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.
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .