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.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
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 .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
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 .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .