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 once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .