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
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .