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
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
THE TOWERING Irish cliffs of Moher stand tall over the rippling Atlantic Ocean .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
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With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
Two dogs who couldn't keep their paws off each other have been united in matrimonial bliss after their owners shelled out $10,000 on a lavish canine wedding ceremony .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
AFTER splashing out on sexy black lingerie, Paige Way was excited for a romantic night away at a swanky hotel with her boyfriend .
These are the fascinating pictures of miniature table sculptures molded around bonsai trees that take up to a painstaking 18 months to create .