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.
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .