Lorraine Bennery / Geometrid moth caterpillar (Geometridae sp.) moving along a twig in classic pose, Corbieres, France, May.

Alex Mustard / Busy coral reef community feeding on plankton, with Scalefin anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis), Soft corals (Dendronephthya sp.) and Fire corals (Millepora dichotoma), making up classic Red Sea scen...

Onne van der Wal / Yacht at Newport Classic Yacht Regatta, Rhode Island, USA. September 2009.

Onne van der Wal / J-Classes "Ranger" and "Velsheda" racing at the Panerai Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, April 2010.

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

Onne van der Wal / Bow of a classic yacht at the Panerai Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, April 2010.

Rick Tomlinson / "Mariquita" sailing past the Needles Lighthouse during Round the Island Race, The British Classic Yacht Club Regatta, Cowes Classic Week, July 2008

Rick Tomlinson / "Caressa" sailing past the Needles Lighthouse during Round the Island Race, The British Classic Yacht Club Regatta, Cowes Classic Week, July 2008

Rick Tomlinson / "Mariette" under sail during the Solent Race, The British Classic Yacht Club Regatta, Cowes Classic Week, July 2008

Rick Tomlinson / Pilot Cutter "Polly Agatha" sailing past the Needles Lighthouse during Round the Island Race, The British Classic Yacht Club Regatta, Cowes Classic Week, July 2008

Rick Tomlinson / "Mariquita" sailing past the Needles Lighthouse during Round the Island Race, The British Classic Yacht Club Regatta, Cowes Classic Week, July 2008

Rick Tomlinson / "Tuiga" sailing past the Needles Lighthouse during Round the Island Race, The British Classic Yacht Club Regatta, Cowes Classic Week, July 2008

Rick Tomlinson / "Mariquita" under sail during the Solent Race, The British Classic Yacht Club Regatta, Cowes Classic Week, July 2008

Rick Tomlinson / "Mariquita" under sail during Round the Island Race, The British Classic Yacht Club Regatta, Cowes Classic Week, July 2008

Rick Tomlinson / "Tuiga" under sail during Round the Island Race, The British Classic Yacht Club Regatta, Cowes Classic Week, July 2008

Rick Tomlinson / "Mariquita" under sail during Round the Island Race, The British Classic Yacht Club Regatta, Cowes Classic Week, July 2008

Rick Tomlinson / "Mariquita" under sail during Round the Island Race, The British Classic Yacht Club Regatta, Cowes Classic Week, July 2008

Rick Tomlinson / "Mariquita" under sail during the Solent Race, The British Classic Yacht Club Regatta, Cowes Classic Week, July 2008

Rick Tomlinson / "Mariquita" under sail during the Solent Race, The British Classic Yacht Club Regatta, Cowes Classic Week, July 2008

Rick Tomlinson / "Tuiga" under sail during Round the Island Race, The British Classic Yacht Club Regatta, Cowes Classic Week, July 2008

Kristel Richard / Head portrait of a Classic pony stallion (Equus caballus) and one of his mares, in Auvergne, France.

Ashley Cooper / The Devils Slide sea cliff, Lundy Island, Devon, UK, England, UK. June 2006.

Franco Banfi / San Marco Motor Sailing Yacht, Classic schooner-rigged two-masted caique, Sha'ab Rumi Reef, Sudan, Red Sea. May 2011.

Graham Eaton / Angular unconformity, between the underlying Cambrian age sedimentary rocks and the overlying Ordovician sedimentary rocks. Trwyn Wylfa, Abersoch, Wales, August. An unconformity represents a time ga...

Nick Upton / Classic wooden yacht approaching a lock on the Caledonian canal at Gairlochy, Lachaber, Scotland, UK, September 2016.

Huw Cordey / Classic 'U' shaped glacial valley, Labrador, Canada. June 2010.

Andy Sands / Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) female feeding on prey in web showing classic zig zag pattern, Hertfordshire, England, UK. September. focus stacked image

Tony Wu / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) singing in the classic head-down pose. Vava'u, Kingdom of Tonga. Pacific Ocean.

Constantinos Petrinos / Blue-Ringed Octopus or Blue Ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) displaying during daytime. This species, when flashing (pulsating) its blue rings, is a classic example of aposematic or warning co...

Constantinos Petrinos / Blue-Ringed Octopus or Blue Ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) displaying while walking over the seabed during daytime. This species, when flashing (pulsating) its blue rings, is a classic exampl...

Constantinos Petrinos / Blue-Ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) jetting away, swimming away while flashing (pulsating) its blue rings. This species, when flashing (pulsating) its blue rings, is a classic example of apos...

Constantinos Petrinos / Blue-Ringed Octopus or Blue Ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) displaying while hunting during daytime. This species, when flashing (pulsating) its blue rings, is a classic example of aposematic...

Onne van der Wal / Three classic 6 Meters yachts, racing during the Classic Yacht Regatta in Newport, Rhode Island, USA, August 2013. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Onne van der Wal / 'Spartan', a 72 foot Herreschoff built in 1913, and her crew racing during the Classic Yacht Regatta, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, August 2013. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individual...

Onne van der Wal / Start of the Classic Yacht Regatta, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, August 2013. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Onne van der Wal / 6 metre yacht passing Castle Hill Lighthouse, which marks the entrance to Narragansett Bay, during the Classic Yacht Regatta, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, August 2013. All non-editorial uses must be cl...

Onne van der Wal / 12 metre yachts, 'Northern Light' and 'Gleam', racing on Narragansett Bay during the Classic Yacht Regatta, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, August 2013. All non-editorial uses must be clea...

Onne van der Wal / 'Bolero' racing in the Classic Yacht Regatta, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, August 2013. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Onne van der Wal / 'Rogue' rounds Beavertail Light on Conanicut Island, Classic Yacht Regatta, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. August 2013. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Onne van der Wal / Classic Yachts 'Fortune' and 'Black Watch' racing during the Classic Yacht Regatta, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, August 2013. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Onne van der Wal / 'Bolero' and 'Black Watch' crossing tacks during the Classic Yacht Regatta, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, August 2013. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Onne van der Wal / 'Bolero' and 'Black Watch' crossing tacks during the Classic Yacht Regatta, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, August 2013. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Onne van der Wal / 'Spartan', a 72 foot Herreschoff, built in 1913, competing in the Classic Yacht Regatta, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, August 2013. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Onne van der Wal / 'Spartan', a 72 foot Herreschoff, built in 1913, rounding Beavertail Light, during the Classic Yacht Regatta, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, August 2013. All non-editorial uses must be cleared in...

Onne van der Wal / 'Bolero' with her crew during the Classic Yacht Regatta, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, August 2013. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Onne van der Wal / 'Bolero' with her crew during the Classic Yacht Regatta, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, August 2013. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Onne van der Wal / 'Spartan', a 72 foot Herreschoff built in 1913, and her crew racing during the Classic Yacht Regatta, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, August 2013. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individual...

Onne van der Wal / 'Spartan', a 72 foot Herreschoff, built in 1913, competing in the Classic Yacht Regatta, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, August 2013. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Onne van der Wal / Several classics at the start of the Classic Yacht Regatta, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, August 2013. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Onne van der Wal / 15 square metre yacht passing Castle Hill lighthouse, during the Classic Yacht Regatta, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, August 2013. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Onne van der Wal / 'Intrepid', 'Victory 83', and 'Courageous', the classic 12 metre yachts, racing against each other during the New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta, New York, USA, June 2013. All...

Andy Sands / Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) female on web showing classic zig zag pattern, Hertfordshire, England, UK. September. Focus stacked image

Kristel Richard / A member of Marbach's Quadrille team in traditional uniform, mounted on a Wurttemberg horse, performing during the stud's 500th anniversary celebrations. Marbach National Stud, Swabian Alps, near Reut...

Kristel Richard / Marbach riders in traditional uniform, riding Wurttemberg stallions during the stud's 500th anniversary celebrations. Marbach National Stud, Swabian Alps, near Reutlingen, in Baden-Wurttemberg, German...

Kristel Richard / A Marbach rider in traditional uniform, mounted on a Wurttemberg stallion, performing during the stud's 500th anniversary celebrations. Marbach National Stud, Swabian Alps, near Reutlingen, in Baden-W...

Kristel Richard / Marbach's Quadrille in traditional uniform, mounted on Wurttemberg horses, performing during the stud's 500th anniversary celebrations. Marbach National Stud, Swabian Alps, near Reutlingen, in Baden-W...

Kristel Richard / Marbach's Quadrille in traditional uniform, mounted on Wurttemberg horses, performing during the stud's 500th anniversary celebrations. Marbach National Stud, Swabian Alps, near Reutlingen, in Baden-W...

Kristel Richard / A member of Marbach's Quadrille team in traditional uniform, mounted on a Wurttemberg horse during the stud's 500th anniversary celebrations. Marbach National Stud, Swabian Alps, near Reutlingen, in B...

Kristel Richard / Members of Marbach's Quadrille team in traditional uniform, mounted on Wurttemberg horses during the stud's 500th anniversary celebrations. Marbach National Stud, Swabian Alps, near Reutlingen, in Bad...

Kristel Richard / A Marbach rider in traditional uniform riding a Wurttemberg stallion during the stud's 500th anniversary celebrations. Marbach National Stud, Swabian Alps, near Reutlingen, in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germa...

Kristel Richard / A member of Marbach staff in traditional uniform driving a Black Forest stallion during the stud's 500th anniversary celebrations. Marbach National Stud, Swabian Alps, near Reutlingen, in Baden-Wurtte...

Matthew Maran / Common tern (Sterna hirundo) in flight, Hampstead Heath, London, UK, July.

Ernie Janes / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) on water, England, December.

Mike Potts / Campbell albatross (Thalassarche impavida) in flight over sea, south of Campbell Island, New Zealand.

Onne van der Wal / Classic J Class yachts line up during racing in the St. Barths Bucket Regatta, March 2013, Caribbean. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Onne van der Wal / Classic J Class yachts line up during racing in the St. Barth's Bucket Regatta, March 2013, Caribbean. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Onne van der Wal / Classic J Class yachts line up during racing in the St. Barth's Bucket Regatta, March 2013, Caribbean. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Loic Poidevin / Former station with old car, Varanger, Norway, May.

Kristel Richard / Bas-reliefs with soldiers in horse-drawn carriages, decorating the ground level of the temple at Angkor Wat, Angkor, Cambodia. March 2013

Kristel Richard / Bas-reliefs with soldiers in horse-drawn carriages, decorating the ground level of the temple at Angkor Wat, Angkor, Cambodia. March 2013

Kristel Richard / Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) male in front of Angkor Wat temple, Angkor, Cambodia. March 2013

Alex Mustard / Medieval mill building, now partly flooded in Capodacqua lake. Gran Sasso National Park, Abruzzo, Italy.

Alex Mustard / Diver photographs mediaeval mill building, now flooded in Capodacqua lake. Gran Sasso National Park, Abruzzo, Italy.

Claudio Contreras / Calakmul, ancient Maya city surrounded by tropical rainforest, Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, August

Franco Banfi / The inside of the old Roman 'murenario' a man made cave which served as a private pool for Roman nobles, Ponza Island, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean, July 2008

Graham Eaton / Rock cavings in Miocene shale from a borehole caused by elevated pore pressure. These cavings illustrate the classic concavo-convex bladed shape, typical of pressure cavings.

Tui De Roy / Flightless Cormorant (Nannopterum / Phalacrocorax harrisi) in classic cormorant wing-spread pose to dry plumage. Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June.

Petra Wegner / British Shorthair Cat, kitten walking, black-golden-classic, 10 weeks

Petra Wegner / British Shorthair Cat, kitten sitting looking back over shoulder, black-golden-classic, 10 weeks

Petra Wegner / Rear view of British Shorthair Cat, kitten sitting, black-golden-classic, 10 weeks

Petra Wegner / British Longhair Cat / Highlander, Lowlander, Britanica, kitten sitting, 8 weeks, black-golden-classic

Petra Wegner / British Longhair Cat / Highlander, Lowlander, Britanica, kitten sitting, 8 weeks, black-golden-classic

Petra Wegner / British Longhair Cat / Highlander, Lowlander, Britanica, kitten, 8 weeks, black-golden-classic

Benoit Stichelbaut / Bisquine classic yacht ailing past long pier of Saint Malo, Brittany, France

Benoit Stichelbaut / Fife plan gaff cutter "Belle Plaisance", France 1998

Benoit Stichelbaut / Bisquine "La Granvillaise" at the 20th Anniversary of the Douarnenez Maritime Festival, France, July 2006

Merryn Thomas / Bristol Pilot Cutter "Mischief" on launch day, Bristol Floating Harbour, England, Summer 2007.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Hull of classic boat with water reflections, Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, April 2005 (Race 2).

Benoit Stichelbaut / "Windrose", "Velsheda" and "Ranger" racing in the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, 2005.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Gaff cutter "Pen Duick", France

Benoit Stichelbaut / Ranger racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, April 2005 (Race 2).

Benoit Stichelbaut / Bowman on "Windrose" bowsprit, Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, April 2005

Benoit Stichelbaut / Sloop "Reprobate" racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, April 2005

Benoit Stichelbaut / Ranger racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, April 2005 (Race 2).

Benoit Stichelbaut / Close-up of winch aboard "Ranger", Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, April 2005

Benoit Stichelbaut / Ranger racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, April 2005 (Race 2).