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.
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .