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.
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
