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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IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .

HOPE FOR HOMELESS HEDGEHOG

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KUNG-FU FROG IMITATES KARATE KID

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SWALLOW WHOLE - YOUNG BIRD ENJOYS DINNER TIME

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ROAD-KILL CUDDLY TOYS

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SLEEP PARALYSIS DREAMS TURNED REALITY

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MAN AND NATURE

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TEMPLE OF ZOOM

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AMAZINGLY DETAILED PENCIL SCULPTURES

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MAGNIFICENT SNOWY OWL

An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .

WALLABY FEEDS PIGEON

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COUPLE TIE THE KNOT IN SPECTACULAR £45K HARRY POTTER WEDDING

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