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
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .