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
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
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 .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
