Philippe Clement / Silhouette of Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) against thunderstorm clouds, Italian Alps, Gran Paradiso National Park, June, digital composite

Philippe Clement / Long-spurred violet (Viola calcarata) in flower, Val Veny, Italian Alps, Italy, June

David Pattyn / Alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) in flight. Stelvio National Park, Italian Alps, Solda, Sulden am Ortler, Sudtirol, Italy. January 2013.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Winter ice and snow, Gran Paradiso NP, Aosta valley, Italian alps

Juan Carlos Munoz / Red fox {Vulpes vulpes} walking through thick snow, Gran Paradiso NP, Valsavarenche, Aosta valley, Italian alps

Martin Dohrn / Lenticular clouds forming over the Italian Alps

Martin Dohrn / Mont Blanc (4807m), Italian Alps, Italy, Europe

Ashley Cooper / Rosebay willowherb (Chamaenerion angustifolium) in front of Mont Chetif and the Mont Blanc range, from Refuge Bertone, above Courmayeur, Italy. August 2014.

Ashley Cooper / View towards Mont Blanc from above Val Veny. With a rock marked with the Tour du Mont Blanc long distance footpath. Italy, August 2014.

Ashley Cooper / View towards Mont Blanc and the Glacier du Miage from above Val Veny, Italy. August 2014.

Ashley Cooper / Rapidly receding Brenva Glacier in the Mont Blanc range, Italy, with cyclists. August 2014

Ashley Cooper / Mountain bikers on Mont de la Saxe above Courmayeu, Italy. August 2014