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.
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
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 .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .