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 BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
