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
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .