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.
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
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 .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
