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 doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
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 .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .