Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of Greenbottle blue tarantula (Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens) - see original image number 01482830 EMBARGOED FOR NAT GEO UNTIL the end of 2015
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Alex Mustard / Grooved brain coral (Diploria labyrinthiformis) at night with polyps extended to feed, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
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Eduardo Blanco / Snow covered trees in the Sotos del Alfaro Natural Reserve, Alfaro, La Rioja province, Spain. January.
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Pal Hermansen / Whooping swan (Cygnus cygnus) in flight, blurred image. Tysslingen, Orebro, Sweden. March.
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Pal Hermansen / Fishing boat surrounded by flock of Gulls, blurred image. Troms and Finnmark, Norway. November 2014.
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Edwin Giesbers / Firefly (Lamprohiza splendidula) light trails in woodland at night, multiple exposure. The Netherlands. June.
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Markus Varesvuo / Black Grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) male displaying with bokeh effect in the foreground, Liminka, Finland, March
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Markus Varesvuo / Black Grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) male displaying with bokeh effect in the foreground, Liminka, Finland, March
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Shane Gross / A Giant clam (Tridacna gigas) surrounded by Lettuce coral (Turbinaria reniformis), Kosrae, Micronesia.
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Orsolya Haarberg / Aerial view of sporadically inhabited islands, Islets and skerries in a wide coastal plain. Husvaer, Helgeland Archipelago, Norway. July.
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Milan Radisics / Crystallised patterns in an abandoned pond used for the disposal and stacking of phosphogypsum with shallow, but highly toxic radioactive green water in Huelva, Southern Spain. Phosphogypsum is a radi...
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Milan Radisics / Service road crossing an abandoned pond used for the disposal and stacking of phosphogypsum with crystallised patterns and shallow, but highly toxic radioactive green water in Huelva, Southern Spain....
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Milan Radisics / Service road crossing an abandoned pond used for the disposal and stacking of phosphogypsum with crystallised patterns and shallow, but highly toxic radioactive green water in Huelva, Southern Spain....
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Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of yellow mineral sediments flowing into the Atlantic Ocean, near Stokkseyri, Southern Iceland, August 2018.
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Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of the Austurfljot glacial river, southern Iceland, August 2018.
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Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of the Austurfljot glacial river, southern Iceland, August 2018.
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Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of the Hafursa glacial river running over black sand, southern Iceland, August 2018.
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Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of steam geysers at Gunnhuver Hot Springs, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, August 2018.
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Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of Gunnuhver steam geyser, Gunnhuver Hot Springs, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, August 2018.
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Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of Thjorsa glacial river, southern Iceland, August 2018.
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Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of Thjorsa glacial river, southern Iceland, August 2018.
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Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of Kudafljot glacial river flowing over black volcanic soil, Iceland, August 2018.
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Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of Kudafljot glacial river flowing over black volcanic soil, Iceland, August 2018.
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Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of a confluence of three tributaries flowing over black sand at the mouth of the Affall River, Landeyjar area, Southern Iceland, August 2018.
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Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of the Gemasolar Thermosolar Plant owned by Torresol Energy, it uses molten salt as its heat transfer fluid and energy storage medium to produce energy for up to 24 hours a day, Seville,...
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Milan Radisics / Tracking aerial shot of the source of the Rio Tinto river, the river is coloured by minerals leeching from the surrounding terrain, Andalusia, Spain, January 2019.
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Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of an open cast mine, Minas de Riotinto, Andalusia, Spain, January 2019.
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Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of an open cast mine, Minas de Riotinto, Andalusia, Spain, January 2019.
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Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of an open mine pit and process plant in a copper mining and hydrometallurgical process plant complex, near Gerena, Seville, Spain, August 2018.
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Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of an open mine pit and process plant in a copper mining and hydrometallurgical process plant complex, near Gerena, Seville, Spain, August 2018.
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Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of an artificial lake polluted by extractive pyrite mining, the orange color comes from sulfite and the blue is a reflection of the sky, Minas de Riotinto, Andalusia, Spain, January 2019.
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Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of the shore of an artificial lake polluted by extractive pyrite mining, the orange color comes from sulfite and the blue is a reflection of the sky, Minas de Riotinto, Andalusia, Spain, J...
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Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of mining waste and other toxic by-products collected in dry stacks and a big pond, in a large copper mining and hydrometallurgical process plant complex near Gerena, Seville, Spain, Augu...
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Marie Read / Abstract patterns of reflected sky and clouds on the ocean with a silhouetted Red-faced cormorant (Phalarocorax urile) in flight, St. Paul Island, Pribilof Islands, Alaska, USA, July.
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Guy Edwardes / Close up of a sunflower (Helianthus annuus) head, Provence, France.
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Guy Edwardes / Beech (Fagus sylvatica) woodland canopy in winter, Cranborne Chase, Dorset, England, UK.
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Guy Edwardes / Beech (Fagus sylvatica) woodland canopy in winter, Cranborne Chase, Dorset, England, UK.
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Guy Edwardes / Natural Rock Pattern, Northumberland Coast, England
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Guy Edwardes / Water flowing over weathered rock with natural patterns, Northumberland Coast, England, UK.
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Juergen Freund / Timelapse of Fireflies (Lampyridae) flying around a tree, Bicol, Philippines.
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Juergen Freund / Timelapse of Fireflies (Lampyridae) flying around a tree, Bicol, Philippines.
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Bernard Castelein / Sunrise over Groot Schietveld, Wuustwezel, Belgium. June 2015.
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Guy Edwardes / Abstract view of woodland canopy, Cranborne Chase, Ashmore, Dorset, England, UK. March 2016.
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Pal Hermansen / Aerial shot of patterns in a frozen lake, Lake Langen, Akershus, Norway, December 2017.
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Pal Hermansen / Aerial shot of field with tractor tracks, Ski, Akershus, Norway, November 2017.
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Pal Hermansen / Aerial shot of an ice skating arena, Lake Langen, Akershus, Norway, December 2017.
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Pal Hermansen / Aerial shot of lake covered by the first snow, Bindingsvann, Akershus, November Norway, November 2017.
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Theo Bosboom / Floating sweet-grass (Glyceria fluitans) in lake, Bjornlandet National Park, North Sweden. Finalist in the Plants and Fungi category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (WPOY) Competition...