From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States. The breath-taking images were taken by Randy P. Martin, 30, of Portland, Oregon, who travelled hundreds of miles across America and documented the most diverse and beautiful settings along the way. For Randy, the past year has seen him undertake countless road trips, navigate his route with maps made from napkins - with the help of Google Earth, walk miles across fields of lava rock and wake at 3am to see sunrise at 14,000 feet
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
