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
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
