Alex Mustard / A diver explores Silfra Canyon, a deep fault filled with fresh water in the rift valley between the Eurasian and American tectonic plates at Thingvellir National Park, Iceland. May 2011. In this phot...

Stephen Dalton / Black witch moth (Ascalapha odorata) in flight, Venezuela. This large moth has a 7 inch wingspan. Wingscales being shed during flight.

Alex Mustard / Western clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) poses with a large, dominant female behind. The clownfish in the foreground is probably a juvenile. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, M...

Georgette Douwma / Nudibranch (Chromodoris willani) with a scale worm. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Emanuele Biggi / Peruvian Tarantula (Pamphobeteus sp.) and Humming Frog (Chiasmocleis royi) together, Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios, Amazonia, Peru. These species have a commensal relationship. The tara...

Suzi Eszterhas / Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), orphaned baby in arms of research assistant. Taipei Zoo, Taipei, Taiwan. 2015. Captive. Model released.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis) breaching in front of large ship during sardine run, East London, South Africa, June.

Colin Varndell / Grass snake (Natrix natrix) Dorset, UK May

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) close up of spotted skin, with Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia.

Pete Oxford / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) and scuba divers seen from below, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua. Indonesia.

Loic Poidevin / Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) cubs with salmon, Katmai National Park, Alaska, August. Small reproduction only.

Bence Mate / White tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) and Hooded crow (Corvus cornix) in snow, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary. January.

Wim van den Heever / Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd silhouetted against the rising sun with clouds in the background. Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

Ben Hall / Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on rock with lava lizard sitting on its head, Galapagos Islands, May.

Ben Hall / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on rock taken with slow shutter speed to show motion in the water, Galapagos islands, May.

Juergen Freund / Man moving Grouper fish between fish pens, Tampakan, Kudat, Sabah, Borneo. June 2009. Second Place in the Portfolio Award of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards Competition 2015.

Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) perching on an Apsen tree during the blue hour of dawn, Tartumaa, Estonia, April.

Mark Hamblin / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in white winter coat stretching - in snowy habitat, Scotland. Highly Commended in the Mammals category of the GDT European Photographer of the Year Competition 2015.

John Cancalosi / American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) swimming near Water lilies (Nymphaea sp) Washington DC, USA. July.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Honeybee (Apis melifera) visiting Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) in lavender fields, Valensole Plateau, Alpes Haute Provence, France, July.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of waterfall on the coastline of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Sergey Gorshkov / Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) in sand dunes, Namibia. Finalist in the Mammals Category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (WPOY) Competition 2015.

Neil Aldridge / Urban Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) searching for food near bins in a courtyard at night, West London, United Kingdom, May 2014. Finalist in the Urban category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awar...

Cyril Ruoso / Fig tree (Ficus sp) in rainforest, Bukit Barisan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.

Bruno D'Amicis / Sand viper (Cerastes vipera) sidewinding on sand dunes. Grand Erg Oriental, Kebili Governorate. Tunisia.

Dong Lei / Crocodile newt (Tylototriton verrucosus) Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve, Tengchong county, Yunnan Province, China. May.

Jack Dykinga / Lightning storm with rainbow over Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) Avra Valley, Saguaro National Park, Tucson Mountains, Arizona, USA, August 2015. Long exposure with lightning trigger.

Andy Rouse / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus cristatus) in urban environment Cardiff, UK

Pete Oxford / Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) in Lago Azul with Torres del Paine, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile.

Andy Rouse / Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) walking towards camera, Urbina Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos.

Andy Rouse / Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) feeding, Urbina Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Pearl cichlid (Geophagus brasiliensis) captive, occurs in Brazil and Uruguay.

Andrew Parkinson / Brown hare (Lepus europaeus) adult running in wintery landscape. Derbyshire, UK, January.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Tourists looking down onto underground stream, from illuminated pathway, Skocjan Caves, Green Karst, Slovenia, October 2014.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis) school off the coast of False Bay, with dramatic sky, South Africa, May.

Onne van der Wal / Tug escorting tanker out of the port of Charleston, towards the Ravenel Bridge, South Carolina, USA. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Juergen Freund / Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) at Devils Marbles, Northern Territory, Australia.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Boy on skis going up slope, framed by snow laden tree, Norway, February 2014.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking across vast ice floe, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, July 2013.

Tui De Roy / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) diving to feed on algae, Sombrero Chino Islet, Santiago Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, May.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) stranded on island, with full moon above, north of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, Norway, September.

Michel Roggo / Iceberg in the sea outside the Kangia Ilulissat Icefjord. Iceberg from the Sermeg Kujalleg Glacier, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kalaallit Nunaat, Greenland, August 2014. Photographed for The Freshwate...

Steven Kazlowski / Photographer in front of Northern lights / Aurora borealis glowing brightly over the frozen eastern Beaufort Sea, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska Model released.

Orsolya Haarberg / High angle view of person walking on frozen lake of cracked ice. Lofoten Isands, Norway. January. Highly commended in the Landscape Category of the Oasis Photography Competition 2017. Highly commended...

Floris van Breugel / Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flying in front of the massive wall of ice, Margerie Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, USA, August 2014.

Denis-Huot / Male black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) silhouetted against clouds, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. March.

Denis-Huot / Bushfires in dry season on the Isuria escarpment, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. October 2007.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis) breaching in front of large ship during sardine run, East London, South Africa, June.

Franco Banfi / Front view of a transatlantic cruise ship docked in Dominica, Caribbean. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Franco Banfi / Three-masted clipper cruising ship 'Stad Amsterdam', Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Claudio Contreras / Boat on canal between chinampas, a wetland agricultural system. Xochimilco wetlands, Mexico City, September

Benoit Stichelbaut / Fleet of Figaro Beneteau mono-sail yachts sailing in Tour de Bretagne a la Voile 2013, Lorient to Piriac stage, 7th September 2013, France. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Denis-Huot / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) playing in the waves of an oil tanker, Port Aransas, Texas, USA

Denis-Huot / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) playing in the waves of an oil tanker, Port Aransas, Texas, USA

Franco Banfi / Shadow of Dhoni, characteristic Maldivian boat over reef, Maldives, Indian Ocean. No release available.

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 / Aerial view of maxi-trimaran 'Spindrift Racing' arriving in Brest following transatlantic crossing from New York, during the Krys Ocean Race, France, July 2012. All non-editorial uses must be cleared...

Nick Turner / Man relaxing on chair next to his barge, River Thames at Lechlade, Gloucestershire, July 2008.

Pedro Narra / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) leaping in front of a cargo ship, Sado Estuary, Portugal, September

Benoit Stichelbaut / Cargo boat "TK Bremen" beached by heavy winds. Erdeven, Brittany, France, December 16th 2011.

Kathryn Jeffs / Camera lens view of the 'Golden Fleece' in the centre of a horseshoe shaped iceberg off the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, February 2009, Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series

Kathryn Jeffs / Dr Robert (Bob) Pitman and Dr John Durban, scientific advisors, watching for Killer whales (Orcinus orca) on board the 'Golden Fleece', off Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, January 2009, Taken on loca...

Kathryn Jeffs / The 'Golden Fleece' (base ship for BBC film crew) passing up the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, January 2009, Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Photographer, Paul Harris, and SWT reserve manager, Mark Blake, working from a small boat at Westhay SWT reserve, Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, UK, June 2011, Model released. Photographer quote:...

Rick Tomlinson / View of crowded harbour from the top of 'Zafera's' mast at night during the Monaco Boat Show, September 2011. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Fred Olivier / Young girl paddling dugout canoe, Peava village, Solomon Islands, Melanesia, September 2008.

Juergen Freund / Papua New Guinean islander paddling his dugout canoe to trade fresh vegetables. He will come back with instant noodles, rice, soap and other groceries he would normally have no access to. Papua New Gu...

Juergen Freund / Kite fisherman using a kite and fishing line. Skipjack tuna are a common catch. Sulawesi, Indonesia, November 2009.

Juergen Freund / Kite fisherman using a kite and fishing line. Skipjack tuna are a common catch. Sulawesi, Indonesia, November 2009.

Juergen Freund / Child in canoe beside traditional fishing boat, Semporna, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, June 2009.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Aerial image of superyacht "Axantha II", Brittany, France, June 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.

Juergen Freund / Crinoids or featherstars covering a coral bommie with dive boat looming overhead, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

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.

Billy Black / Aerial view of J-class replica "Ranger" under spinnaker during the J Class Regatta, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, June 2011. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Billy Black / J-Class yachts "Velsheda" and "Ranger" racing in the J Class Regatta, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, 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.

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

Roberto Rinaldi / Stern of crude oil super-tanker "Milford Haven", which sank on April 14th, 1991 after three days of fire. Genoa, Italy, 2007.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Aerial view of IMOCA open 60 "President" training ahead of the Barcelona World Race. Port la Foret, Brittany, France, November 2010.

Nick Upton / Sailing-boats moored at Port Cros Island with masts reflected in calm water. France, May 2010.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) standing on volcanic beach at Whalers Bay, with tourists in kayak beyond. Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2009.

Steven Kazlowski / Northern lights (Aurora borealis) across the night sky as the late summer midnight sun travels eastward, over the Beaufort Sea, off shore from the 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Ala...

Steven Kazlowski / Northern lights (Aurora borealis) across the night sky, over the Beaufort Sea, off shore from the 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska September 2009

Billy Black / Woman relaxing on stern of luxury motorboat "Aphrodite". Newport, Rhode Island, USA, July 2010. Model and Property released.

Tim Laman / Dog walking along bridge walkway, and homes in Waifoy Village, Mayalibit Bay, Waigeo Island, West Papua, Indonesia, April 2007

David Fleetham / Sargasum frogfish (Histiro histiro) near the surface floating on discarded polypropylene rope, Hawaii.

Angelo Gandolfi / Looking upwards at rigging of British three masted Barque "Tenacious". Garibaldi Tall Ship Regatta, Genoa, Italy, April 2010.

Onne van der Wal / View from the masthead of 30ft Tiki catamaran "Abaco", underway in the Exumas, Bahamas, Caribbean. June 2009, Model and property released.

Onne van der Wal / View from the masthead of 30ft Tiki catamaran "Abaco". Exumas, Bahamas, Caribbean. June 2009, Model and property released.

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

Rick Tomlinson / Gaff cutter "Mariquita" at the Westward Cup Regatta, Cowes, Isle of Wight. July 2010.

Jerry Monkman / Boy playing on rope swing over the Androscoggin River, Mollidgewock State Park in Errol, New Hampshire, USA, August 2008. Model released.

Jerry Monkman / A man climbs "Top of the Prow" rock on Cathedral Ledge. Echo Lake State Park, White Mountains, in North Conway, New Hampshire, USA. October 2009, Model released

Jerry Monkman / A man climbs "Top of the Prow" rock on Cathedral Ledge. Echo Lake State Park, White Mountains, in North Conway, New Hampshire, USA. October 2009, Model released