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.
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .