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
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .