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.
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .