Heather Angel / Man using pole to propel bamboo raft on Lijang / Li River, Karst peaks beyond. At dawn, Lijiang River Scenic Zone, Yangshuo county, Guangxi, China.

Kirkendall-Spring / Lower Yellowstone Falls on the Yellowstone River viewed from Artist Point, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, June 2013.

Kirkendall-Spring / Lower Yellowstone Falls with rainbow, on the Yellowstone River viewed from Lookout Point Trail, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, June 2013.

Staffan Widstrand,Staffan Widstrand / Throw-net fisherman, on raft, Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, January 2013.

Staffan Widstrand,Staffan Widstrand / Throw-net fishermen on raft, Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, January 2013.

Graham Eaton,Graham Eaton / A land drilling rig with casing prepared, ready to be run in to line the wellbore. Kenya

Juan Carlos Munoz / Men on raft in Cheow Larn Lake. Khao Sok National Park. Suratthani Province, Thailand.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Tourists on raft outside an ecolodge at Cheow Larn Lake. Khao Sok National Park. Suratthani Province, Thailand. February 2011

Juan Carlos Munoz / Tourists on raft outside an ecolodge at Cheow Larn Lake. Khao Sok National Park. Suratthani Province, Thailand. February 2011

Sven Zacek / Hiking trail with boardwalk and viewing platform over frozen bog pools, aerial view. Endla Nature Reserve, Jogevamaa, Central Estonia. December 2016.

Ashley Cooper / Traditional kitchen stove in a peasant farmers house in northern China. March 2009. The main fuel for the stove is dried maize stalks which is renewable and has a zero carbon footprint. The stove is a...

Ingo Arndt / Bamboo (Phyllostachys heterocycla) rafts, Shunan Bamboo Sea, Shunan Zhuhai National Park, Sichuan, China, April 2015.

Ingo Arndt / Bamboo (Phyllostachys heterocycla) rafts, Shunan Bamboo Sea, Shunan Zhuhai National Park, Sichuan, China, April 2015.

TJ Rich / Tourists white water rafting on Kelani River, Sri Lanka, January 2013.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Observation tower in the rainforest, Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site, La Mosquitia, Honduras.

Roger Powell / Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) standing over eggs in a nesting tray. These nest platforms were originally put up (early - mid 20th century) to provide a supply of fresh eggs. Now they...

Roger Powell / Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) incubating in a nesting tray. These nest platforms were originally put up (early - mid 20th century) to provide a supply of fresh eggs. Now they are part...

Mark Carwardine / Aerial view of oil rig drilling platforms, Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico, USA 2010

Staffan Widstrand / tourists in floating photo hide, Batsfjord village harbour, Varanger Peninsula, Norway, March 2012.

Staffan Widstrand / Floating photo hide, Batsfjord village harbour, Varanger Peninsula, Norway, March.

Pete Oxford / Fisherman on raft, Assam. North East India. October 2014.

Juan Carlos Munoz / People crossing river on raft, Hula Valley, Israel, November, 2014.

Cyril Ruoso / Timber raft, used for travelling downstream om the Congo River, Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Sandesh Kadur / Photographer Sandesh Kadur filming the floods on a raft. Kaziranga National Park, India. June 2012.

Sandesh Kadur / Man using a raft to travel through the floods. Kaziranga National Park, India. June 2012.

Pete Oxford / Pearl farming lines underwater, J Hunter Pearl Farm, Savusavu island, Fiji, South Pacific, April 2014. Fiji is known for producing 'black' pearls.

Kirkendall-Spring / Lookout point on top of Mount Pilchuck, Mount Pilchuck State Park, Cascade Mountains, Washington, USA, July 2014. Model released.

Kirkendall-Spring / Lookout point on top of Mount Pilchuck, Mount Pilchuck State Park, Cascade Mountains, Washington, USA, July 2014. Model released.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Cape cormorants (Phalacrocorax capensis) on nesting platforms, Bird Island, Lambert's Bay, Western Cape province, South Africa, September 2012.

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / Mongo porters pulling a raft across river, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa, November 2011.

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / Mongo porters pulling a raft across river, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa, November 2011.

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / Mongo porters pulling a raft across river, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa, November 2011.

Christophe Courteau / 'Zangbeto' traditional guardians of the night, and priests in boat going to visit another village for a voodoo / vodun ceremony, Benin, Africa, February 2011.

Roland Seitre / White stork (Ciconia ciconia) nests on artificial nesting platforms, France.

Roland Seitre / White stork (Ciconia ciconia) nests on artifical nesting platforms, Spain, June.

David Woodfall / Rescue flood volunteers from Mercia Rescue Service with inflatable raft evacuating home owners during the February 2014 floods, Upton on Severn, Worcestershire, England, UK, 9th February 2014.

David Woodfall / Rescue flood volunteers from Mercia Rescue Service with inflatable raft evacuating home owners during the February 2014 floods, Upton on Severn, Worcestershire, England, UK, 9th February 2014.

David Woodfall / Rescue flood volunteers from Mercia Rescue Service with inflatable raft evacuating home owners during the February 2014 floods, Upton on Severn, Worcestershire, England, UK, 9th February 2014.

David Woodfall / Rescue flood volunteers from Mercia Rescue Service with inflatable raft evacuating home owners during the February 2014 floods, Upton on Severn, Worcestershire, England, UK, 9th February 2014.

David Woodfall / Rescue flood volunteers from Mercia Rescue Service with inflatable raft evacuating home owners during the February 2014 floods, Upton on Severn, Worcestershire, England, UK, 9th February 2014.

David Woodfall / Rescue flood volunteers from Mercia Rescue Service with inflatable raft evacuating home owners during the February 2014 floods, Upton on Severn, Worcestershire, England, UK, 9th February 2014.

David Woodfall / Inflatable raft with rescued resident during February 2014 floods, Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire, England, 10th February 2014.

David Woodfall / Rescue craft with Mercia rescue team setting off to help residents affected by February 2014 floods, Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire, England, UK, 9th February 2014.

David Woodfall / Rescue workers entering property from safety of lightweight boat to check property for its safety and rescue homeowners in February 2014 flood of properties by River Severn.

David Woodfall / Rescue workers entering property with inflatable raft to check on home owners, during February 2014 flooding, Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire, England, UK, 9th February 2014.

Staffan Widstrand / Fisherman on boat, Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, January 2013.

Staffan Widstrand / Throw-net fisherman, on raft, Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, January 2013.

Staffan Widstrand / Throw-net fisherman, on raft, Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, January 2013.

Staffan Widstrand / Throw-net fishermen at sunrise, Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, January 2013.

Staffan Widstrand / Throw-net fisherman at sunrise, Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, January 2013.

Gavin Hellier / Moving train pulling into the station of modern subway station, Berlin, Germany 2009

Gavin Hellier / Moving train pulling into the station in modern subway station, Berlin, Germany 2009

Gavin Hellier / Modern train station platform in Berlin, Germany 2007

Gavin Hellier / Modern futuristic style subway station, Berlin, Germany 2009

Gavin Hellier / Train pulling into the platform, new modern main railway station at Berlin, Germany 2009

Gavin Hellier / Train pulling into the platform, new modern main railway station at Berlin, Germany 2009

Gavin Hellier / Train pulling into new modern main railway station, with man on platform, Berlin, Germany 2009

Gerrit Vyn / Natural gas rig in Mobile Bay. Mobile County, Alabama, USA, July 2010.

Matthias Breiter / Natural gas drill platforms, Pinedale, Wyoming

Matthias Breiter / Natural gas drill platforms, Pinedale, Wyoming

Dan Burton / Gerran bay, Cornwall. May 2009.

MORLEY READ / Pools of oily water beside oil well platforms. Amazonia, Ecuador

Grant McDowell / Mosque with platforms used for annual mud plastering, Mali, West Africa

Juergen Freund / Aerial view of Hardy reef with dive platforms in channel, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland

Roberto Rinaldi / Limestone wave cut platforms at Smith Cove near George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.

Roberto Rinaldi / Palm leaves in front of traditional Tahitian styled bungalows on stilted platforms, Kia Ora resort, Rangiroa, Polynesia.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Remains of barrack building with prisoners' sleeping platforms at the Kinzhalnyi Stalin Camp near Salekhard. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia, 2003.

Roberto Rinaldi / Erosion of limestone rock, Balambangan island, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

Peter Lewis / Sea washing against cliffs at Burton Bradstock, Dorset. Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. September 2005.

Peter Lewis / Sea washing up onto the shore at Kimmeridge, Dorset. Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. December 2005.

Peter Lewis / Cliffs reflected in a rock pool at Dancing Ledge near Swanage, Dorset. Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. November 2006.

Peter Lewis / Sea washing against cliffs at Burton Bradstock, Dorset. Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. September 2005.

Peter Lewis / Kimmeridge Bay with Clavel Tower in the distance, Dorset. Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. December 2005.

Peter Lewis / Cliffs reflected in a rock pool at Dancing Ledge near Swanage, Dorset. Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. November 2006.

Peter Lewis / Cliffs reflected in a rock pool at Dancing Ledge near Swanage, Dorset. Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. November 2006.

Peter Lewis / St Oswalds Bay towards Durdle Door, Dorset. Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. September 2005.

Peter Lewis / Rock pools at St Oswalds Bay, looking towards Durdle Door, Dorset. Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. May 2006.

Ashley Cooper / Black legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) colony using artificial nesting platforms attached to the sea cliff, Coquet Island near Amble, Northumberland, UK. May.

David Tipling / Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) washed up in lagoon, Cosmoledo Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. April, 2023. FAD's are floating platforms cast adrift in the ocean by trawlers that attract small fis...

Kirkendall-Spring / Tourists on viewing platform along the Firehole River in winter, surrounded by frost-covered trees and snow, Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. January, 2022.

Orsolya Haarberg / Aerial photograph of 45m high forest tower with viewing platform 140m above sea level with view of forest and fields, within Common beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest. Camp Adventure, Denmark. non-ex...

Orsolya Haarberg / Aerial photograph of 45m high forest tower with viewing platform 140m above sea level with view of forest and fields, within Common beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest. Camp Adventure, Denmark. non-ex.

Orsolya Haarberg / People walking up spiral walkway on 45m high forest tower with viewing platform,140m above sea level with view of forest and fields, within Common beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest. Camp Adventure, Den...

Orsolya Haarberg / Aerial photograph of 45m high forest tower with viewing platform 140m above sea level with view of forest and fields, within Common beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest. Camp Adventure, Denmark. non-ex.

Orsolya Haarberg / Aerial photograph of people walking on viewing platform at top of 45m high forest tower, 140m above sea level, surrounded by Common beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest. Camp Adventure, Denmark. October. No...

Roland Seitre / Pairs of White storks (Ciconia ciconia) nesting on man-made nesting platforms, Spain. June.

John Waters / Fox (Vulpes vulpes) walking along platform of a suburban railway station at night, Bristol, UK. August.

Edwin Giesbers / Information board at viewpoint overlooking Pico Viejo Volcano, Teide National Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands

Edwin Giesbers / Red giant tajinaste / Mount Teide bugloss / Towers of jewels (Echium wildpretii) La Catedral viewpoint, Teide National Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Orfik Duneq, his wife Judithe and daughter Jacobine using an ice floe as a raft to cross a wide lead in early summer. Qaanaaq. NW Greenland. (1971)

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Traditional Chinese fisherman on raft on Li River at dusk, Karst peaks silhouetted in background. Yangshuo, Guangxi, China. 2016. Editorial use only.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Traditional Chinese fisherman on raft with domesticated Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) drying wings, birds used to catch fish, Karst peaks in background. Li River, Yangshuo, Guanxi, China. 2...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Tourists on riverbank photographing traditional Chinese fisherman with domesticated Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) used to catch fish, cliff in background. Li River, Yangshuo, Guanxi, China....

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Traditional Chinese fisherman holding lantern / light on raft at dusk with domesticated Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) used to catch fish, Karst peaks in background. Li River, Yangshuo, Guan...

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Fishermen of Shi Ma Jiao harbour using styrofoam blocks as rafts to reach their fishing boat at high tide, Guangdong province, China November 2015. Editorial use only.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Fishermen of Shi Ma Jiao harbour using styrofoam blocks as rafts to reach their fishing boat at high tide, Guangdong province, China November 2015