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
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
