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.
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .