This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain. From Death Valley National Park in California to Mount Saint Helens in Washington, these stunning photos were taken by Ryan Dyar, of Seattle, Washington. The 30-year-old photographer has travelled coast to coast across America, capturing the natural beauty of the country along the way. He says, 'I try to bring three a dimensional sense of life to a two dimensional medium – almost as if you could walk into the frame.
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .