Wim van den Heever / A misty sunrise over tree silhouette in Deadvlei, Namibia

Ross Hoddinott / Ice on black volcanic sand beach with waves, Jokulsarlon, Southeast Iceland, February.

Ross Hoddinott / Trevose Lighthouse at dusk, long exposure at high tide, Trevose, Cornwall, UK. January 2015.

Klein & Hubert / Group of King penguinss (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in blizzard, South Georgia, Antarctica.

Sven Zacek / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in dense fog. Vorumaa, Estonia, January. Winner of the Animal stories portfolio in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

Alex Hyde / Sheep sheltering from harsh weather behind a stone wall, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. March.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Rough seas during Storm 'Ruth', Ile d'Ouessant, Armorique Regional Park, Iles du Ponant, Finistere, Brittany, France, Iroise Sea. 8th February 2014. France, Bretagne, Finistere, Mer d'Iroise, Iles...

Will Watson / Large hail stones falling during a storm, Herefordshire, England, UK, December.

Tim Laman / Rock outcrops among tree fern forest at 3300 m elevation. Jayawijaya Mountains, New Guinea. June 2010

Sven Zacek / Tawny owl (Strix aluco) peering out of its nest hole in tree, Southern Estonia, February.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia,Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Peatland landscape in the mist, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Sven Zacek,Sven Zacek / Waves along the Baltic Sea coast of Northern Estonia. January 2012.

Sven Zacek / Ice covered rocks along coast of the Baltic Sea, Northern Estonia.

Sven Zacek,Sven Zacek / Small pine tree growing in bog, just before sunrise. Estonia August 2011.

Ernie Janes,Ernie Janes / Arable fields in snow, near Southrepps village, North Norfolk, January

Florian Möllers / Arctic expedition cruiseship M/S Stockholm in heavy sea and gale winds at Sarkapp (South Cape), Svalbard, Norway, July 2012

Floris van Breugel / Winter snowstorm with frost covered trees , Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA, February 2012.

Jean E. Roche / Reproduction of early 20th century postal card possibly by Chr. Brennenstuhl, showing glacier 'Rhone Glacier' in Swiss Alps and mountains with buildings in foreground. Compare with image 01403313 show...

Roy Mangersnes / Bushfire and dust devils in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana, November

Konstantin Mikhailov / The upper forest belt in Altai Mountains after first snowfall, Katunsky Range with Siberian larch trees (Larus sibirica rufous) and Siberian pine trees (Pinus sibirica) Mt.Belukha Nature park, South-...

Graham Eaton / View towards Arenig Fach over open moorland, with stormy sky and dark clouds. Snowdonia NP, Gwynedd, Wales, UK, October

Doug Allan / Snow carved by wind, Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica. Freeze Frame book plate page 14.

Doug Allan / Snow drift over winter sea ice. Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica, August 1980. Freeze Frame book plate page 13.

Chadden Hunter / Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) males dive through openings in the sea ice to take their first swim in over 4 months as they have spent the bleak winter incubating their eggs. Cape Washington,...

David Woodfall / Upland conifer plantation in snow and mist, Gwynedd, North Wales, February 2009

Orsolya Haarberg / Patterns of sand, ice and volcanic ash on the slope of the Reykjafjoll mountain, Fjallabak Nature Reserve, Iceland, sunset, August 2010

Orsolya Haarberg / Coastal landscape at Dyrholaey, Iceland, April 2010

Jeff Wilson / Aerial view of K2 and glaciated valley, Concordia, Karakoram Mountains, Himalayas, Pakistan. From Pakistani military helicopter for BBC series Planet Earth 2005

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Shoal of Lake Ohrid bleak (Alburnus scoranza) swimming amongst Giant reeds (Arundo donax) along the shore of Lake Ohrid, Lagadin region, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Shoal of Lake Ohrid bleak (Alburnus scoranza) swimming amongst Giant reeds (Arundo donax) along the shore of Lake Ohrid, Lagadin region, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009

Asgeir Helgestad / Winter storm with snow drifting. Norefjell mountains, Buskerud, Norway

Steven Kazlowski / Adult Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking along eroding permafrost, along 1002 coastal plain of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA.

Steven Kazlowski / Adult Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) standing on eroding permafrost, along 1002 coastal plain of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA.

Konrad Wothe / Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), blue morph in winter coat, near houses, Hornstrandir, Iceland. March.

John Shaw / Stark mountain landscape in the high altiplano of Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Bolivia. March 2014

Graham Eaton / Wain Stones known as The Kiss, millstone grit boulders from the Carboniferous, eroded and sculpted. Bleaklow, near Glossop, Peak District National Park, England, UK. June 2020.

Ashley Cooper / Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) colony on Comb Island, Danger Islands, Antarctica. December 2019.

Aaron Gekoski / World Animal Protection / Heavily polluted river running through a voodoo market in Cotonou, Benin, West Africa. January 2020.Mandatory credit: Aaron Gekoski / World Animal Protection / naturepl.com. NO DOWNLOAD WITHOUT PRIOR...

Aaron Gekoski / Dog meat slaughterhouse in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Caged dogs and a pet monkey kept beside a concrete 'drowning pit'. October 2019.

Remi Masson / European catfish (Silurus glanis) in the middle of a school of Fish (common bleak). River Loire, Indre-et-Loire, France. October.

Will Watson / Counting Common Bleak (Alburnus alburnus) whilst electro-fishing, tributary of the River Lugg, Herefordshire, England.

Will Watson / Common Bleak (Alburnus alburnus) on white background, River Lugg tributary, Herefordshire, England. November. Controlled conditions.

Michel Roggo / Perch (Perca fluviatilis) and Common bleak (Alburnus alburnus) Lake Morat, close to Faoug, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, May. Photographed for The Freshwater Project.

Sergio Hanquet / Marine pollution, - rubber car tyres on seabed, Canary Islands. 2014.

Graham Eaton / Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) tree growing out of joints in carboniferous limestone, Ingleton, Yorkshire, January 2017. The tree has exploited a water enlarged joint or gryke in the limestone pavement...

Pal Hermansen / Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsterii) wandering through snow covered landscape. Snow Hill Island, Antarctica. October

Andrew Parkinson / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in extreme winds with spin drifts of snow, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, February 2018. Winner of the Animals in their Environment Category of the British Wildl...

Alain Dragesco-Joffe / Toubou man, dead from thirst, partially covered in sand dune. Sahara, Niger, Tenere