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 diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .