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.
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .