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.
SURROUNDED by tens of thousands of fish, this outnumbered diver is dwarfed by a mass of sea life .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
At 19st and eight months pregnant, Ashley Whitfield, went into hospital to have her baby son, Isaac, delivered by emergency C-section .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A former food addict who had spent her whole life dreaming of romance shed an astonishing 12st 7lbs to experience love for the first time .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
A woman who was addicted to GREGGS has lost 9st after giving up her favourite food .