Tim Fitzharris / Arch on beach, El Matador State Beach, California

Alex Mustard / Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) hunts for a meal in a school of Pacific chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) beneath an oil rig. Eureka Rig, Los Angeles, California, USA, September

Alex Mustard / Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) hunts for a meal in a school of Pacific chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus), beneath an oil rig. Eureka Rig, Los Angeles, California, United States of Ame...

Alex Mustard / Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) in the kelp forest (Macrocystis pyrifera). Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands. Los Angeles, California, United States of America. North East Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) resting in the canopy of a forest of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera). Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands. Los Angeles, California, United States of Am...

Alex Mustard / Young California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) playing in the canopy of a forest of Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera). Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands. California, USA. North East Pacific Oc...

Gavin Hellier / View of downtown Los Angeles, California, USA, July 2011. No release available.

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.

Floris van Breugel / Burnt trees after a station fire near Los Angeles, Southern California, USA, September 2009

Tim Fitzharris / Sunset over Leo Carillo State Beach, Malibu, California

Tim Fitzharris / Sea arch and full moon over El Matador State Beach, Malibu, California

Tim Fitzharris / Waves crashing on Point Dume Beach, California