SMOKE ART

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.

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ADORABLE CHIMP SHOWS OFF GYMNASTIC SKILLS

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INTIMATE PORTRAITS OF HINDU HOLY MEN

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JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE

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AMAZING PANCAKE CREATIONS

From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .

HOPE FOR HOMELESS HEDGEHOG

SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .

CLIMBING BEAR CUB

BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .

COLOURFUL KINGFISHERS DIVE FOR THEIR DINNER

A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .

THE END OF THE WORLD CINEMA

SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .

MICROBES OR FLAMINGOS

FLAMINGOS from above look like the pink algae they eat .

AN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: HOTEL WITH A TWIST

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FALSE KILLER WHALE BEAMS AS HE CATCHES HIS LUNCH

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