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
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
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