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.
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .