SMOKE ART

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.

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SURREAL WILDLIFE

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ADORABLE OWLS CUDDLE UP FOR THE CAMERA

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BABY WHALE AND MOTHER LAP UP TOURIST ATTENTION

A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .

ENGLISH SEASIDE SPLIT SHOTS

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AMAZING AERIAL PATTERNS

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THE BEAUTIFUL MOSQUE OF COLOURS

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PET DOG WITH CANCER LEFT TO DIE

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LAST MILITARY HOSPITAL TIME CAPSULE

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UNDERWATER DIVING DOGS

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