BEAUTIFUL MOTHER NATURE: Stunning snaps of Milky Way above lightning storm
THESE incredible pictures show the Milky Way along with wonderful landscapes in the four corner states of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona.
Photographer Klaus Priebe captured amazing images of the Milky Way above a lighting storm
Photographer Klaus Priebe took the images at the picturesque canyons during monsoon season.
In one image the Milky Way can be seen in all its glory above a ferocious storm in the Canyonlands of Utah.
Mr Priebe said: "It was amazing to witness Mother Nature with the power and beauty of the storm, along with the stars coming out as night progressed.
With a sky turned pitch black the photographer managed to snap the Milky Way
One-billion star map of the Milky Way
"There is nothing quite like the beauty of these amazing storms in the desert lands.
"Taking pictures like these are times that you never forget as a photographer, a thousand emotions came out of me when I took the Milky Way picture above the lightning in Utah.
"I remember the storm approaching so I hurried to make it out to overlook the Canyonlands.
The pictures capture a breath-taking landscape of the universe
"The sky turned pitch black and we managed to snap the Milky Way.
"This was truly an extra special experience with the storm being in such a perfect location, it was incredible to shoot the earth and atmospheric elements."