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 cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .