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.
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .