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.
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .