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.
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .