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Twin lightning bolts frame One World Trade Center in breathtaking photo

A perfectly timed photo shows New York’s One World Trade Center framed by two bolts of lightning striking the Hudson River in lower Manhattan.The image was captured by NYC-based photographer Gary Hershorn from Jersey City on July 6, as a powerful storm slammed the tri-state area with rain, wind and hail.Hershorn, an avid nature photographer and storm-chaser, told Insider the photo opportunity was certainly a “wow moment,”.adding that the result was one of the best pictures he’s taken in his 40-year career.Hershorn has amassed over 83,000 followers on his Instagram.where he shares spectacular shots of the New York City skyline containing elements of nature like a full moon rising, a tiny flower and a beautiful rainbow.Through his photography, Hershorn says he hopes he can change the perspective of people who may wrongfully view New York as an “old, cement, steel, glass place”