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 chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .