Nature Production / Bombardier Beetle (Pheropsophus jessoensis) protecting itself by ejecting a boiling, noxious chemical spray, Nagasaki, Japan.

Pete Oxford / Waves breaking over bow in rough seas Southern Indian Ocean (Russian ice breaker ship)

Ann & Steve Toon / Elephants (Loxodonta africana) at waterhole drinking at night. One spraying water from trunk, Zimanga Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Andrew Parkinson / Gannet (Morus bassanu) adult in flight against stormy seas. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September.

Jesus Renedo / J-class yacht 'Hanuman' at speed on the second day of the Superyacht Cup, Palma, Majorca, Spain, June 2013. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Jesus Renedo / Preparing for spinnaker hoist on board J-class yacht 'Hanuman' on the first day of the Superyacht Cup, Palma, Majorca, Spain, June 2013. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Jesus Renedo / J-Class yacht 'Hanuman' nose-diving on the first day of the Superyacht Cup, Palma, Majorca, Spain, June 2013. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Jesus Renedo / Preparing to hoist spinnaker during training for the PalmaVela Regatta, Palma, Mallorca, Spain, April 2013. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Peter Cairns / Woman standing in front of Skogafoss waterfall, Iceland. Model released.

Peter Cairns / Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) in flight in front of Skogafoss waterfall, Iceland, June

Benoit Stichelbaut / IMOCA 60 'PRB' skippered by Vincent Riou engulfed by wave ahead of the Vendee Globe, Ile des Glénans, France, September 2012. All non-editiorial uses must be cleared individually.

Benoit Stichelbaut / IMOCA 60 'PRB' skippered by Vincent Riou in heavy seas ahead of the Vendee Globe, Ile des Glénans, France, September 2012. All non-editiorial uses must be cleared individually.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Skipper Armel le Cleac'h at work on the bow of IMOCA 60 'Banque Populaire' in heavy seas ahead of the Vendee Globe, Lorient, France, September 2012. All non-editiorial uses must be cleared individuall...

Benoit Stichelbaut / IMOCA 60 'Banque Populaire' skippered by Armel le Cleac'h ahead of the Vendee Globe, Lorient, France, September 2012. All non-editiorial uses must be cleared individually.

Sea & See / Sail work on board yacht on training day during the Giraglia Rolex Cup, Saint Tropez, France, June 2012. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Sea & See / Yacht travelling at speed during the Giraglia Rolex Cup, Saint Tropez, France, June 2012. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Sea & See / View from surface of 'Wianno' competing in the Panerai Classic Yacht Challenge during Argentario Sailing Week, Porto Santo Stefano, Italy, June 2012. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individuall...

Chris Schmid / Aerial view of crew hiking-out on board Decision 35 'De Rham Sotheby's' during the Bol d'or Mirabaud as part of the Vulcain Trophy. Lake Geneva, Switzerland, June 2012. All non-editorial uses must be...

Chris Schmid / Aerial view of Decision 35 'Zen Too' during the Bol d'or Mirabaud as part of the Vulcain Trophy. Lake Geneva, Switzerland, June 2012. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Chris Schmid / Aerial view of crew hiking-out on board Decision 35 'Realstone Sailing' during the Bol d'or Mirabaud as part of the Vulcain Trophy. Lake Geneva, Switzerland, June 2012. All non-editorial uses must be...

Sea & See / 'Emilia' viewed from surface level during the Panerai Classic Yacht Challenge: Voiles D'Antibes, France, May 2012. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Sea & See / 'Moonbeam IV' during the Panerai Classic Yacht Challenge: Voiles D'Antibes, France, May 2012. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Erlend Haarberg / European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) flying between coastal rocks with a large wave crashing, Snaefellsnes peninsula, Iceland, February 2011

Erlend Haarberg / Common / Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) swimming in wave, Iceland, August

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) blowing, with Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) in the water spray. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, August. Runner up in the Birds category of GDT competition 2014.

Pedro Narra / Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) leaping during mating ritual, Sado Estuary, Portugal, October

Ernie Janes / Potato (Solanum tuberosum) crop irrigation, Norfolk, UK, July 2011

Chadden Hunter / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) heading out to sea, crossing tidal surf to feed in the open seas, South Georgia. Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series, 2008

Jeff Wilson / Royal Navy ship, HMS Endurance, crashing through the waves in the south atlantic ocean, Antarctica, November 2009. Taken on location for the BBC series, Frozen Planet.

Chris Schmid / MOD 70 trimaran 'Foncia' heeling during the Krys Match, La Trinite-sur-Mer, Brittany, France, October 2011. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Chris Schmid / MOD 70 trimaran 'Veolia Environnement' at speed during the Krys Match, La Trinite-sur-Mer, Brittany, France, October 2011. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Chris Schmid / 'Oracle Racing Spithill' during fleet race on day five of the America's Cup World Series in Plymouth, England, September 2011. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Chris Schmid / 'Mascalzone' during a race in the Louis Vuitton Trophy. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 2010. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Rick Tomlinson / Crew hiking out on board 'Ran' off The Needles to the west of the Isle of Wight during RORC Rolex Fastnet Race, England, August 2011. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Monohull "Banque Populaire" in extreme conditions during training ahead of Transat Jacques Vabre 2011. Lorient, Brittany, France, July 2011. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Aerial image of superyacht "Axantha II", Brittany, France, June 2011. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Jeff Vanuga / Nakalele Point Blowhole with spray and a resulting rainbow. West Maui, Hawaii, September 2010.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Aerial view of MOD70 trimaran "Veolia Environnement", skippered by Roland Jourdain, off the coast of Concarneau. Brittany, France, June 2011. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" working on the North Sea, Europe, March 2011. Property released.

Onne van der Wal / Hinckley T38 speedboat planing off Rhode Island, USA, August 2008. Model and property released.

Onne van der Wal / Hinckley T38 speedboat planing off Rhode Island, USA, August 2008. Model and property released.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" powering through huge waves while operating in the North Sea. Europe, January 2009. Property released.

Anup Shah / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) spraying mud, low angle shot, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March

Anup Shah / African elephant herd (Loxodonta africana) spraying mud with trunk, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. December

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" heading to North Sea fishing grounds in stormy weather. Europe, November 2010. Property released.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" on a stormy North Sea. Europe, November 2010. Property released.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) in blowing sand with the "Ocean Nova" anchored beyond. Saunders Island, Falkland Islands, 2009.

Philip Stephen / Wave breaking onto shoreline at Peterhead, Scotland, September 2010.