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
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
