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
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .