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
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .