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.
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
