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.
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
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A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
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PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .