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.
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .