Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) portrait in sea-ice landscape. Wide angle / fish-eye shot. Svalbard, Norway, September.

Simon Littlejohn / Family of European otters (Lutra lutra) feeding and playing amongst Whitewater crowfoot (Ranunculus aquatilis) flowers, River Stour, Dorset, England, UK, June.

Simon Littlejohn / Female European otter (Lutra lutra) and two large pups playing and feeding in mid river, River Stour, Dorset, England, UK, June.

Mark Carwardine / Aerial shot zooming in on a superpod of Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.

Michael Hutchinson / Wide angle shot of a female Goldenrod spider (Misumena vatia) on Annual honesty (Lunaria annua) flower, with flies flying nearby, Bristol, England, UK, April.

Orsolya Haarberg / Aerial view of sporadically inhabited islands, Islets and skerries in a wide coastal plain. Husvaer, Helgeland Archipelago, Norway. July.

Fred Olivier / Wide shot of the terminus of Brasvellbreen Glacier, with meltwater waterfall, Svalbard, Norway, 2016.

Ingo Arndt / Aerial shot over a herd of Guanacos (Lama guanicoe), Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, April.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) diving for fish, split level shot, Shetland, Scotland, UK, July.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) diving for fish, split level shot, Shetland, Scotland, UK, September.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) hunting for food amongst moss with loch and Celtic rainforest in back ground, Scotland, UK, October..

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of two Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming inside a shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), hunting, Sommaroy, Troms, Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of two Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming inside a large shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), hunting, Sommaroy, Troms, Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a huge shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), with a Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) nearby, Sommaroy, Troms. Norway, January.

Philippe Clement / Wide-angle shot of Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) nesting in a breeding colony, Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May.

Jurgen Freund / Wide angle shot of Barron Falls after a cyclone, showing increased flow of water, Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, Cape Tribulation, North Queensland, Australia. 2017.

Sandesh Kadur / Wide angle shot of a pair of Blue footed boobies (Sula nebouxii) displaying, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

John Waters / Wide-angle shot of a pair of Common European toads (Bufo bufo) in amplexus, jumping into a pond, Priddy, Somerset, England, UK, April.

Gavin Hellier / Wide angle shot of the Supertree Grove illuminated at night, Each tree is a large vertical garden, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore, June 2017. Hellier

John Waters / Wide-angle shot of wetland landscape at sunset, with Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) flying to roost, Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, February.

Fred Olivier / Wide-angle shot of a group of Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chicks walking on sea ice, Adelie Land, Antarctica, January.

Fred Olivier / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chicks huddled together during a blizzard, Adelie Land, Antarctica, January.

Fred Olivier / Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) walking in blizzard, Adelie Land, Antarctica, January.

Fred Olivier / Group of Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) swimming in a tide crack, lots jump out, Adelie Land, Antarctica, January.

Fred Olivier / Wide angle shot of Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) walking on sea ice, Adelie Land, Antarctica, January.

Jabruson Motion / Wide angle shot of a juvenile Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) swinging from a branch and looking at camera, with a silverback nearby, Bukima, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of...

Nick Hawkins / Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) portrait. camera trap image, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica.

Anup Shah / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) approaching camera with curiosity, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / Lion (Panthera leo) male approaching, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) feeding on loose soil for its minerals, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) family herd feeding on loose soil for its minerals, with dramatic stormy skies behind, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) family herd feeding on loose soil for its minerals, with dramatic stormy skies behind, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Yashpal Rathore / Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) low angle fisheye perspective of feeding cranes. Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. February, 2015

Fred Olivier / Panning shot of a Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) breeding colony, Aitcho Island, South Shetland Islands.

Fred Olivier / Wide angle shot of a large flock of Blue footed boobies (Sula nebouxii) taking off from the sea and diving on a bait ball, Isla Lobos de Terra, Peru.

Fred Olivier / Wide angle shot of a large flock of Blue footed boobies (Sula nebouxii) taking off from the sea and diving on a bait ball, Isla Lobos de Terra, Peru.

Solvin Zankl / Great capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo) on Oak tree (Quercus sp) Niedersachsische Elbtalaue Biosphere Reserve, Lower Saxonian Elbe Valley, Germany, July.

Sam Hobson / European robin (Erithacus rubecula) low angle view near Cabot Tower, Brandon Hill, Bristol, UK. January

Alex Hyde / View up to Beech (Fagus sylvatica) woodland canopy in winter, photographed with a circular fisheye lens. Derbyshire, UK. December.

Alex Hyde / Canopy of a Beech woodland (Fagus sylvatica) in autumn through a circular fisheye lens. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November.

Anup Shah / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) wallowing at a waterhole, wide angle view. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Anup Shah / Marabou storks (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) feeding on catfish in waterhole, wide angle view. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Anup Shah / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) walking toward camera, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Anup Shah / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) male juvenile aged about 18 months approaching a kill, wide angle view. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Anup Shah / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) gathering at a waterhole, wide angle view. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Close up of a Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag feeding in snow, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, February.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos hawks (Buteo galapagoensis) in flight, Galapagos, Ecuador. Vulnerable species.

David Tipling / Red campion (Silene dioica) flowering in woodland amongst Bluebells and Greater stitchwort. Thursford Wood, North Norfolk, UK, May.