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.
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .