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.
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
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 .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
