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
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
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LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .