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 quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .