AMAZING AMERICAN LANDSCAPES

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.

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FIREFLIES ILLUMINATE AN ENCHANTING FOREST IN TAIWAN

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INDONESIAN TRIBE UNTOUCHED BY MODERN LIFE

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FIRE BREATHING FIAT 500

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MILEY MASH-UP

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ANIMAL WHISPERER TAMES SILKY SHARK

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MAN AND NATURE

LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .

GOING IN FOR THE GILL

NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .