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.
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .