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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SOUTHERN CROSSED AURORA

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PLAYFUL ELEPHANTS MAKE A SPLASH

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LAZY FROG

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CRICKET FINDS AN UNUSUAL SEAT

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PLAYFUL OWL PLAYS HIDE AND SEEK

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ADORABLE POLAR BEAR CUBS PLAY-FIGHT IN THE SNOW

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RED SMOKE AT NIGHT, VOLCANO SPOTTERS DELIGHT

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