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 carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .