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.
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .