Robin Chittenden / Tenerife gecko {Tarentola delalandii} Canary Islands

Gavin Hellier / View over the Churches and cityscape of Reykjavik with a backdrop of snow capped mountains, Iceland 2006

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / View from Stac Polliadh with double rainbow and rain clouds over Cul Mor, Coigach, Highland, Scotland, November. Photographer quote: "Standing on a rain lashed and windswept mountain side all morning...

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Close-up of group of toadstools (Mycena sp) autumn. Leicestershire, UK. November. Photographer quote: 'It is all too easy to overlook the fascinating miniture world underneath our feet - mosses,...

Anup Shah / Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) male sitting on cliff edge against backdrop of Simien Mountains, Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, November

Donald M. Jones / American Elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) bull in velvet with Canadian Rockies backdrop, western Alberta, Canada

Anup Shah / Rock hyrax with savanna backdrop {Procavia capensis} Serengeti NP, Tanzania, E Africa

Gavin Hellier / Elevated view over the Churches and cityscape of Reykjavik with a backdrop of snow capped mountains, Iceland 2006

Gavin Hellier / California Street with Bay Bridge backdrop in San Francisco, California, USA, June 2011

Gavin Hellier / Cable car crossing California Street with Bay Bridge backdrop in San Francisco, California, USA, June 2011

Andrew Parkinson / Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) flying against mountainous backdrop. Cairngorms Mountains, Scotland, UK, March.

Graham Eaton / A slow-shutter speed image of the River Mersey ferry boat, crossing the river with the Liverpool waterfront backdrop, January 2007.

Will Watson / Watercress (Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum) and Yellow flag iris (Iris pseudacorus) growing in spring-fed pond, with backdrop of ancient woodland, Herefordshire, England, June 2008.

Will Watson / Herd of Fallow deer (Dama dama) fawns trotting with a backdrop of English oaks (Quercus robur), Attingham Park, Shropshire, England, UK, November

Will Watson / Herd of Fallow deer (Dama dama) fawns trotting with a backdrop of English oaks (Quercus robur), Attingham Park, Shropshire, England, UK, November

Onne van der Wal / Containers, cranes and ships against a city backdrop. Port of Valparaiso, Chile, 2008.

Onne van der Wal / Containers and ships against a city backdrop. Port of Valparaiso, Chile, 2008.

Onne van der Wal / Containers, cranes and ships against a city backdrop. Port of Valparaiso, Chile, 2008.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) silhouetted against backdrop of sea and clouds, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, July

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Two Mute swans (Cygnus olor) on water with a backdrop of autumn trees, Loch Insh, Cairngorms NP, Highlands, Scotland, October 2011

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) colony and visitors taking photographs against backdrop of James Ross Island. Snow Hill Island colony, Antarctica, October 2006.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Snow Hill Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) Colony with a backdrop of mountains and clouds. Antarctica, October.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Ski sailing against a backdrop of the Ellsworth Mountains. Patriot Hills, Antarctica, January 2006.

Nick Upton / Medieval walled citadel of Calvi viewed from the sea at dawn with mountainous backdrop. Corsica, France, May 2010.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / The National Forest. Wooden sign with autumn colour forming backdrop, Leicestershire, UK. November 2010.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Woodland sign with autumnal colour forming the backdrop, Feanedock Wood, The National Forest, Derbyshire, UK. November 2010.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Woodland sign with autumnal colour forming the backdrop, Feanedock Wood, The National Forest, Derbyshire, UK. November 2010.

Anup Shah / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) bull walking across savanna against a backdrop of a rainbow and clouds, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February.

Anup Shah / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) bull walking across savanna against a backdrop of a rainbow and clouds, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February.

John Waters / Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) male, trained bird in flight against a backdrop of bare trees and farmland, Somerset Levels, UK

Will Watson / Domestic horse, Welsh pony (Equus caballus) against a backdrop of dead bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) fronds, Hergest Ridge, Wales, UK. February 2009

Donald M. Jones / American Elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) bull in velvet with Canadian Rockies backdrop, western Alberta, Canada

Roy Mangersnes / Man on skis pulling a pulk sled across snow covered mountain with shadow and blue sky backdrop. Norway, March

Jack Dykinga / Flowering Yucca (Yucca sp) with a backdrop of oak-forested hills in Sierra Tamaulipas, Mexico

Jack Dykinga / Sunlight illuminates sea spray which blows over icebergs on Grey Lake, against a backdrop of storm shrouded peaks in the Torres del Paine National Park, Chile

Jack Dykinga / Sunlight illuminates icebergs on Grey Lake, against a backdrop of storm shrouded peaks in the Torres del Paine National Park, Chile

Jack Dykinga / The frozen shores of Grey Lake, with icebergs, against a backdrop of storm shrouded peaks in the Torres del Paine National Park, Chile

Dietmar Nill / Lesser spotted eagle (Aquila pomerina) in flight against a backdrop of trees, Latvia

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Woman hiker's tired feet in dusty boots against backdrop of sandstone buttes, autumn noon, Paria Wilderness Area, Arizona

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) group by a muddy pond near rookery against backdrop of snowy Allardyce Range, St Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Antarctic Convergence

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) group near sea beach and rookery against backdrop of snowy Allardyce Range, St Andrews Bay, Southern Ocean, Antarctic Convergence

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) chicks in river near rookery, against backdrop of snowy Allardyce Range, St Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Antarctic Convergence

Bernard Castelein / Chorten north of Ghami, with rocky backdrop, Mustang, Nepal

Bernard Castelein / Gompa against rock backdrop, Kagbeni, Lower Mustang, Nepal

Onne van der Wal / Fishing boat with a woodland backdrop in South Island, New Zealand.

Onne van der Wal / Cruising yachts anchored against a beautiful backdrop, South Island, New Zealand.

Onne van der Wal / The 88ft sloop "Shaman" sailing under a backdrop of snow covered mountains and glaciers off the south coast of South Georgia. Property Released.

Onne van der Wal / Twelve Apostles mountain range, a dramatic backdrop to the shores of Clifton beach, Cape Town, South Africa.

Rick Tomlinson / 180ft Superyacht "Adele" exploring the Norwegian Fjords in the Sognefjorde area, during week 25 of her maiden voyage. A waterfall forms a dramatic backdrop. ^^^ Adele is a 180-foot Andre Hoek designe...

Rick Tomlinson / 180ft Superyacht "Adele" exploring the Norwegian Fjords in the Sognefjorde area, during week 25 of her maiden voyage. A waterfall forms a dramatic backdrop. ^^^ Adele is a 180-foot Andre Hoek designe...

Rick Tomlinson / 180ft Superyacht "Adele" exploring the Norwegian Fjords in the Sognefjorde area, during week 25 of her maiden voyage. A waterfall forms a dramatic backdrop.^^^ Adele is a 180-foot Andre Hoek designed...

Rick Tomlinson / 180ft Superyacht "Adele" exploring the Norwegian Fjords in the Sognefjorde area, during week 25 of her maiden voyage. A waterfall and low cloud form a dramatic backdrop. ^^^ Adele is a 180-foot Andre...

Rick Tomlinson / 180ft Superyacht "Adele" exploring the Norwegian Fjords in the Sognefjorde area, during week 25 of her maiden voyage. A waterfall forms a dramatic backdrop. ^^^ Adele is a 180-foot Andre Hoek designe...

Rick Tomlinson / Superyacht "Adele" exploring the Norwegian Fjords in the Sognefjorde area, during week 25 of her maiden voyage.^^^ A waterfall forms a dramatic backdrop. Adele is a 180-foot Andre Hoek designed yacht...

Rick Tomlinson / Superyacht "Adele" exploring the Norwegian Fjords in the Sognefjorde area, during week 25 of her maiden voyage. ^^^ A waterfall forms a beautiful backdrop to Owner Jan-Eric Osterlund and his guests on...

Onne van der Wal / Lenticular clouds in Drygalski Fjord, at the south-eastern tip of South Georgia.^^^The dramatic steep sided fjord flanked by the snow-covered jagged volcanic peaks of the Salvesen Range provide the ba...

Onne van der Wal / The 88ft sloop "Shaman" in Drygalski Fjord, at the south-eastern tip of South Georgia. ^^^The dramatic steep sided fjord flanked by the snow-covered jagged volcanic peaks of the Salvesen Range provide...

Onne van der Wal / The 88ft sloop "Shaman" dwarfed by the glacier in Drygalski Fjord, at the south-eastern tip of South Georgia. Property Released. ^^^The dramatic steep sided fjord flanked by the snow-covered jagged vo...

Onne van der Wal / Fishing boat with a woodland backdrop, South Island, New Zealand.

Onne van der Wal / Mountains and glaciers provide a backdrop for cottages in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen. Svalbard, Norway 1998.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Kelp / Southern black backed Gull (Larus dominicanus) hovering over harbour with a backdrop of colourful houses. Ushuaia, Argentina.