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.
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .