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.

Ammonite / Close-up of a tractor spraying pesticide or fertiliser on a field, France, April.

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

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.

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.

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.

Philip Stephen / Wave breaking as it hits shoreline at Peterhead, Scotland, September 2010.

Philip Stephen / Killer whale (Orcinus orca) breaking surface. North Sea.

Charlie Summers / American bison (Bison Bison) shaking its head to remove excess water, Yellowstone river, Hayden Valley, Wyoming, USA

Jeff Rotman / Group of Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) surfing on the waves, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Onne van der Wal / Sailing-boat during the Bahamian Sloop regatta, Georgetown, Exumas, Bahamas. April 2009.

Onne van der Wal / "Astor" sailing at the Panerai Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, April 2010.

Onne van der Wal / Bow of a classic yacht at the Panerai Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, April 2010.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Waves crashing around Ar-Men Lighthouse (37 metres) in the Sein channel, Finistère, Brittany, France. December 2007.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Waves crashing around Ar-Men Lighthouse (37 metres) in the Sein channel, Finistère, Brittany, France. December 2007.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Waves crashing around Ar-Men Lighthouse (37 metres) in the Sein channel, Finistère, Brittany, France. December 2007.

Philip Stephen / Gull flying over fishing vessel "Harvester" in heavy seas, North Sea, February 2010. Property released.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Small snow blower clearing snow off the Blue Ice Runway, Patriot Hills. Antarctica, January 2006.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Novák / Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) in flight with fish prey, Balatonfuzfo, Hungary, January 2009

Benoit Stichelbaut / Anthony Marchand on Figaro yacht "Espoir Region Bretagne". Port la Foret, Brittany, March 2010.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Novák / Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) flying out of water with fish, Balatonfuzfo, Hungary, January 2009