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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Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
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She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .
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A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
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STANDING on its hind legs, a nosey polar bear presses its paws against the window of a truck and takes a peek at the tourist inside .