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 Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
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