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 SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .