STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event. Shot over the Grand Canyon and even downtown Los Angeles, these amazing images of lightning were taken by American photographer Scott Stulberg, 57. His love of lightning led him to move to the state of Arizona, renowned for its high frequency of storms. ‘No matter where I am, I always feel like a little kid again when I see lightning,’says Scott, of Sedona, Arizona.
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .