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
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
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 .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .