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.
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
