An intrepid photographer has traversed the globe to capture some of the planet's most dangerous and elusive animals - as they have never been seen before.

Ten years in the making, Will Burrard-Lucas's new book, 'Top Wildlife Sites of the World', demonstrates the extreme lengths the 32-year-old will go to in search of the perfect shot.

Burrard-Lucas thinks nothing of facing down angry gorillas in the Congo or spending weeks in the freezing Ethiopian mountains to snap an elusive wolf.

A giant panda gets up close with Burrard-Lucas's camera, taken in China in April 2011. The bear is considered an endangered species

Rockhopper penguins taking a cool shower under the water running from the rocks, taken in the Falkland Islands in December 2009