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 grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
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 .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .