Onne van der Wal / Chilean flag. Valparaiso, Chile. 2008.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Boats moored in Port de Rosmeur, Douarnenez Maritime Festival, France, July 2008

Onne van der Wal / Maritime memorabilia. Valparaiso, Chile 2008.

Billy Black / Woman sitting in the stern of a Hunt Harrier 25 off Hollywood, Florida, USA. Model and property released.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Tall ships moored in Port de Rosmeur, Douarnenez Maritime Festival, France, July 2008

Nick Turner / Close up of Tudor timber frame building with flag hanging outside, Tewkesbury Town Centre, Gloucestershire, July 2008.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Tall ships moored in Port de Rosmeur, Douarnenez Maritime Festival, France, July 2008

Billy Black / Surf Hunter 33 Jet boat off Marco Island, Florida. Model and property released.

Merryn Thomas / British Merchant Navy ensign on stern of passenger ferry leaving St. Martin's, Isles of Scilly, UK. May 2009.

Merryn Thomas / Bunting aboard "Enterprise III" ferry on the Funchal 500 Tall Ships Regatta race day, Saturday 13th September 2008. Falmouth, Cornwall, UK

Brent Stephenson / British flag (Union Jack) flying at Port Lockroy. Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, December.

Brent Stephenson / New accommodation buildings at Port Lockroy base. Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, December.

Kristel Richard / During the Festa do Colete Encarnado (Red Waistcoat Festival), a bull running festival, traditionally dressed cowboys, mounted on their horses, drive the bulls in front of the bullring of Vila Franca...

Kristel Richard / The first two Indian jockeys mounted on thoroughbred horses to pass the finishing line at the All Indian Race, at the annual Indian Crow Fair, Crow Agency, near Billings, Montana, USA, August 2011

Billy Black / Sunsail yacht sailing in the British Virgin Islands, approaching another yacht that is covered with flags. March 2006, model and property released.

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / 2020vision Team Photographer Alexander Mustard, on assignment in the Cairns Of Coll, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June 2011, model released

Jeff Wilson / Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) at base of Union Jack flag flying at Port Lockeroy, Neumayer Channel, Antarctica, November 2008. Taken on location for the BBC series, Frozen Planet.

Jeff Wilson / 'Ice Camp' on a National Science Foundation field training course, McMurdo station, Ross Island, Antarctica, October 2009. Taken on location for BBC series, Frozen Planet, Winter

Ernie Janes / Banner of the National Union of Agricultural Workers, Norfolk, UK

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / "Professor Mulchanov" in Magdalene Fjord on a fine day with altostratus clouds. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, June 2008.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Greenlandic flag flying in Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland, September 2008.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Canadian national flag and the Flag of Nunavut flying together. Canada, April 2008.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Mountain tents and the Chilean Flag blowing in the wind. Patriot Hills, Antarctica, January 2006.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Members of the Norwegian Ski Expedition,'Living the Dream', pose by the reflecting globe at the Ceremonial Pole. South Pole, Antarctica, January 2006.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Norwegian group, 'Living the Dream' arrive at the Ceremonial Pole. South Pole, Antarctica, January 2006.

Ernie Janes / Beach huts at Mundsley, Norfolk, UK, June

Matthew Maran / Sign by a road at the border of the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. West coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, October.

Juergen Freund / Aerial of the Sorido Bay Resort staff and Stella (WWF photographer) posing with WWF Panda flag lying down on the jetty walkway. Kri Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

Kristel Richard / A Khampa warrior picks up his two Tibetan horses, before the endurance race, during the horse festival, near Huangyan, in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the Sichuan Province, China, June 2...

Kristel Richard / Traditionally dressed Berber warriors, mounted on Barb and Arab Barb horses, galloping in formation raising their guns during the Fantasia in Dar Es Salam, Morocco, June 2010

Kristel Richard / Traditionally dressed Berber warriors, mounted on Barb and Arab Barb horses, gallop in formation firing their guns during the Fantasia in Dar Es Salam, Morocco, June 2010

Kristel Richard / Traditionally dressed Berber warriors, mounted on Barb and Arab Barb horses, galloping in formation with guns raised during the Fantasia in Dar Es Salam, Morocco, June 2010

Fabio Liverani / Portraits of young men working on fruit stalls selling of local produce at market, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, June 2010.

Michael D. Kern / Flags mark the site of Forster's tern (Sterna forsteri) nests on rocky shore, California, USA. San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory (SFBBO) field work. June 2009

Tim Laman / Restored British research station with flock of Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) in foreground, Antarctica, January 2009

Eric Baccega / Independance demonstration of Yali tribes. West Papua, former Irian-Jaya, Indonesia, August 2002 (West Papua).

Sue Flood / A bridge to cross a lead in the sea ice (with crossed flags to mark hazard) near Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica November 2009

Kristel Richard / Mounted on a domestic horse (Equus caballus), a gaucho (cowboy) who has obtained the top score for a rodeo during the Fiesta De La Patria Gaucha is entitled to do the 'vuelta': he goes around at full...

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Abu Dhabi City, panorama from Marina area, composite, Abu Dhabi, UAE, October 2008

Kristel Richard / One of the 1200 participants in the Sfilata (parade), dressed in medieval costume and mounted on a Friesian horse, arrives in Piazza San Secondo, on the Sunday just before the Palio, Asti, Piedmont, I...

Sue Flood / Flags on sea ice, Cape Washington, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Jensen / House in Qeqertarsuaq with the national flag flying, iceberg in distance, Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland, August 2009

Kristel Richard / Re-enactement of an attack by the mounted armies of Genghis Khan (emperor of the Mongol Empire) during the Genghis Khan Show, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The horses are Mongolian horses. July 2007

Kristel Richard / Re-enactement of an attack by the mounted armies of Genghis Khan (emperor of the Mongol Empire) during the Genghis Khan Show, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The horses are Mongolian horses. July 2007

Kristel Richard / Re-enactement of an attack by the mounted armies of Genghis Khan (emperor of the Mongol Empire) during the Genghis Khan Show, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The horses are Mongolian horses. july 2007

Kristel Richard / Re-enactement of an attack by the mounted armies of Genghis Khan (emperor of the Mongol Empire) during the Genghis Khan Show, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The horses are Mongolian horses. July 2007

Kristel Richard / Re-enactement of an attack by the mounted armies of Genghis Khan (emperor of the Mongol Empire) during the Genghis Khan Show, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The horses are Mongolian horses. July 2007

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / The eastern point of Cyprus with Turkish flags in distance, Karpaz Peninsula, Northern Cyprus, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / The eastern point of Cyprus with Turkish flags in distance, Karpaz Peninsula, Northern Cyprus, April 2009

Merryn Thomas / Seagull (Larus sp) perched on flag pole flying the Cornish (Kernow) flag, Old Harbour, Newquay, Cornwall, September 2009.

Philippe Clement / Traditional wooden houses / chalets in the Alpine village Grimentz, Valais, Switzerland, July 2009

Ian McCarthy / Alpine / Yellow billed chough {Pyrrhocorax graculus} flying around bhuddist prayer flag, Dolpo, Nepal

Michael Hutchinson / Edge of the Perito Moreno Glacier, with the Argentina National Flag alongside, Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina February 2009

Oriol Alamany / Domestic cat (Felis catus) sitting on window-sill, next to plants with an American flag, Saint Paul Island, Pribilof Islands, Alaska, USA

Tom Gilks / The Wave, climate change march ahead of the Copenhagen climate summit. People carrying large banner stating 'Climate Change - Act Now' London, UK, 5th December 2009

Tom Gilks / Protesters cycling through central London towards Blackheath for Climate Camp 2009. London, UK. 26/08/09

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Dune buggy driving down high sand dune and UAE flag, Liwa Oasis, United Arab Emirates, UAE, December 2007

Mark Brownlow / Mark Brownlow, producer and photographer, on location for BBC NHU series, Galapagos, March 2008

Carol Walker / Purebred grey Andalusian stallion being trained to perform the Spanish Walk, rider in traditional Spanish attire, Castle Rock, Colorado, USA Model released

Carol Walker / Purebred bay Andalusian stallion being trained to perform the 'spanish walk', rider holding a garroche, Castle Rock, Colorado, USA Model released

Eric Baccega / Lord Saumarez holding the blazon of his ancestors. He is the straight descendant of Admiral James Saumarez, who was a commander of Admiral Nelson, and his family has lived on Guernsey since 1120. Chan...

Martin Gabriel / White grapes (Vitis vinifera) with Italian flag, Cilento National Park, Campania, Italy, September 2008

Rob Cousins / Skull and crossbones flag flying on cabin cruiser at the Bristol Harbour Festival, August 2008

Rob Cousins / Skull and crossbones flag flying at the Bristol Harbour Festival, August 2008

Rob Cousins / "Pride of Bristol" naval launch at the Bristol Harbour Festival, August 2008

Rob Cousins / Boat Owners relaxing together on pontoon at Bristol Harbour Festival, August 2008

Rob Cousins / Boat owners making adjustments to their mooring at the Bristol Harbour Festival, August 2008

Rob Cousins / Narrowboat owner hangs out flags at the Bristol Harbour Festival, August 2008

Rob Cousins / Hoisting flags on "Pride of Bristol" naval launch at the Bristol Harbour Festival, August 2008

Rob Cousins / Boat Owners relaxing together on pontoon at Bristol Harbour Festival, August 2008

Peter Lewis / The Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, England

Gertrud & Helmut Denzau / Head of dead snow leopard near old prayer flags. Ladakh, NE India

Bernard Castelein / Buddhist prayer flags, near Kechopari Lake, Sikkim, India October 2007

Bernard Castelein / Women using prayer wheel in Tashiding Monastery beside prayer flags, Sikkim, India October 2007

Bernard Castelein / Buddhist prayer flags, near Kechopari Lake, Sikkim, India October 2007

Bernard Castelein / Buddhist prayer flags, Kalimpong, West Bengal, India October 2007

Bernard Castelein / Buddhist prayer flags, Kalimpong, West Bengal, India October 2007

Bernard Castelein / Mountains to the east seen at sunrise from Tiger hill viewpoint, with prayer flags in the foreground, Darjeeling, West Bengel, India October 2007

Juan Manuel Borrero / Cathedral of Orleans, France

Juan Manuel Borrero / The Castle of Foix looks down upon colourful houses from its rocky outcrop, France

George Chan / Prayer Flags beside a mountain pass north of Lhasa, Tibet, December 2006

Gavin Maxwell / Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus) with prayer flags and mountains in the background. Xiongse nunnery, Tibet, 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Tibetan Monk and prayer flags, with Mount Kailash in the background, Tibet

Gavin Maxwell / Pilgrim / Monk and prayer flags at Joklang Temple, Lhasa, Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Pilgrim / Monk and prayer flags at Jokhang Temple, Lhasa, Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Prayer Flags and people at the Xiongse nunnery, Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Prayer Flags and people at the Xiongse nunnery, Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Prayer flags at the Saga Dawa festival, with Mount Kailash in the background, Tibet

Gavin Maxwell / Stone pile and prayer flags at Yamdrok Lake, Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Prayer Flags at the Xiongse nunnery, Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Prayer flags, Yarlung gorge, Tibet, May 07, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Mount Everest viewed between prayer flags on Rongbuk monastery, Tibet, June 07, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Rock pile and prayer flags with Mount Everest and Rongbuk Glacier, Tibet, June 07, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Rope bridge adorned with prayer flags, Yarlung Gorge, Tibet, May 07. 'Wild China' series Note - World's deepest gorge

Juergen Freund / Warning sign for marine stingers (jellyfish) on a North Queensland beach, Australia

Juergen Freund / Warning sign for marine stingers (jellyfish) on a North Queensland beach, Australia