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
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .