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.
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
RACING down the slopes in her tiny ski gear, this TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has already mastered the art of skiing .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
