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.
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .