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
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .