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 BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .