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.
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .