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.
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
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 chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .