These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances.They feature over 100,000 people in the performing art displays that include tens of thousands of gymnasts synchronizing movements in line with a background of card-turners who entertain spectators. About 20,000 of them form the background to the show holding large books whose pages flip simultaneously to produce the huge displays.The rapid change of images sees one card exchanged for another in a swift and synchronized movement that takes hours of rehearsals and detailed choreography.Photographer Werner Kranwetvogel, 40, captured the stunning shots after he gained rare access to the communist country's public displays.
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley.
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious.
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain.
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl.
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow.
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool.
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia.
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide.
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test.
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice.
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy.
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them.