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.
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .