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
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .