PATTERNS of colourful swirls and twirls of smoke help to create these imaginative spellbinding photographs. The hypnotic and psychedelic images were created by American psychologist Mark Scalco, 49, who refers to his work as 'smokreations'. 'I've always enjoyed the patterns made by kaleidoscopes or some geometric screen-savers,' says Mark, of Durham, North Carolina. 'I remember as a kid looking for shapes in clouds and smoke.
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .