Captured in a flash
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Taken over the south rim of the Grand Canyon in 2012, the photos were shared on social media by the U.S. Department of Interior after Roe entered them into their "Share the Experience" photography competition. They quickly went viral.
But this spectacular scene is just one of many that Roe, a professional videographer and video editor, has taken over the years. He has been shooting electrical storms since he was a teen and has amassed a beautiful collection of images on both film and digital formats. The Grand Canyon shot was the first he had ever taken with a professional digital camera.
Read on to see more of the split-second images Roe has captured of some of nature's most powerful moments.
Grand Canyon Watchtower, 2012
Shot with a digital camera
The Awakening Sculpture, Hains Point, Washington D.C., 2004 (The sculpture has since been moved to The National Harbor in Maryland)
Shot on 35mm film
Grand Canyon, 2007
Shot on medium format film
The Awakening Sculpture, Hains Point, Washington D.C., 2004 (The sculpture has since been moved to The National Harbor in Maryland)
Shot on 35mm film
Virginia lightning, 1996
Shot with 35mm slide film
George Mason University lightning, 1999
Shot with 35mm film
Potomac lightning, 1999-2000
Shot with 35mm film
Grand Canyon lightning, 2012
Shot with a digital camera
Copperas Cove, Texas, 2010
Shot with medium format film
Grand Canyon Watchtower, 2012
Shot with a digital camera
Joshua Tree lightning, 2007
Shot with medium format film