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 photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .