Jun 17 - International artists show off their skills at 'Sandsation' a sand sculpture festival in Berlin, Germany.

Tonnes of sand were dumped outside Berlin's main train station, and all for the sake of art.

Artists from across the globe took to the sand in order to create their masterpieces.

The sculptures ranged in size and detail, but all artists were working intensely to produce a sculptor that represented this years theme, paradise.