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When Lightning Strikes

One day last summer, Your Shot photographer David Rankin captured the precise moment a bolt of lighting from a powerful storm hit the Vermilion Cliffs in southern Utah and northern Arizona. This photo was submitted to Your Shot, our photo community on Instagram. Follow us on Instagram at @natgeoyourshot or visit us at natgeo.com/yourshot for the latest submissions and news about the community.
Photograph by David Rankin, National Geographic Your Shot