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.
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
