A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted. Many of the buildings lie abandoned, yet are still furnished with the personal belongings of their previous owners. English photographer Cat Burton visited the eerie town of Bodie, which used to have a population of 10,000, to see a real life American ghost town. The 29-year-old, of Donington, Lincolnshire, says: “I was on a road trip around California and a few people had recommended visiting Bodie, and I’m so glad I made the time to stop here
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .