Bruce Thomson / Crucifix toad / Holy cross frog (Notaden bennetti) sitting in shallow water after heavy summer rain, Westmar, Queensland, Australia.

Ashley Cooper / Avalanche on Machapuchare or Fishtail Peak in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal. It was caused by a massive block of glacial ice detaching from the summit cliffs, 29th December 2012.

Ashley Cooper / Avalanche on Machapuchare / Fishtail Peak in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal. It was caused by a massive block of glacial ice detaching from the summit cliffs. 29th December 2012.

Ashley Cooper / Avalanche on Machapuchare / Fishtail Peak in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal. It was caused by a massive block of glacial ice detaching from the summit cliffs. 29th December 2012.

Axel Gomille / Zebu cattle (Bos primigenius indicus) holy cow, walking past Sadhu or holy man, Varanasi, India

Ben Lascelles / Prostrator about to perform body-length prostrations over the entire length of the circumambulation around Mount Kailash. The pilgrim bends down, kneels, prostrates full-length, makes a mark with his...

Gavin Hellier / Church Priest holding a Lalibela Cross, Lalibela and its rock-hewn Churches rank among the greatest religio-historical sites not only in Africa, but in the Christian world, Lalibela, Ethiopia 2005. Mo...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Buddhist Monk hands holding prayer beads in Samdo village (3.690 m). Manaslu Conservation Area, Himalayas, Nepal, October 2009. No release available.

Robert Valentic / Following the desert rains a Holy cross frog {Notaden benneti} comes to the surface after a long period underground, Nyngan, New South Wales, Australia

Laurent Geslin / Christian worshipper near St Sauveur's church, Lalibela, North Ethiopia. These worshippers stay for hours in a hole in the carved rock to read their holy books., 2006

Laurent Geslin / Christian worshipper near St Sauveur's church, Lalibela, North Ethiopia. These worshippers stay for hours in a hole in the carved rock to read their holy books, 2006

Laurent Geslin / Orthodox priest reading from a Holy book, Beita Gabrielle church, Lalibela, Ethiopia, 2006

Laurent Geslin / Holy Black rats in Hindu temple {Rattus rattus} Deshnoke, Rajasthan, India, 2002

Laurent Geslin / Offering milk to 'holy' Black rats {Rattus rattus} temple Deshnoke, Rajasthan, India

Pete Oxford / Holy man in India

Ross Hoddinott / Lindisfarne Castle bathed in late evening light. Holy Island, Northumberland, UK. September.

Olga Kamenskaya / Big Barmashovo lake covered in snow and ice with mountains in background, Holy Nose Peninsula, Lake Baikal, Buryatia, Siberia, Russia. October, 2020.

Graham Eaton / Folded Pre-Cambrian age, metamorphic rocks, along the coast, Holy Island, Anglesey, Wales, UK. July, 2021.

Robin Chittenden / Red knot (Calidris canutus) in winter plumage walking across mudflats, Holy Island Nature Reserve, Lindisfarne, Northumberland, UK. February.

Robin Chittenden / Small flock of migratory Red knot (Calidris canutus) in winter plumage landing on mudflats, Holy Island Nature Reserve, Northumberland, England, UK. February.

Robin Chittenden / Large flock of Red knot (Calidris canutus) in winter plumage in flight, Holy Island Nature Reserve, Northumberland, England, UK. February.

Robin Chittenden / Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) feeding on a lugworm in a tidal pool, Holy Island Nature Reserve, Northumberland, UK. February.

Robin Chittenden / Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) feeding on a lugworm in a tidal pool, Holy Island Nature Reserve, Northumberland, UK. February.

Robin Chittenden / Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) pulling out a lugworm from a tidal pool, Holy Island Nature Reserve, Northumberland, UK. February.

Robin Chittenden / Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) feeding on a clam in a tidal pool, Holy Island Nature Reserve, Northumberland, England, UK. February.

Robin Chittenden / Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) catching a clam shell from a tidal pool, Holy Island Nature Reserve, Northumberland, England, UK. February.

Robin Chittenden / Dunlin (Calidris alpina) foraging along exposed tidal mud, Holy Island Nature Reserve, Northumberland, England, UK. February.

Ashley Cooper / Marine plastic waste washed ashore, Holy Island, Northumberland, North Sea, UK. May, 2021.

Bruce Thomson / Crucifix toad / Holy cross frog (Notaden bennetti) emerging after heavy summer rain, Westmar, Queensland, Australia.

Bruce Thomson / Crucifix frog (Notaden bennettii), pair in amplexus, in water, Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Female Flower crab spider (Misumena vatia) with its cocoon anchored to leaf of sea holy (Eryngium), Umbria, Italy. August.

Roger Powell / Common redshank (Tringa totanus) wading through a tidal pool in low winter sun. Holy Island / Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England, UK. November

Roger Powell / Brent Geese (Branta bernicla) flock flying low over tidal mudflats. Holy Island / Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England, UK. November

Roger Powell / Brent Geese (Branta bernicla) flock landing on mudflats. Holy Island / Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England, UK. December

Roger Powell / Brent Geese (Branta bernicla) flock flying against a blue sky. Holy Island / Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England, UK. November

Roger Powell / Brent Geese (Branta bernicla) flock flying low over the sea. Holy Island / Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England, UK. November

Roger Powell / Brent Geese (Branta bernicla) flock taking off from the sea. Holy Island / Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England, UK. November

Roger Powell / Barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) flock in flight. Holy Island / Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England, UK. November

Roger Powell / Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) beside feeding area. Holy Island (Lindisfarne), Northumberland, England, UK. November

Roger Powell / Pair of Northern shovellers (Spatula clypeata) feeding on algae left on tidal mud. Budle Bay, Holy Island / Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England, UK. November

Roger Powell / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) fishing in a tidal lagoon. Head submerged. Holy Island / Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England, UK. November

Roger Powell / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) in flight against blue sky. Holy Island / Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England, UK. November

Roger Powell / Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope) mixed gender flock in flight. Holy Island / Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England, UK. October

Roger Powell / Pair of Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) feeding on algae left on tidal mud. Budle Bay, Holy Island / Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England, UK. November

Roger Powell / Common redshank (Tringa totanus) wading through a tidal pool in low winter sun. Holy Island / Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England, UK. November

Roger Powell / Common redshank (Tringa totanus) wading through a tidal pool in low winter sun. Holy Island / Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England, UK. November

Roger Powell / Common redshank (Tringa totanus) wading through a tidal pool in low winter sun. Holy Island / Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England, UK. November

Roger Powell / Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) walking over tidal mudflats in low winter sunshine. Holy Island (Lindisfarne) tidal mudflats, Northumberland, England, UK. December.