AMAZING LANDSCAPES

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

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BIRD FISHING

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RECORD BREAKING WATERMELON

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ADORABLE OWL EMBRACES THE 'RUNNING MAN' CHALLENGE

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MAN AND NATURE

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GOOGLEMAP WHALESHARKS

DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .

BLIND MAN BEATEN WITH BRICK FOR SAYING HELLO

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Desperate dog set off alarm before police smashed car window in Exmouth

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GOING IN FOR THE GILL

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WEDDING CAKE FAIL

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 .

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