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
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
