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
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .