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
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
