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.
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .