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
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
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A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
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STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .