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.
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .