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 alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .