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
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .