AMAZING LANDSCAPES

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

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CHERNOBYL - 28 YEARS ON

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MILLIONS OF SARDINES CREATE A TORNADO WAVE

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BATHING BEAR CUB

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IN FLIGHT MEAL

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WOMAN DIES AFTER TAXI STABBING

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UNUSUAL PUB AND BARBERS

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HYPER-REALISTIC DINNER IS ACTUALLY DESSERT

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Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .

HOUNDTON TABBY

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DERELICT MANSION

With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .