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
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .