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
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
