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
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .