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.
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .