Ismaele Tortella / Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) hunting in a shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), northern Norway, March

Ismaele Tortella / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, chick climbing back into nest, with the midnight sun, Norway, July

Nick Garbutt / Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) flying over South Atlantic. Cooper Bay, South Georgia. November.

Alex Mustard / Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) pod socialising close to surface. Fury Shoal, Sataya Reef, Marsa Alam, Egypt.

Guy Edwardes / Milky Way above Durdle Door rock arch. Jurasic Coast, Dorset, England, UK. August 2019. Composite image.

Guy Edwardes / Aurora borealis above sea stacks, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland. 2019.

David Tipling / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup, Horsey, Norfolk, England, UK, February.

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Lichen (Caloplaca sp) covered coastal rock, Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Coastal rock arch at sunset, Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia

Theo Bosboom / Rocks and sea stacks in the surf at Playa del Silencio in Asturias on the Northwest coast of Spain. May 2015

Theo Bosboom / Aerial of patterns of receding waves, Playa del Silencio, Asturias, Spain. April 2018

Theo Bosboom / Crashing waves at large basalt wall, Arnarstapi, Snaefellsnes, Iceland. May 2013

Theo Bosboom / Common limpets (Patella vulgata) hit by a big wave from the Atlantic ocean at the coast of Crohy head, Donegal, Ireland. November 2017

Theo Bosboom / Sea stacks consisting of flysch rock battered by the incoming tide, playa de Gueirua, Asturias, Northwest Spain. October 2015

Theo Bosboom / Winter landscape at Luskentyre beach, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, North Harris in the background. February 2018.

Theo Bosboom / Powerful waves rolling in at the Atlantic coast of Iceland near Dyrholey during a powerful winter storm. February 2016

Theo Bosboom / Sun rays through stormy clouds, and snow covered beach, Varanger Peninsula, Norway. March.

Theo Bosboom / Wave breaking in front of the two famous sea stacks Risin and Kellingin on the Faroe Islands. March 2018.

Theo Bosboom / Sand patterns at sunrise, Praia da Adraga, Sintra, Portugal. December 2016

Theo Bosboom / Blue hour before sunrise at the dunes of Seilebost beach, Lewis and Harris, Scotland. February 2018.

Theo Bosboom / Patterns on Carrickfinn beach with sand and water mixed with tannin dyed water from peat stream. Donegal, Ireland, November.

Theo Bosboom / Winter sunsrise at Seilebost beach, Isle of Harris, Scotland. February 2018

Theo Bosboom / Patterns of algae on a limestone rock with sand, White sands beach, Causeway coast, Northern Ireland. April 2016.

Theo Bosboom / Star shaped sand pattern as photographed at low tide at Luskentyre beach, Lewis and Harris, Scotland, UK, October.

Theo Bosboom / Sand patterns created by receding waves, Quiberon, Brittany, France. August 2017

David Woodfall / Sunrise over offshore wind turbine farm, Essex, England, UK, December.

Jordi Chias / Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) resting over an iceberg, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Jordi Chias / Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) resting over an iceberg, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Jordi Chias / Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) walking in line, returning to nesting area, Port Charcot, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Jordi Chias / Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) hauled out on ice, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Jordi Chias / Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii), Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Jordi Chias / Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) with chick, Port Charcot, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Jordi Chias / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Jordi Chias / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) diving, tail fluke, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Terry Whittaker / Man collecting seabird eggs, including those of Common guillemots (Uria aalge), Skoruvikurbjarg cliffs, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland, May.

Terry Whittaker / Man being lowered down a cliff to collect seabird eggs, including those of Common guillemots (Uria aalge). Camera attached to helmet, Skoruvikurbjarg cliffs, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland, May.

Terry Whittaker / Man being lowered down cliff to collect seabird eggs, including those of Common guillemots (Uria aalge), Skoruvikurbjarg cliffs, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland, May.

Terry Whittaker / Man being raised up cliff to collect seabird eggs, including those of Common guillemots (Uria aalge), Skoruvikurbjarg cliffs, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland, May.

Terry Whittaker / Man being lowered down a cliff to collect seabird eggs, including those of Common guillemots (Uria aalge). Camera attached to helmet, Skoruvikurbjarg cliffs, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland, May.

Terry Whittaker / Man being lowered down a cliff to collect seabird eggs, including those of Common guillemots (Uria aalge). Camera attached to helmet, Skoruvikurbjarg cliffs, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland, May.

Terry Whittaker / Man being lowered down a cliff to collect seabird eggs, including those of Common guillemots (Uria aalge). Camera attached to helmet, Skoruvikurbjarg cliffs, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland, May.

Terry Whittaker / Man sorting seabird eggs, including those of Common guillemots (Uria aalge) into egg boxes, Skoruvikurbjarg cliffs, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland, May.

Terry Whittaker / Man being lowered down a cliff to collect seabird eggs, including those of Common guillemots (Uria aalge). Skoruvikurbjarg cliffs, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland, May.

Nick Upton / Feral horse (Equus caballus) walking on a remote sandy beach, near Arta, Mallorca, Spain, August.

Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of yellow mineral sediments flowing into the Atlantic Ocean, near Stokkseyri, Southern Iceland, August 2018.

Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of the Hafursa glacial river running over black sand, southern Iceland, August 2018.

Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of the estuary of the Holmsa and Kudafljot glacial rivers, Grafarkirkja, Iceland, August 2018.

John Chan / Crenulated fiddler crab (Uca crenulata) waving its major claw at another crab, part of a courtship display, Southern California, USA, June.

John Chan / Crenulated fiddler crab (Uca crenulata) feeding on detritus, Southern California, USA, June.

John Chan / American avocet (Recurvirostra americana) foraging in salt marsh, Southern California, USA.

John Chan / Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) stamping its feet to create vibrations in the sand as it forages for insects, Southern California, USA, August.

John Chan / California brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus) roosting on a mudflat, with a flock of Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) nearby, Southern California, USA May/2019

John Chan / Flock of Western sandpipers (Calidris mauri) taking flight from salt marsh, Southern California, USA.

David Woodfall / Cheviot sheep grazing eroding machair at front of sand dunes, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.

David Woodfall / Little tern (Sterna albifrons ) feeding sand eel (Hyperoplus spp) to young chick. Gronant Dunes, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, June.

David Woodfall / Sequence of strips of cultivated Machair with early shoots of Black oats (Avena strigosa) pushing through the sand. North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.

John Shaw / Sally lightfoot crabs (Grapsus grapsus) on the beach at Puerto Egas, Santiago Island, Galapagos, May.

John Shaw / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) walking in line on a windy beach. Sanders Island, Falklands. November.

Espen Bergersen / Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) showing tail fluke when they dive. Kvanangen, Troms, Norway. December

Espen Bergersen / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) showing tail fluke as it dives. Kvanangen, Troms, Norway. November

Espen Bergersen / Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Kvanangen, Troms, Norway. November

Espen Bergersen / Killer whales / orcas (Orcinus orca). Spyhopping. Kvaloya, Troms, Norway October

Espen Bergersen / Killer whales / orcas (Orcinus orca). Spyhopping. Kvaloya, Troms, Norway October

Espen Bergersen / Killer whale / orca (Orcinus orca) splashing with tail fluke. Kvaloya, Troms, Norway October Sequence 4 of 7

Espen Bergersen / Killer whales / orcas (Orcinus orca) two spyhopping. Kvaloya, Troms, Norway October

Espen Bergersen / Killer whales / orcas (Orcinus orca) two spyhopping. Kvaloya, Troms, Norway October

Espen Bergersen / Long-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala melas) spyhopping, Andfjorden, Andoya, Norway. July

Espen Bergersen / Killer whales / orcas (Orcinus orca) feeding on a bait ball of Herring. Extremely cold conditions (- 15 C) with backlit ice fog. Kvanangen, Troms, Norway. January

Espen Bergersen / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) showing tail fluke as it dives. Kvanangen, Troms, Norway. December

Tui De Roy / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), Punta Vicente Roca, Isabela Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) fighting, Punta Vicente Roca, Isabela Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) group on rocks, Cape Douglas, Fernandina Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), Punta Espinosa, Fernadina Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas), female returning to the sea after egg laying, Puerto Pajas, Isabela Island, Galapagos

Andy Rouse / Espanola mockingbird, (Mimus macdonaldi), on beach, Galapagos

Andy Rouse / Galapagos sea lion, (Zalophus wollebaeki), pup on shore, Galapagos.

Doc White / Sea Otter, (Enhydra lutris), young male, Elkhorn Slough, California, USA. January

Marie Lochman / Sandy Bight - Cape Arid National Park, South west, Western Australia, October 2010

Nick Hawkins / Aerial view of Carter's Beach on the Southshore of Nova Scotia, Canada. August

John Chan / California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) feeding on a Striped bass (Morone saxatilis), Southern California, USA.

Robert Valentic / Coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) tasting air, Julatten, north Queensland, Australia,

Robert Valentic / Lowland blotched blue-tongue (Tiliqua nigrolutea) on a coastal bluff in the Bay of Fires region of north-eastern Tasmania, Australia, spring.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup on a breeding beach, Orkney, Scotland, UK, April.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) huge group hauled out on a beach, Island of Mingulay, west coast of Scotland. May.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Young grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) recently born on a beach in Orkney, Scotland, UK, April.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Village Bay on St Kilda and the old houses that formed the village, Scotland, UK, May.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Otter (Lutra lutra) portrait on shore with boats in background. Argyll, Scotland, UK, August.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a fishing boat catching Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), with Killer whales (Orcinus orca) and Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) swimming around the boat and large numbers of...

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a fishing boat catching Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), with Killer whales (Orcinus orca) and Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) swimming around the boats and large numbers o...

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of fishing boats catching Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), with Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming around the boats, Troms, Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of two Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming inside a shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), hunting, with one Killer whale tail slapping to stun the Herring, Sommaroy, Troms, Norwa...

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of two Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming into a huge shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), hunting, Sommaroy, Troms, Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of two Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming near to a huge shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), hunting, Sommaroy, Troms, Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of two Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming inside a shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), hunting, Sommaroy, Troms, Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of two Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming inside a large shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), hunting, Sommaroy, Troms, Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a huge shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), with a Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) nearby, Sommaroy, Troms. Norway, January.