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.
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
