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 lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
