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.
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
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BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .