Floris van Breugel / Sand dunes reflecting pink and orange glowing colours from the sky at sunset. Death Valley National Park, California, USA. November 2009. Highly Commended in the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photoga...

Floris van Breugel / Alkali fly (Ephydra hians) underwater in protective air bubble, Mono Lake, California, USA.

Floris van Breugel / A diverse and natural array of Moqui Marbles on the slickrock landscape of Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA, October

Floris van Breugel / Moqui Marbles adorn a sandstone plateau in Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA, October

Floris van Breugel / Moqui Marbles adorn a sandstone plateau in Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA, October

Floris van Breugel / The first rays of sunshine above the Sierra Crest, illuminating granite, Mitre Basin, Sierra Nevada, Sequoia National Park, California, USA, August

Floris van Breugel / Mid summer flowers abound in the mountains surrounding Mono Lake, California, USA, July

Floris van Breugel / Sunset on the outer coast of Chichagof Island with the White Sulphur Hotsprings in the distance, South East Alaska, USA, July

Floris van Breugel / Driving the remote dirt roads, 11000ft altitude, White Mountains, California, USA, June

Floris van Breugel / Wild horse / mustang in open landscape, White Mountains, California, USA, July

Floris van Breugel / Paintbrush (Castilleja parviflora) flowering in withered sage bush, White Mountains, California, USA, July

Floris van Breugel / Bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) abstract view of exposed and weathered wood layers, White Mountains, California, USA July

Floris van Breugel / Ancient Bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) clings to life, with a grand view of endless sage valleys, White Mountains, California, USA, July

Floris van Breugel / Camping in Big Pine Lakes, Sierra Nevada, Sequoia National Park, California, USA, May

Floris van Breugel / Temple Crag above Second lake, one the of the Big Pine lakes below the Palisade basin, John Muir Wilderness, Sierra Nevada, California, USA, May

Floris van Breugel / Beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris) in otherwise stark desert, Alabama Hills, Owen's Valley, California, USA May

Floris van Breugel / Morning light illuminates Mount Whitney, seen from Thor Peak, Sierra Nevada, California, USA, March

Floris van Breugel / California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) and California goldfields (Lasthenia californica) extend as far as the eye can see, Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve, California, USA

Floris van Breugel / California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) and California goldfields (Lasthenia californica) extend as far as the eye can see, Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve, California, USA

Floris van Breugel / Barrel cacti (Ferocactus pilosus) and Ocotillo overlook Palm oasis at sunrise, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA March

Floris van Breugel / Young California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera) in sunshine among older palms in a remote oasis in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA March

Floris van Breugel / Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) wanders through spring wildflowers of the Anza-Borrego desert, California, USA March

Floris van Breugel / Desert agave (Agave deserti) has skewered a ball of spines shed by neighboring Cholla cactus (Cylindropuntia bigelovii) Anza-Borrego State Park, California, USA March

Floris van Breugel / Dune primrose, Sand verbena, and Desert gold emerge from the sand after brief spring rains in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA March

Floris van Breugel / Dune primrose, Sand verbena, and Desert gold emerge from the sand after brief spring rains in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA March

Floris van Breugel / Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) in morning sun, Anza-Borrego State Park, California, USA February

Floris van Breugel / Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glauca) bark detail, San Gabriel Mountains, California, USA February

Floris van Breugel / Macro shot of a Breccia in a remote canyon, Saline Valley, Death Valley National Park, California, USA December

Floris van Breugel / Sunrise over Mt Morrison in the far distance, near Convict Lake, Sierra Nevada, California, USA January

Floris van Breugel / Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) over winter on Eucalyptus and Monterey Cypress trees near Pismo Beach, San Luis, California, USA December.. When temperatures warm up enough, they will embark on...

Floris van Breugel / Sunset over coast of Montana de Oro State Park in California, USA December.

Floris van Breugel / First rays of golden sunshine hit Giant Sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) covered in a winter blanket of snow and frost, Grant Grove, Sequoia / Kings Canyon National Park, California, USA November

Floris van Breugel / First rays of golden sunshine hit Giant Sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) covered in a winter blanket of snow and frost, Grant Grove, Sequoia / Kings Canyon National Park, California, USA November

Floris van Breugel / First rays of golden sunshine hit Giant Sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) covered in a winter blanket of snow and frost, Grant Grove, Sequoia / Kings Canyon National Park, California, USA November

Floris van Breugel / First rays of golden sunshine hit Giant Sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) covered in a winter blanket of snow and frost, Grant Grove, Sequoia / Kings Canyon National Park, California, USA November

Floris van Breugel / Close up of (Agave) plant leaves, California, USA November

Floris van Breugel / Autumnal landscape with snow, Arrigetch Peaks region of Brooks Range, Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska, USA, August 2014.

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.

Floris van Breugel / Ice cave melting in Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska, USA, August 2014.

Floris van Breugel / Aurora borealis / Northern Lights seen from entrance to tent, Brooks Range, Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska, USA, September 2014.

Floris van Breugel / Aurora Borealis over yellow tent lit from within and mountainous scenery, Arrigetch Peaks, Gates of the Arctic National Park, Brooks Range, Alaska, USA, August 2014.

Floris van Breugel / Black and white photograph of Ice crystals up to 12 inches long along a small creek in a remote valley, Brooks Range, Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska, August 2014.

Floris van Breugel / Black and white photograph of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail slapping at surface, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, USA, August 2014.

Floris van Breugel / Ice cave with melt water running through, Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska, USA, August 2014.

Floris van Breugel / Cuernos del Paine reflected in icy lake at dawn, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, June 2014.

Floris van Breugel / Black-billed shrike-tyrant (Agriornis montanus) in the snow with Mount Fitz Roy visible beyond. Patagonia, Argentina, June 2014.

Floris van Breugel / Mount Fitz Roy at dawn on a snowy winter morning, Patagonia region of Argentina near El Chalten, June 2014.

Floris van Breugel / Salto Grande waterfall with Paine Grande beyond, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, June 2014.

Floris van Breugel / Two Guanacos (Lama guanicoe) at edge of lake with Cuernos del Paine beyond. Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, June 2014.

Floris van Breugel / Flawless crystalline ice, produced through millennia of glacial pressure, floating on Lago Grey, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, June 2014.

Floris van Breugel / Black-billed shrike-tyrant (Agriornis montanus) perched in snowy tree with Mount Fitz Roy visible beyond. Patagonia, Argentina, June 2014. Awarded in Land category, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2...

Floris van Breugel / Zebra Slot Canyon, Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA, November 2010.

Floris van Breugel / A hot spring in the West Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The colors are a result of thermophilic bacteria living in the hot springs. December 2010.

Floris van Breugel / A view of Pony Tail falls with Devil's Club (Oplopanax horridus) leaves in the foreground in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, USA. July 2011.

Floris van Breugel / A lone palm tree at twilight off the coast of American Samoa. January 2012.

Floris van Breugel / Hillside and swirling mists illuminated by the afternoon sun, in North Cascades Mountains, Washington, USA, September 2012.

Floris van Breugel / The granite mountains of the high sierra, with clouds at sunset. Royce Lakes seen from Feather Peak, John Muir Wilderness, Sierra Nevada, California, September 2009

Floris van Breugel / Various fluorescent minerals : 1Willemite, New Jersey, 2: Willemite and Calcite, New Jersey, 3: Fluorite, Ohio, 4: Willemite and Calcite, New Jersey. 5: Fluorite, California. 6: Scheelite, California....

Floris van Breugel / Syncronous Fireflies (Photinus carolinus) illuminate the lush forests of Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennesse, USA, July

Floris van Breugel,Floris van Breugel / Tent at night surrounded by Fireflies (Photinus carolinus) Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA, June 2013.

Floris van Breugel / Glass beach at sunset - a former dump site, in which the glass has now become pebbles of sea glass. MacKerricher State Park. California. USA. January 2013

Floris van Breugel / Late fall colors linger among the mossy trees (Acer macrophyllum) in the Hoh Rainforest in Olympic National Park. Washington, USA. November 2012

Floris van Breugel / Colorful layers of rock on the inside of Mount St Helens' crater, seen from the rim. Washington, USA. May 2013

Floris van Breugel / A complex network of delicate rivulets meander through a maze of mosses, in Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Washington. May

Floris van Breugel / Emerging spring leaves adorn the mossy trees - Vine Maple (Acer circinatum) and Alder (Alnus rubra) in Mt Baker - Snoqualmie National Forest. Washington. April 2013

Floris van Breugel / Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) leaves floating in a small pond in late autumn in Seattle's Washington Park Arboretum. Washington USA

Floris van Breugel / Autumn colors along the shores of Pharaoh Lake in Adirondacks park, New York, USA. October

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

Floris van Breugel / Sub-alpine larches (Latrix sp.) in late autumn in North Cascades National Park, Washington, USA. October.

Floris van Breugel / Reflected light on various sandstone surfaces in a narrow slot canyon in Arizona, USA, June

Floris van Breugel / Staghorn corals (Acropora) on the coast of tropical island Ofu, one of the Manu'a islands, American Samoa. 2012.

Floris van Breugel / Tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata) drift with the current in the calm turquiose waters of a lagoon in Ofu, American Samoa. The window of sky is called Snell's Window, caused by refraction of...

Floris van Breugel / Turquoise waters of the lagoon along Ofu's National Park beach, American Samoa. January 2012.

Floris van Breugel / Sprouting Coconut palm on stony beach on the south shore of Tutuila, American Samoa. January 2012.

Floris van Breugel / Two Bull Northern Elephant Seals (Mirounga angustirostris) face off before fighting in the middle of the extensive Piedras Blancas rookery with over 150 seals just in this photo, mostly pregnant or nu...

Floris van Breugel / A skier glides past an erupting geyser in the Old Faithful geyser basin in Yellowstone National Park. The cold temperatures in the winter cause the geysers to release more steam than usual making the...

Floris van Breugel / Natural iridescent oil film from decaying leaves at the surface of a pool, with a cottonwood leaf floating. Escalante National Monument, Utah. November.

Floris van Breugel / A White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) hovers in the open space over Mount Diablo State Park, California, USA. December.

Floris van Breugel / Hoar frost coats the edges of ferns in a clearing in Washington's Olympic National Park, USA. December.

Floris van Breugel / Warm sunlight after a snowstorm reveals intricate patterns in the 'Painted Hills' caused by slowly eroding rich fossil beds, in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon, USA. December 2009

Floris van Breugel / Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) grove at twilight under a heavy snowfall, Deschutes National Forest, Oregon, USA. December 2009

Floris van Breugel / Autumn colours of Aspen tree (Populus tremula) Sierra Nevada, California, USA. September 2009

Floris van Breugel / Lines adorn the fractured sandstone rocks along the Barnacle (Cirripedia) and Sea snail inhabitated shores of Palos Verdes peninsula, California, USA

Floris van Breugel / A colorful explosion of rocks embedded in three feet of permanent cave ice deep in a lava tube cave (illuminated with a flashlight in the utter darkness.) Lava Beds National Monument, Northern Califor...

Floris van Breugel / Reflected light in Fall Canyon, California's Death Valley National Park, California, USA. January 2010.

Floris van Breugel / Tehachapi mountains at sunrise, with rolling golden hills and oak trees, California, USA. April 2009

Floris van Breugel / A rock collector explores piles of fluorescent minerals found in the tailings of the Pacific Tungsten Mine near Darwin, California. The bright colours are caused by fluorescence excited by a shortwave...

Floris van Breugel / A dark passageway of a narrow flooded slot canyon, Zion National Park, Utah, USA. November 2009.

Floris van Breugel / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) standing at entrance to burrow, and watching a Red-tailed Hawk circling above. Salton Sea, California, USA.

Floris van Breugel / A winter blanket of snow covers Giant Redwood trees (Sequoia sempervirens) Sequoia and King's Canyon National Park, California. December 2008.

Floris van Breugel / Kokanee Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) on Autumn migration up Taylor Creek from Lake Tahoe, California, USA.

Floris van Breugel / Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia) in Antelope Valley against the night sky illuminated by the orange glow from Los Angeles light pollution, California, USA. September 2009.

Floris van Breugel / Morning sun rays breaking through the tree trunks, of Redwood National Park, California, USA. June 2008.

Floris van Breugel / Cholla cactus (Opuntia) backlit by setting sun, Anza Borrego State Park. California, USA. April 2009.

Floris van Breugel / Trunks of Californian Redwood trees (Sequoia sempervirens) and blooming Rhododendron, Redwood National Park, Califorina, USA, June 2008.

Floris van Breugel / Giant Red Sea Urchins (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus) Purple sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) and Sea Anenomes (Anthopleura) underwater, in tide pools along Californian coastline, USA.