Fearlessly placing himself directly in the path of deadly lightning strikes, a photographer captures images that highlight the terrific violence of nature.
Obsessed since childhood with the massive thunderstorms of South Africa’s high-veld plains, Mitchell Krog, 39, has been taking pictures of lightning for 16 years.

Giving his photographs dramatic names such as ‘Fire and Ice’ and ‘Killer Storm’, Mr Krog who lives in the Magaliesburg region of South Africa has captured some of the most impressive lightning strikes committed to camera.
Holding his image of three simultaneous strikes just outside Pretoria called ‘Monumental Chaos’ as his photographic masterpiece, he has a devil-may-care attitude towards his dangerous photography.