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.
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .