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
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
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 .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .