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
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A man has made a SPUD-TACULAR amount of money sending potatoes in the post .
A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
While most Brits look forward to long hot summer days, a mum-of-six will be staying in the shade - as she is allergic to the sun .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
Meet the real-life Little Bo Peep - a young woman who spends her days tending to her four pet SHEEP .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .