Luis Quinta / Abstract image of large sea swells hitting the rocks, Portuguese southwestern coast, Portugal, March, 2010.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Severe winter storm hitting Inuit community of Savissivik, Northwest Greenland, 1998.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / Waves hitting rocks at base of cliffs, Alentejo, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Cho Oyu with sunlight hitting the slopes, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Kristel Richard / Polo playing, team member competes in The Heritage Cup, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Surrey, UK, August 2011

Kristel Richard / Polo playing, two team members compete in The Heritage Cup, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Surrey, UK, August 2011

Kristel Richard / Polo playing, team member competes in The Heritage Cup, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Surrey, UK, August 2011

Juergen Freund / Famous Binongko tukangbesi (blacksmiths) forging machetes from spring steel. Wakatobi, Sulawesi, Indonesia, November 2009.

Jouan & Rius / View of waves hitting red bluff coastal cliffs, Kalbarri National Park, Western Australia. August 2009

Chadden Hunter / Cameraman, Ted Giffords and other crew standing on the edge of 300m high cliffs in the Simien Mountains filming the dawn light hitting the escarpment, for the Mountains episode of the BBC tv series Pl...

Tim Fitzharris / Surf hitting rocky coastline, Pelada Beach, Costa Rica

Anup Shah / African lioness snarling and hitting out at male lion during courtship {Panthera leo} East Africa

Larry Michael / Winter sunlight hitting sandstone hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Tim Edwards / Sunlight hitting the coniferous tree Line, Banff NP, Alberta. Canada

Niall Benvie / Evening light hitting mountains near Iearapetra, Crete April 1996

Christoph Becker / Sun hitting the peak and upper slopes of Matterhorn mountain, Switzerland

Nick Turner / Wave from a springtime tidal bore hitting a riverbank on the River Severn at Minsterworth, also known as the Severn Bore. Gloucestershire UK.

Kim Taylor / 12 stage digital composite of raindrop hitting the water surface.

Chris Newbert / Orbiculate Batfish (Platax orbicularis) juvenile, with raindrops hitting the waters surface in background, Solomon Islands

David Noton / Dark clouds with shafts of sunlight hitting the water, Bantry Bay, Republic of Ireland

Onne van der Wal / Anchored yachts during an October 2006 storm hitting Rhode Island, USA. Newport Bridge in the background.

Barry Bland / Female volleyball player during Australia versus China in the Beach Volleyball at the Olympic Games, Athens, Greece, 16 August 2004. Editorial Use Only.

Barry Bland / Female volleyball players during an Australia versus China match at the Olympic Games, Athens, Greece, 16 August 2004. Editorial Use Only.

Barry Bland / Female volleyball players during the Germany versus Bulgaria match, Olympic Games, Athens, Greece, 16 August 2004. Editorial Use Only.

Barry Bland / Female volleyball players during an Australia versus China match at the Olympic Games, Athens, Greece, 16 August 2004. Editorial Use Only.

Onne van der Wal / Katabatic winds with strong gusts of up to 40-60 knots hitting the water.

Onne van der Wal / Katabatic winds with strong gusts of up to 40-60 knots hitting the water.

Onne van der Wal / Strong gust of wind hitting the water with a velocity of about 60 knots, South Africa.

Barry Bland / Female volleyball player during Australia versus China in the Beach Volleyball at the Olympic Games, Athens, Greece, 16 August 2004. Editorial Use Only.

Barry Bland / Close up of a volleyball being used for the Germany versus Bulgaria match at the Olympic Games, Athens, Greece, 16 August 2004. Editorial Use Only.