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.
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .