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.
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .