SMOKE ART

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.

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FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .

SIBLING RIVALRY

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SOUTHERN CROSSED AURORA

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OH DEER: MOMENT DEER CRASHES THROUGH WINDSCREEN OF BUS

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STRIPED MARLIN SPEARS ITS CATCH

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EASTER ISLAND REPLICA STATUES DESTROYED IN SEA FALL

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MAN AND NATURE

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MYSTERY OF THE CROOKED COTTAGE

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BEAR CUBS AND DOTING MUM

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LEAPING WOOD MOUSE

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TEEN GIRL TRUCKER YOUNGEST IN UK

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