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 BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .