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.
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
