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.
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .