Juan Carlos Munoz / Detail of melting ice on Jokulsarlon beach. Southern Iceland, Europe, November 2012.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Detail in frozen waterfall. Selijalandfoss waterfall, Southern Iceland, Europe, March 2011.

Jeff Vanuga / Aerial view of Grand Prismatic Springs Midway Geyser Basin. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, July 2011.

Staffan Widstrand / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) reflection in water, Svalbard, Norway

Peter Cairns / Reflections in glacial fjord, Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, Norway

Jack Dykinga / Shore Acres State Park with sandstone bluffs being pounded by tidal shifting surf, creating waterfalls over concretions in the stone. Oregon

Sandra Bartocha / Scots Pine trees (Pinus sylvestris) in evening sunlight. January. Specially commended, Creative Visions category, Wildlife Photographer of the Year WPY 2012 competition.

Andrew Parkinson / Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) adult in winter plumage, taking off at dawn from tranquil lake. (Non-ex) Derbyshire, UK. Highly commended, GDT competition 2012, Nature's studio categor...

Sandra Bartocha / Common Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) flowers impression in field, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg Western Pommerania, Germany

Sandra Bartocha / Sea shells in sand, North sea, Germany, September

Sandra Bartocha / Sporangia of a moss, in Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, March

Sandra Bartocha / Forest view of trunks of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris), Downy European white birch (Betula pubescens) and European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees, Muritz National Park, Germany, November

Sandra Bartocha / Forest view of trunks of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris), Downy European white birch (Betula pubescens) and European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees, Muritz National Park, Germany, November

Sandra Bartocha / Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa) flower abstract, Hoher Fläming nature reserve, Brandenburg, Germany

Jack Dykinga / Colorado River Delta, with watercourse sculpted patterns eroded into the salt / silt flats near the Sea of Cortez, La Reserva del Golfo, Baja, Mexico

Juan Carlos Munoz / Detail of geological rock formations in the sandstone cliffs of Jaizkibel Beach, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain, May 2012

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view saltmarshes of Bahia de Cadiz Natural Park, Huelva, Andalucia, Spain, March 2008

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of patterns created by agricultural work on land, Los Monegros, Zaragoza Province, Aragon, Spain, July 2011

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of salt pans coloured red by cyanobacteria, Lake Natron, Rift Valley, Tanzania, August 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of patterns created by agricultural work on land, Los Monegros, Zaragoza Province, Aragon, Spain, July 2011

Juan Carlos Munoz / Abstract of reeds in front of lake with reflections, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Lika, Croatia, Europe, October 2011

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Aerial view of saltmarsh landscape, Abbotts Hall Farm Nature Reserve, Essex, England, UK, March 2012. 2020VISION Exhibition. Did you know? Salt marshes are great for removing and storing carbon dioxid...

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony at Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, July. 2020VISION Exhibition.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Dew covered spider's web with pink flowering heather in the background, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August. Did you know? Spiders silk is one of the strongest materials in nature, equallin...

Edwin Giesbers / Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) close up of young calf skin pattern, captive

Alex Mustard / Peacock flounder (Bothus lunatus) resting on the seabed, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.

Alex Mustard / Underwater scene where light and water interplay on a shallow sand bank, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea, September 2005.

Alex Hyde / Cape sundew (Drosera capensis) close-up of sticky droplets on leaf hairs that trap invertebrate prey, originating from South Africa.

Inaki Relanzon / Remarkable Rocks at night, Flinders Chase National Park, Kangaroo Island, South Australia State, Australia, September 2011.

Brent Stephenson / A large hole in an iceberg with icicles hanging. Yalour Islands, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, December.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) large numbers resting on trunk of Sweetgum tree (Liquidambar orientalis) in the Petaloudes Valley, Rhodes island, Greece, August 2011

Sven Zacek / Fish seen through water and the reflections of trees. Jogeva maakond, Estonia, Europe, February.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Oryx (Oryx gazella) in motion. Kalahari, Botswana, November.

Jeff Rotman / Alcyonarian Coral (Dendronephthya spp.) polyps open and feeding. Red Sea, Egypt.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Fisheye view of carpet of Bluebells (Endymion nonscriptus) in Beech (Fagus sylvatica) woodland, Micheldever Woods, Hampshire, England, UK, April. 2020VISION Book Plate.Did you know? Bluebells were use...

Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) curious adult investigates a remote camera along a hillside on Spitsbergen and the northwest coast of the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Greenland Sea, July

Kirkendall-Spring / Rows of pine trees in Pine forest plantation along Highway 203, Applin County, Georgia, USA, November 2008

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Close up of Common / Round leaved sundew {Drosera rotundifolia}, Westhay Nature Reserve (Somerset Wildlife Trust), Somerset Levels, Somerset, UK. June

Rob Tilley / Agave (Agave sp.) leaf close-up detail. Maui, Hawaii, February.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) in flight, Svalbard, Norway, July. Highly commended, BIRDS category, GDT 2011 competition. Joint runner up in Creative Visions of Nature Category, Wildlife Photographer...

Juergen Freund / Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) mating over coral reef, Sipadan Island, Sabah, Malaysia, June, Endangered species

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lesniewski / View of Tatra Mountains from Rozsypaniec Peak at sunset. Bieszczady, Carpathian Mountains, Poland, September 2009.

Bernard Castelein / Cotton Grass (Eriophorum vaginatum) growing in water. Goldenstater Moor, Niedersachsen, Germany.

Steve Nicholls / Looking up through the leaves of Wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) in woodland, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA, May

Juergen Freund / Detail of Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) Bali, Indonesia, Indo-pacific

Matthew Maran / Detail of frost on Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata). Vancouver Island, Canada, March.

Juergen Freund / Feather star (Crinoidea) underside. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Mark Taylor / 'The Marble Cathedrals' - marble rocks dissolved and sculpted by water. Rio Tranquilo, Chile, March 2010.

Peter Cairns / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) with its beak in water. Fife, Scotland, November.

Peter Cairns / Silver Birch (Betula verrucosa) reflected in Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin. Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland, December.

Inaki Relanzon / Volcanic eruption, Eyjafjallajokull, near the Myrdalsjokull glacier, South Iceland, april 2010.

Alex Hyde / Close up of feathers of cock Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus).

Orsolya Haarberg / Sand patterns on a beach, Lofoten, Nordland, Norway.

Orsolya Haarberg / Patterns of sand, ice and volcanic ash on the slope of the Reykjafjoll mountain, Fjallabak Nature Reserve, Iceland, sunset, August 2010

Juan Carlos Munoz / Vatnajokull glacier, Southeast Iceland,

Juan Carlos Munoz / Vatnajokull glacier. Southeast Iceland, July 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / River patterns from melting glacier. Olfusa river, Southwest Iceland, July 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / River patterns from melting glacier. Olfusa river, Southwest Iceland, July 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / River patterns from melting glacier. Olfusa river, Southwest Iceland, July 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / River patterns from melting glacier. Markarfljot river, South Iceland, July 2009

Jenny E. Ross / Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens) and Ross's Geese (Chen rossii) taking off from field where they have been feeding, Imperial Valley, California, USA.

Andrew Walmsley / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) detail of petals, Lake District NP, Cumbria, England, UK. June

Floris van Breugel / Warm sunlight after a snowstorm reveals intricate patterns in the 'Painted Hills' caused by slowly eroding rich fossil beds, in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon, USA. December 2009

Floris van Breugel / Autumn colours of Aspen tree (Populus tremula) Sierra Nevada, California, USA. September 2009

Floris van Breugel / A colorful explosion of rocks embedded in three feet of permanent cave ice deep in a lava tube cave (illuminated with a flashlight in the utter darkness.) Lava Beds National Monument, Northern Califor...

Floris van Breugel / View from behind one of the many waterfalls in Watkins Glen, upstate New York's fingerlakes region. New York, USA. May 2008

Alex Mustard / Eye and spiracle detail of a Bluespotted / Ribbontail Stingray (Taeniura lymma) Sipadan Island, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. May

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Lake Natron, Rift Valley, Tanzania, Africa, August 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Lake Natron, Rift Valley, Tanzania, Africa, August 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of a flock of Lesser Flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor) wading in Lake Natron, with sediment trails, Rift Valley, Tanzania, Africa, August 2009

Claudio Contreras / Pink abalone (Haliotis corrugata) shell detail, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, January

Guy Edwardes / Beads of water trapped on vibrant green moss Landmannalaugar, Southern Iceland, July 2009.

Guy Edwardes / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) close up of flower seed head, Kingcombe Meadows, Beaminster, Dorset, England, May

Edwin Giesbers / Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta / Endymion scriptum) flowering in Beech wood, Hallerbos, Belgium, April, long exposure

Edwin Giesbers / Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) sitting in darkness, with eyes glowing as they reflect available light, captive

Michel Roggo / Three-barred / speckled peacock bass (Cichla temensis) entering flooded forest to spawn. Tributary Rio Tabajos, Para, Brazil.

Jouan & Rius / Wave rock, an eroded granite plateau, Hyden area, Western Australia. August 2009

Jouan & Rius / Wave rock, an eroded granite plateau, Hyden area, Western Australia. August 2009

Bence Mate / Low angle view of grey heron feet (Ardea cinerea), leaping to attack gret white egret (Egretta alba), egret wings visible. Hungary. WINNER: Erik Hosking Award portfolio image 1/6 - Wildlife Photograph...

Sandra Bartocha / Gespensterwald (ghostly forest) - European Beech forest (Fagus sylvatica), Nienhagen, Germany.

Sandra Bartocha / Gespensterwald (ghostly forest) - European Beech forest (Fagus sylvatica) in snow, Nienhagen, Germany. RUNNER-UP: Creative Visions of Nature - Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010

Edwin Giesbers / Convolulus flower (Convolvulus sp) Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Edwin Giesbers / Crown daisy flower (Glebionis coronarium) Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Tim Laman / Cape / Pintado petrel (Daption capense) in flight over the ocean, Antarctica, January

Tim Laman / Iceberg showing wave erosion, Antarctica, January

Aflo / Y-6504 Cirrus clouds in blue sky above mountain range, North America

Aflo / N-14708 Waterfall falling onto mossy stones, Nagano, Japan.

Aflo / N-13704 Waterfall in woodland with Azalea trees in flower, Tochigi, Japan.

Aflo / N-13802 River and waterfall in woodland, Aomori, Japan.

Aflo / N-13804 River and waterfall in woodland, Aomori, Japan.

Aflo / Y-11106 Double rainbow over sea with waves breaking on shoreline

Aflo / Y-11001 Double rainbow on horizon over sea

Aflo / N-14802 Aerial view of river flowing through woodland, Japan.

Aflo / N-14405 Double waterfall in woodland, Tochigi, Japan.

Stephen Dalton / Water dripping from tip of leaf, UK