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 grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .