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
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .