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.
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .