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
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .