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.
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .