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.
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .