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.
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .