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.
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .