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
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .