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.
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
