Oriol Alamany / Rock arch in Spitzkoppe mountains, Namib Desert, Namibia, October

Oriol Alamany / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla berengei) female holding newborn baby, from Titus Group in the Visoke rainforest, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, August

Oriol Alamany / Gelada Baboon (Theropithecus gelada) male lying in a forest glade at around 3,000 metres of altitude, Simien Mountains National Park, Amhara, Ethiopia.

Oriol Alamany / Heavy and unusual rainstorms on Cordillera de la Sal, Atacama desert, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Antofagasta Region, Chile, February

Oriol Alamany / Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis) catching a big-headed African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus) in the Sanetti Plateau, Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia, Ethiopia.

Oriol Alamany / Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) female with juvenile, walking in snow, in Spiti Valley, Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, Himalaya, Himachal Pradesh, India, March

Oriol Alamany / Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) male in snow, in Spiti Valley, Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, Himalaya, Himachal Pradesh, India, March

Oriol Alamany / Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) female (hiding below the rock) with her two juveniles resting in snow, in Spiti Valley, Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, Himalaya, Himachal Pradesh, India, March

Oriol Alamany / Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) female with two cubs climbing a canyon cliff at dusk at 4400 metres, Spiti valley, Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, Himalaya mountains, Himachal Pradesh, India, February

Oriol Alamany / Wild Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) male walking on rocks, Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Jaen, Andalucia, Spain

Oriol Alamany / Wild Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) male, Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Jaen, Andalucia, Spain

Oriol Alamany / Wild Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) male, Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Jaen, Andalucia, Spain

Oriol Alamany / Wild Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) male, Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Jaen, Andalucia, Spain

Oriol Alamany / Wild Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) male, Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Jaen, Andalucia, Spain

Oriol Alamany / Total eclipse of the sun at totality. Palmer River, Queensland, Australia, November 14, 2012.

Oriol Alamany / Hiker walking the Calanche de Piana, Corse-du-Sud, Corsica Island, France, Model released.

Oriol Alamany / Woman hiker sheltering from rain at the hermitage of Sant Aniol, Espai Natural Alta Garrotxa, Pyrenees, Catalonia, Spain. Model released

Oriol Alamany / Angel Glacier with morraine, Jasper National Park, Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada

Oriol Alamany / Nigel Creek with conifer forest at dusk, Banff National Park, Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada

Oriol Alamany / Hikers crossing scree along the 'Carros de foc' trail, Boi valley, Aiguestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, Pyrenees, Catalonia, Spain. No release available.

Oriol Alamany / Portrait of a South African Parks Ranger whilst supervising a walking safari, Kruger National Park, Transvaal, South Africa, September 2008. No release available.

Oriol Alamany / View of the night sky looking up through trees, with stars and the Milky Way, Mopani, Kruger National Park, Transvaal, South Africa, September.

Oriol Alamany / Close up of skin on the ear and back of an African elephant (Loxodonta africana), Mopani, Kruger National Park, Transvaal, South Africa, September.

Oriol Alamany / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) rear view Kruger National Park, Transvaal, South Africa, September.

Oriol Alamany / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) browsing, Kruger National Park, Transvaal, South Africa, September.

Oriol Alamany / Male African lion (Panthera leo), Kruger National Park, Transvaal, South Africa, September.

Oriol Alamany / Chilean huemul or South Andean deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus), Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. Endangered species

Oriol Alamany / Chilean huemul or South Andean deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus), Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. Endangered species

Oriol Alamany / Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) female with young chulengo in Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Oriol Alamany / Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) three young standing alert, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Oriol Alamany / Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Oriol Alamany / Torres del Paine rock towers, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Oriol Alamany / People and an iceberg in Lake Grey with Valle del Frances in the background, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Oriol Alamany / Cuernos del Paine at dawn seen from Pehoe lake, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Oriol Alamany / Paine mountains at dawn seen from Pehoe Lake, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Oriol Alamany / Sunset clouds over Paine mountains, seen from Pehoe Lake, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Oriol Alamany / Grey glacier over Grey lake, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Oriol Alamany / Peak and glaciers at Paine Grande (3050 m), Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, January 2006

Oriol Alamany / Lenga Beech forest (Nothofagus pumilio) and Frances Glacier on the W Trek, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, January 2006

Oriol Alamany / Glaciar lagoon below Torres del Paine, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, January 2006

Oriol Alamany / Lenga forest (Nothofagus pumilio) in Ascensio river valley on the W Trek, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, January 2006

Oriol Alamany / Moai face at the restored archaeological site of Ahu Ko Te Riku in Tahai Ceremonial Center in Hanga Roa, Easter Island (Pascua or Rapa Nui), Unesco World Heritage Site, November 2004

Oriol Alamany / Rock paintings of Terns (Sterna sp) at Ana Kai Tangata cave, Easter Island (Pascua or Rapa Nui), Pacific Island, Unesco World Heritage Site, November 2004

Oriol Alamany / Laguna Torre and Grande glacier below Cerro Torre (3102 m), Los Glaciares National Park, Andes, Patagonia, Argentina, January 2006

Oriol Alamany / Rainbow over the town of El Chalten, Los Glaciares National Park, Patagonia, Argentina, January 2006

Oriol Alamany / Solar eclipse 63% on 4 January 2011, seen from Barcelona, Spain

Oriol Alamany / Salt deposits on the Dead Sea coast near Wadi Mujib, Jordan, April 2009

Oriol Alamany / Petroglyph of an Elephant at Khaz'ali Canyon, Wadi Rum Protected Area, Jordan, April 2009