Pal Hermansen / Silhouette of a Blue tit (Cyanistes / Parus caeruleus) seen through the windscreen of an old car, Bastnas, Sweden, December. Winner of the Fritz Polking Prize at the GDT competition 2013 and winner of...

Philippe Clement / Vapour trails from aircrafts among clouds in a blue sky, France

Juergen Freund / Siltation underwater from a river after the rains with diver, Papua New Guinea

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.

Jabruson / Sunset view of Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America, one of most populated cities in world

Pete Cairns / Vapour trails left in blue sky by jet aircraft. Scotland, UK

David Noton / Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, and train Nr Nottingham, England Energy and railways.

David Tipling / Traffic congestion, Beijing, China

Ashley Cooper / Emissions from a Tata steel works in Ijmuiden, Netherlands. May 2013.

Ashley Cooper / Emissions from a Tata steel works in Ijmuiden, Netherlands.May 2013

Ashley Cooper / Emissions from Waternet, a water business that takes sewage from Amsterdam and converts it back into drinking water, Amsterdam, Netherlands. May 2013

Ashley Cooper / Emissions from a coal fired power station in Amsterdam, Netherlands. May 2013.

Ashley Cooper / Emissions from a coal fired power station in Amsterdam, Netherlands. May 2013.

Ashley Cooper / Emissions from the Corus steel plant on Teeside, England, UK, December 2005.

Ashley Cooper / Emissions from the Bluescope steel works at Port Kembla, Wollongong, Australia. February 2010.

Ashley Cooper / Emissions from the Bluescope steel works at Port Kembla, Wollongong, Australia. February 2010.

Ashley Cooper / Emissions from the Bluescope steel works at Port Kembla, Wollongong, Australia. February 2010.

Ashley Cooper / Emissions from the Bluescope steel works at Port Kembla, Wollongong, Australia. February 2010.

Ashley Cooper / Emissions from the Bluescope steel works at Port Kembla, Wollongong, Australia.

Ashley Cooper / Emissions from the Bluescope steel works at Port Kembla, Wollongong, Australia. February 2010.

Ashley Cooper / Polluted emissions from a gas fired power plant in Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, UK. January 2010.

Ashley Cooper / Exhaust emissions, the result of burning marine diesel in a ships engine. Marine diesel is one of the most polluting fuels in the world.

Ashley Cooper / Emissions from a passenger ferry burning marine diesel, which is one of the filthiest most polluting fuels.

Ashley Cooper / Emissions from a passenger ferry burning marine diesel, which is one of the filthiest most polluting fuels.

Ashley Cooper / Emissions from a passenger ferry burning marine diesel, which is one of the filthiest most polluting fuels.

Ashley Cooper / Air pollution and emissions from Redcar steel works, Teeside, England, UK. March 2011.

Ashley Cooper / Air pollution and emissions from Redcar steel works, Teeside, England, UK. March 2011.

Ashley Cooper / Ratcliffe on Soar coal fired power station near Nottingham, England, UK, December 2010.

Ashley Cooper / Ratcliffe on Soar coal fired power station near Nottingham, England, UK, December 2010.

Ashley Cooper / The Ineos oil refinery in Grangemouth Scotland, UK. August 2009.

Ashley Cooper / The Ineos oil refinery in Grangemouth Scotland, UK. August 2009.

Ashley Cooper / Exhaust emissions, the result of burning marine diesel in a ships engine. Marine diesel is one of the most polluting fuels in the world.

Willem Kolvoort / Norilsk, a large industrial town above the Arctic Circle produces Nickle, Palladium, Copper, Cobalt etc. and is the largest stationary source of air pollution in Russia. Gases including sulfur dioxide...

Willem Kolvoort / Polluted land with dead trees near Norilsk, a large industrial town above the Arctic Circle which produces Nickle, Palladium, Copper, Cobalt etc. and is the largest stationary source of air pollution...

Willem Kolvoort / Norilsk, a large industrial town above the Arctic Circle produces Nickle, Palladium, Copper, Cobalt etc. and is the largest stationary source of air pollution in Russia. Gases including sulfur dioxide...

Ingo Arndt / Airplane flying with vapour trails against blue sky, Germany, April 2010.

Luke Massey / Black kites (Milvus migrans) flock perched on pylon, Delhi, India

Niall Benvie / Aeroplane flying overhead, leaving contrails / condensation-trails against blue sky. Scotland, March.

Mike Read / Aeroplane against blue sky and white vapour trail.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Reedbeds at dawn with Coot (Fulica atra) in mist, Lakenheath Fen RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, UK, May. Did you know? Reedbeds can be used for filtering pollution and sewage from water.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Salmon farm in sea loch, silhouettes at dusk, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, June 2010

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Salmon farm in sea loch, silhouette at dusk, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, June 2010

Graham Eaton / Shell, Stanlow Oil Refinery at sunset, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, December 2009.

Peter Cairns / naturepl.com / Grangemouth oil refinery at sunset, Grangemouth, Central Scotland, UK, May 2008.

Peter Cairns / naturepl.com / Grangemouth Oil Refinery at dusk, Grangemouth, Central Scotland, UK, May 2008

Peter Cairns / naturepl.com / Grangemouth Oil Refinery at dusk, Grangemouth, Central Scotland, UK, May 2008

Peter Cairns / naturepl.com / Grangemouth oil refinery at sunset, Grangemouth, Central Scotland, UK, May 2008

Peter Cairns / naturepl.com / Grangemouth oil refinery at sunset, Grangemouth, Central Scotland, UK, May 2008

Peter Cairns / naturepl.com / Grangemouth oil refinery at sunset, Grangemouth, Central Scotland, UK, May 2008

Philippe Clement / Vapour trails from aircraft in a blue sky at sunset, Belgium

Chris O'Reilly / Emissions from cooling towers of Coal fired power station, Nottinghamshire, UK

Niall Benvie / Steam venting from a food processing factory in Scotland. Industry in Angus.

Jose B. Ruiz / Vapour trails from aircraft.

Adrian Davies / Corrosion to stone statue on church, resulting from acid rain, indicative of atmospheric pollution, Surrey, UK

Paul Johnson / Trees killed by industrial pollution from Poland, Kronkose NP, Czech Republic

Paul Johnson / Tree killed by industrial pollution from Poland, Kronkose NP, Czech Republic

Bristol City Museum / Peppered moth {Biston betularia} specimens: melanic dark form is better camouflaged in urban areas and has been dominant in UK but as air quality has improved over past decades, the lighter form is ma...

Gary Braasch / The John Amos coal-fired power plant looming over a residential neighborhood, Poca, West Virginia, USA. September, 2005.

Jabruson Motion / Heavy duty fork-lift wheel loader driving into frame to load a hardwood log onto the truck. The trees are transported here via the Congo River, and are then stripped and sorted for exportation, 'La G...

Ashley Cooper / Emissions from cement works billowing out over village, Clitheroe, Lancashire, UK. November, 2021.

Ashley Cooper / Emissions from an airplane flying high over Ambleside, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK. November, 2021.

NPL_Showreel_Conservation_HighRes_Final_1.mp4 / NaturePL Showreels

Ashley Cooper / Wing tip of aeroplane, sunrise lighting up exhaust emissions. En route to Paris, France. 2020.

Jeff Foott / Smoke rising from chimneys of coal fired power plant. Page, Coconino County, Arizona, USA. December 2018.

Jeff Foott / Air pollution over Salt Lake City during winter temperature inversion. Utah, USA. January 2019.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Yellow smog in different light, downtown Tianjin City, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Yellow smog in different light, downtown Tianjin City, China