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
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .