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
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
