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.
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
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 .
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 SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .