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.
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
