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.
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
