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
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .