From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States. The breath-taking images were taken by Randy P. Martin, 30, of Portland, Oregon, who travelled hundreds of miles across America and documented the most diverse and beautiful settings along the way. For Randy, the past year has seen him undertake countless road trips, navigate his route with maps made from napkins - with the help of Google Earth, walk miles across fields of lava rock and wake at 3am to see sunrise at 14,000 feet
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet.
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection.
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave.
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice.
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air.
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS.
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour.
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket.
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done.
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception.
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness.
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal.