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.
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A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
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A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
A medical student has gone from chunky to hunky after being dumped by his ex- girlfriend for being too 'chubby' .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .