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
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .