Lightning photography is very tricky, requiring lots of patience and luck, but it can also be one of the most fun and rewarding subjects to shoot. Lightning is one of the hardest photographic subjects to shoot successfully. It’s great fun but you need a fair bit of luck to capture a well exposed, well composed scene filled with interesting lightning bolts. Below we present to you a collection of lightning photography shots that would really took your breath away.

Alta tensione – High voltage by Gigapix –

Spring Break in Florida by Extra Medium

| L i g h t n i n g | by ? toma01

Dark clouds and lightning over NYC skyline by John P Sullivan

ligthning by 5348 Franco

Thunderstruck by Rick Elkins

Great Salt Lake by Scott Stringham

Apocalyptic Weather to Biarritz by Yannick Lefevre

Cracks of Doom by skarpi

Volcanic Sunrise by orvaratli

equilibrium by colerise

The Raging Stillness by down_the_rabbit_hole

A Light Show by nmjeeptours

The Hand of Thor by Ben D Nee

Decuple Lightning by J-a-x

God”s Fireworks by Ms Ladyred

twas a dark and stormy night by darkmatter

Finding Earth by Leorex

That’s, uh, some lightning you”ve got there. by Norby

Lightning; My First Try by Kuzeytac

¡Rayos! by Brujo+

S T A T I C by maxxsmart

1.21 Gigawatts! by Kevin Aker Photography

Thunderstruck Thessaloniki!!!!!!!!! by Manolis Thr

Sparky Shortgrass Prairie by Fort Photo

taser by p.folk

Beside the lake of my soul by Dylan MacMaster

A Night and A Storm by Dan Ballard Photography

Lightning in Perhentian Island by Fadzly