

A GROUP of UK adventurers have made history as the first Brits believed to have freedived in Antarctica

AN ABANDONED ghost town is being given a second chance at life as a historical tourist site

AT FIRST glance you could easily mistake these shots for impressionist paintings

WELCOME to the ‘Gateway to Hell’ - where salt miners dig out the ‘white gold’ in one of the hottest inhabited places on Earth

AN ORPHANED orangutan who was illegally taken from her mother in the wild has found a new home at a pre-school set up for rescued orangutans

WITH its myriad shades of purples and blues, the following series of breathtaking photos provide a touching insight of a dying 1,000-year-old tradition

A coalition of six male lions look up with gleaming eyes before strolling towards the photographer sitting only 10km away

MANDRILLS, also known as the largest monkey in the world, get up close and personal with the camera as they show off their striking colours and lines in the following series of captivating photos

AN INTREPID photographer has traversed the globe to capture some of the planet’s most dangerous animals - as they have never been seen before

MEET the last generation of Thailand's wild elephant catchers

INCREDIBLE pictures show the moment a pod of hungry Dalmation pelicans get up close and personal with the camera as they flock to Lake Kerkini for a fish feast

RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people of the Altai Region in Western Mongolia practise their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles

A group of giraffes look like they’re attempting to do the splits, just so they can quench their thirst

A PRIDE of lionesses had their afternoon nap interrupted by a furious swarm of bees

A HIGH school student creates stunning pictures of butterflies against a magical background using just sprays of water

STRIKING images of remote Romanian villages show the medieval conditions in which inhabitants work, celebrate and live.

THIS handsome lion looks as proud and professional as any male model sprawled across the bonnet of a white Mercedes G-class during a photo shoot

AN INTREPID photographer sailed to Antarctica to capture the beauty and wilderness of the White Continent

AN AMATEUR photographer has captured close-ups of creepy crawlies – revealing their colourful faces and ‘alien’ eyes

TWO 40 tonne humpback whales put on a show to remember for the inhabitants of this small boat - at one point coming so close that they accidentally collided with it

TWO giants of the air engaged in an aerial battle when one tried to steal the other’s supper

A FASHION photographer turned urban explorer has swapped modelling shoots for the allure of abandoned buildings

A BRAVE diver puts his hands next to the mouth of a dusky shark to remove a hook - after first hypnotising the predator

A COLONY of southern carmine bee-eaters create a blizzard of colour as they flock in their thousands

THIS brave couple take the term ‘winter wedding’ to a whole new level as they say "I do" in -17°F degree weather

BEAUTIFUL split-shots show icebergs above and below the surface in Antarctica's crystal clear waters

AN INTREPID scuba diver explores Pacific Ocean oil rigs to document the life bristling beneath these colossal man-made structures

TWO polar bears keep themselves warm by play fighting in the snow in the Arctic village of Kaktovic, Alaska

THIS is the spectacular view afforded to astronauts onboard the International Space Station

A RAMPAGING circus elephant lifts a car off the ground, a jaguar ambushes an unsuspecting caiman, and an 80lb dog won its weight loss battle - these are just some of the incredible moments that feature in Barcroft TV's animals and pets 2015 round-up

AN ATTENTION-SEEKING leopard cub was put in its place - after its irritated mother decided enough was enough

HUGE hail, terrifying lighting and giant supercells the size of buildings – these incredible images depict a year in the life of a storm chaser

A COWARDLY lion climbing a tree to escape a herd of buffalo, a Brazilian bodybuilder who injected himself with oil to look like the Incredible Hulk and a man abseiling into a lava lake are just some of the incredible images that feature in Barcroft Media's 2015 end of year round-up

MORE than 74 years after it was sunk by German bombers, the shipwreck of a British merchant navy vessel is one the most famous diving spots in the world

MEET the villagers at the frontline of climate change - whose island home is being engulfed by the sea

THESE terrapins give new meaning to the term 'water taxi' as they hitchhike a ride on the back of a HIPPO

A BRITISH diver is dwarfed by a giant southern ocean sunfish off the coast of Bali

A NAIVE shark gets taught not to jump the food queue - as it finds itself snatched up in the jaws of a huge great white

RAVENOUS seagulls battle each other in the sky in these incredible close-up photographs

BOISTEROUS polar bears enjoy a harmless scrap in the snow - standing up on their back legs and trading blows like professional boxers

SWARMS of fireflies illuminate the undergrowth in a Japanese forest - providing an enchanting night-time spectacle

SCRAPPY sparrows try to establish a peck-ing order as they swipe at each other mid-flight

AN ELEGANT hippo falls back in the water and raises its leg in the air - with the style and grace of a synchronised swimmer

A RESCUE group dedicating to protecting the sun bear - the smallest bear species in the world - has just released its first bear back into the wild

THUNDEROUS dark clouds gather above the barren Botswana landscape before a downpour of biblical proportions