Markus Varesvuo / Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) flying, Spain, November

Anup Shah / Impala herd (Aepyceros melampus) huddled together in the rain, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. April

Charlie Summers / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) adult surrounded by huddled chicks, riding out a snowstorm at Gold Harbor, South Georgia.

Angelo Gandolfi / View of mist over mountains, Monte Incudine, Parc Naturel Regional de Corse, Corsica island, France, February 2010

Angelo Gandolfi / Carrion Crows (Corvus corone) mobbing a Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) Scala di St. Regina gorges. Corte, Parc Naturel Regional de Corse, Corsica island, France, January

Jerry Monkman / Rows of organic Cabbage plants (Brassica oleracea capitata) growing at the Harlow Farm in Westminster, Connecticut River Valley, Vermont, USA. August 2007

Andrew Parkinson / Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) in white winter plumage framed by a walker passing by during a blizzard. Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland, UK. February (non-ex)

Andrew Parkinson / Pied wagtail (Motacilla alba yarrellii) standing on snow covered ground, with wind blowing snow around, Derbyshire, UK, January (non-ex)

Andrew Parkinson / Barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) flock flying in dense winter fog. Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, January (non-ex)

Andrew Parkinson / Pair of Mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) on a lake in dawn, Derbyshire, UK. April (non-ex)

Andrew Parkinson / Pair of Great skuas (Stercorarius skua) on a misty moorland with person walking close to their territory. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June. (non-ex)

Floris van Breugel / Twilight descends on photographer's mountain camp with light inside tent, in Oregons highest mountain forest on Drake Peak at 8,500 feet. Oregon, USA, January 2010.

Michel Poinsignon / Flock of Mute swans (Cygnus olor) in winter, snowing, Lorraine, France, February

Floris van Breugel / Ponderosa Pine trees (Pinus ponderosa) coated in frost, during heavy snowfall, Deschutes National Forest, Oregon, USA, December 2009

Floris van Breugel / View of Pacific coastline in fog and mist, Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA, June 2008

Philip Stephen / Huge wave enveloping fishing vessel "Harvester" while operating in the North Sea. Europe, November 2010. Property released.

Christophe Courteau / Clouds during the rainy season in the Kalahari Desert, Botswana, March 2009

Steve Knell / Boreray, under low cloud cover. This holds the largest gannetry in UK (60,000 pairs) St. Kilda, Scotland, July 2009

Philippe Clement / Lightning during thunderstorm above petrochemical industry seen through magnifying glass held against illuminated globe of the earth Digital composite

Philippe Clement / Lightning during thunderstorm above petrochemical industry inside incandescent lamp / bulb against black background. Digital composite

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) small flock of juveniles taking flight over the frozen, snow covered pastureland on a foggy winter morning. These Cranes were released by the Great Crane Project...

Nick Garbutt / Aloe tree at dawn. Anjampolo Forest, southern Madagascar.

Orsolya Haarberg / Musk ox (Ovibos moschatus) snowed in in snow storm, Dovre-Sunndalsfjella National Park, Sor-Trondelag, Norway, March, HIGHLY COMMENDED: Animals in their Environment, Wildlife Photographer of the Year...

Peter Cairns / Flooded birch and alder woodland in autumn, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, November, RUNNER UP: In Praise of Plants category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2010

David Woodfall / Severn Estuary at ebb tide in rainstorm. This habitat is potentially threatened by proposed tidal barrage. England, UK April 2010

Pete Oxford / Forest vegetation in mist on the western slope of the Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador, South America

Stephen Dalton / Owl butterfly (Caligo eurilochus) sheltering from rain

David Tipling / Brown hare (Lepus europaeus) sitting out blizzard in stubble field, Norfolk, England January

David Woodfall / Drought affected agricultural land, monsoon wind blowing top soil from fields, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

David Woodfall / Man standing outside building in pouring rain, Ganges delta, Bangladesh, November 2008

Uri Golman / Photographer Uri Golman on cross country skies in snow blizzard, Scoresbysund, North East Greenland, March 2009. Model released

Philip Dalton / Waterspout over Lake Victoria, Uganda

Philip Dalton / Waterspout over Lake Victoria, Uganda

Inaki Relanzon / Motorcyclist in heavy rain carryaing umbrella, Nyaungshwe, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma August 2009

Sven Zacek / Snowy owl (Bubo scandiaca) perched on tree stump, in snow, Ontario, Canada.

Edwin Giesbers / Common frog (Rana temporaria) sheltering from rain under toadstool (Macrolepiota procera) the Netherlands

Dave Bevan / Long eared owl (Asio otus) perched on post, shaking wings in rain, Wales, UK, captive

Chris Gomersall / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) sub-adult in winter snow shower, captive bird, Speyside, Scotland, February

Sue Flood / Aerial view of iceberg, with majority of berg visible under the water, Antarctic peninsula, February 2007

George Sanker / Moose (Alces alces) bull walking through woods during a snowstorm, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA, October

Andrew Walmsley / Male House sparrow (Passer domesticus) peched on a fallen Fir tree in heavy rain, Christchurch, New Zealand, March

Poinsignon and Hackel / Sillhouette of Black woodpecker {Dryocopus martius} flying from nest hole in tree trunk in mist / rain, ancient forest, Vosges mountains, Lorraine, France. Overall winner and winner of the Birds categ...

David Woodfall / Arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea) in flight with a researcher walking, in mist, Northumberland, UK, June 2009

Alex Hyde / Storm clouds over Back Tor, Peak District National Park, England, UK. March 2008.

Andy Rouse / Aerial view of ice ridges at front of Peters Glacier, King Haakon Bay, South Georgia, Antarctica, December 2006

Andy Rouse / Aerial view of Peters Glacier, King Haakon Bay, South Georgia, Antarctica, December 2006

David Tipling / People watching flock of Japanese / Red crowned cranes {Grus japonensis} Akan, Hokkaido, Japan, February 2008

David Tipling / King Penguin {Aptenodytes patagonicus} colony huddled together during storm, Right Whale Bay, South Georgia, November

David Tipling / King Penguin {Aptenodytes patagonicus} colony huddled together during storm, Right Whale Bay, South Georgia, November

David Tipling / King Penguin {Aptenodytes patagonicus} colony huddled together during storm, Right Whale Bay, South Georgia, November

Ross Hoddinott / Widemouth bay beach and coastline at low tide with dark clouds, north Cornwall, UK. May 2009.

Edwin Giesbers / Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) walking in snowstorm, captive

Andy Rouse / Common wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) crossing river on migration in rain, Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa

David Tipling / King Penguin {Aptenodytes patagonicus} colony huddled together during blizzard, Right Whale Bay, South Georgia, November

Roy Mangersnes / Man outside cabin in snowstorm, Agardh Bay, East coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, March 2009. Model released

Jack Dykinga / Pinyon pine (Pinus edulis) and Utah juniper (Juniperus osteosperma) on kaibab limestone spires in morning fog, North Rim, North Kalbab Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA

Andy Rouse / European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in snow, Wales, UK

Andy Rouse / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) pair on ice in landscape, Svalbard, Norway

Jeff Vanuga / Two male Elk {Cervus canadensis} in velvet, resting in foggy meadow at dawn, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, July

Paul Hobson / Hoar frost covering landscape, Peak District, UK, New years day 2009

Paul Hobson / Two trees covered in hoar frost, Peak District, UK, New years day 2009

Edwin Giesbers / Gentoo Penguin {Pygoscelis papua} walking through snow storm, Antarctica

Edwin Giesbers / Gentoo Penguin {Pygoscelis papua} walking through snow storm, Antarctica

Ross Hoddinott / Walker in snow storm, near Okehampton, Devon, UK.

Eric Baccega / Polar bear resting in blizzard{Ursus maritimus} Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

Staffan Widstrand / Polar bear {Ursus maritimus} walking during snow strom, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.

Andrew Parkinson / Hikers climb A Chailleach in blizzard, Monadhliath mtns, Highlands, Scotland.

Pete Cairns / Bison {Bison bison} in snow blizzard. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Asgeir Helgestad / Winter storm with snow drifting. Norefjell mountains, Buskerud, Norway

Espen Bergersen / The Reynisdrangar rock formation, Vik, Iceland. October 2017

Bernard Castelein / Stormy sky over Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. March 2019.

Heather Angel / Peaks and clouds above Tiger Leaping Gorge at dawn. Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas World Heritage Site, Yunnan Province, China. 2010.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Waves and ocean, La Santa, Lanzarote Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Canary Islands, December 2018.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Waves and ocean, La Santa, Lanzarote Island, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Canary Islands, December 2018.

Jack Dykinga / Saguaro cacti (Carnegia gigantea) at sunset, during a summer rain storm. Saguaro National Park, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA, August.

John Shaw / Blue iceburg beneath a storm-filled sky. Andvord Bay, Antarctica, November.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Muckle Flugga with long exposure, Hermaness, Shetland, Scotland, UK, July.

Marie Read / White pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge with an approaching storm in May, Utah, USA, May.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) dead chick, with adult in the background, Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chicks huddling together for warmth, covered in snow, Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) two chicks in snow, Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chick insnow, Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) two adults with chicks, Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chick next to parent in snow, Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chicks huddling together in cold, Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chicks huddling together in cold, Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chicks huddling together in cold, Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) group lying down, Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chicks huddling in bad weather to keep warm. Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) near boat in bad weather, Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) with many chicks in cold, Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chicks in snow, Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chicks, Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chicks huddling together in cold, Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chicks in snow, Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October.