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.
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .