From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States. The breath-taking images were taken by Randy P. Martin, 30, of Portland, Oregon, who travelled hundreds of miles across America and documented the most diverse and beautiful settings along the way. For Randy, the past year has seen him undertake countless road trips, navigate his route with maps made from napkins - with the help of Google Earth, walk miles across fields of lava rock and wake at 3am to see sunrise at 14,000 feet
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
A mum-of-one was left looking like a ‘monster’ after suffering a horrific allergic reaction to hair dye while pregnant .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BRAVE TOT ALLERGIC TO SUN: Leighton Brownrigg, 2 .
If you're ever struggling to find a use for your old VHS tapes you might want to take a tip from this innovative artist .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .