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.
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .