Think these photos are impressive? Wait till you see what photographers have to do to capture them

A photo paints a thousand words.

Sometimes however, what is most interesting about a photo is the story of how it was taken.

Acid Cow has compiled a series of images showing impressive photos and their even more impressive photographers who went to great lengths to get that perfect shot.

See them in the gallery above and marvel at the ingeniuity of the men and woman behind the cameras.