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 diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .