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.
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .