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
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .