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
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
