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.
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
