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
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
PILES of trash provide a living for thousands in Nairobi, Kenya .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
A mother-to be has told how she cannot go near an iPad in case she suffers another miscarriage due to her intense sensitivity to electromagnetic waves .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A young mum has told how a phantom pregnancy almost destroyed her dream of having a second child .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .