Heather Angel / Man using pole to propel bamboo raft on Lijang / Li River, Karst peaks beyond. At dawn, Lijiang River Scenic Zone, Yangshuo county, Guangxi, China.

Guy Edwardes / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) with Egret (Ardeidae sp) on back wtih tourists watching from boat in background. Chobe River, Botswana. 2017.

Guy Edwardes / Canoes on Loch Tummel, Perthshire, Scotland, UK. October, 2014.

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding at Bagan (floating fishing platform), Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia. Winner of the Man and Nature Portfolio Award in the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Aw...

Espen Bergersen / Gulls (Laridae) seaching for food in water containing blood coming from a large fishing boat, Tromvik, Kvaloya, Troms, Norway, November 2014.

Jeff Rotman / Hauling in dragger net filled with Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), Pollock (Pollachius), Dogfish (Squalidae) and Lobster (Nephropidae) Georges Bank off Massachusetts, New England, USA, May 2015. M...

Juergen Freund / Schooling silversides (Atheriniformes) split level with karst limestone cliff and West Papuan fishermen in their dugout outrigger canoe. Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Second Place in the Portfolio Award of t...

Juan Carlos Munoz / Tourist paddling among mangroves in canoe, Puerto Jimenez, Golfo Dulce, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.

Angelo Gandolfi / Gannets (Morus bassanus) courtship behavior on nest on abandoned boat, La Spezia Gulf, Italy. Mediterranean Sea. July.

Juan Carlos Munoz / People exploring underground lakes via rigid inflatable boat, Cross Cave (Krizna jama) under Cross Mountain, Green Karst, Slovenia, October 2014.

Franco Banfi / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) hauled out in shallow water, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic Ocean. July.

Ernie Janes / Aerial view of boats in East Fleet, with Pinewoods caravan park, and salt marshes on the coast of Norfolk, England, UK, February 2009.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) charging against boat on Lake Chamo. Nechisar National Park. Ethiopia, November 2014

Cyril Ruoso / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) in habitat with boat, Rinca Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia. Non-ex

Claudio Contreras / Boat on canal between chinampas, a wetland agricultural system. Xochimilco wetlands, Mexico City, September

Frederique Olivier / Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) in front of French Icebreaker L'Astrolabe, on edge of the fast ice off Dumont D'Urville station, Antarctica. December 2014.

Constantinos Petrinos / Sunset reflected on the surface of the Aegean Sea on a calm day with a speedboat, Evia Island, Greece. July 2014.

David Noton / Canoes on the moored on the Nam Song River at Vang Vieng, Laos, March 2009.

David Noton / Hot air balloon over the Temples of Bagan at dawn, Myanmar, November 2012.

Olga Kamenskaya / Coast of Olkhon island, Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia, September 2013.

Ross Hoddinott / Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) diving for fish with the Athala II boat in the background, Espumilla beach, Galapagos, Ecuador. April.

David Noton / Row boats on the Canal du Midi near Carcassonne, Languedoc, France, May 2005.

Michael Pitts / Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Hatchling swimming out to deep water from Karan Island after being released from boat. Saudi Arabia. Arabian Gulf.

Jean E. Roche / Beaver (Castor fiber) on beach, Camargue, France, November.

Ernie Janes / Boat full of people watching Common Seals (Phoca vitulina) on sand bank at Blakeney Point, Norfolk, August 2013.

Ernie Janes / Abstract photo of Tower Bridge, with blurred motion red bus, London, June 2013. Digitally manipulated.

Tom Gilks / Fishermen preparing nets, Remba Island, Lake Victoria, Kenya.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Storm sending spray over pier, Kalk Bay harbor, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Storm over Kalk Bay harbor with boat, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.

Jeff Rotman / Fishermen clean Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) on deck of fishing trawler, with herring gulls (Larus argentatus) flocking in the background. Stellwagen Banks, New England, United States, North Atlantic O...

Jeff Rotman / Fisherman hauling back trawler net on fishing trawler. Stellwagen Banks, New England, United States, North Atlantic Ocean Model released.

Staffan Widstrand,Staffan Widstrand / Throw-net fisherman, on raft, Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, January 2013.

Staffan Widstrand,Staffan Widstrand / Throw-net fishermen on raft, Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, January 2013.

Staffan Widstrand,Staffan Widstrand / Fishermen in boats, Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, January 2013.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia,Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) and Antarctic cruise liner 'MV Ushuaia' in Neko Harbour, Andvord Bay. Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Richard Du Toit / Aerial photograph of container ship near Cape Town Harbour, Atlantic Ocean, South Africa, Western Cape Province, March 2010

Merryn Thomas,Merryn Thomas / Catamarans taking part in the Extreme 40 catamaran racing series in Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales, UK, September 2012.

Merryn Thomas,Merryn Thomas / Black and white image of three punts, Mevagissey, Cornwall, England, January.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii) commercial fishing boat (James Archer) leaves the Saldhana Bay harbour before the break of dawn. The lights of the town and the lighthouse flash on the horizon...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / A hoop net with West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii) being pulled up in sea kayak for recreational fishing. Kommetjie, Western Cape, South Africa

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Recreational fishing in a sea kayak for West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii). Hoop net or trap is lowered onto the sea floor or kelp bed with a pouch of bait (sardines or pilchards) attached. Kom...

Franco Banfi / View of Procida, the small harbour of Corricella, island near Ischia Island, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean

Claudio Contreras,Claudio Contreras / Man unloading seaweed, Hambungan Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April 2013

Claudio Contreras,Claudio Contreras / Discarded nets, bangka canoe and other garbage at the beach, Guindacpan Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April 2013

Robert Thompson / Blasker sound, viewed form Blasket Island Boat station, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland, November 2012

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Low's cymbidium (Cymbidium lowianum) endemic tree orchid, Gaoligongshan NP, Yunnan province, China

Juergen Freund / Men on a fishing device called ?Bagan?, a stationary outrigger boat, with a net between outriggers and strong light at night to attract anchovies and scad. Cenderawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia,...

Juergen Freund / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) near a fishing device called ?Bagan?, a stationary outrigger boat, with a net between outriggers and strong light at night to attract anchovies and scad. The whale sharks...

Juergen Freund / Aerial view of Hamilton Island sailing race, off the coast of Queensland, Australia, August 2011

Juergen Freund / Aerial view of Hamilton Island sailing race, off the coast of Queensland, Australia, August 2011

Ernie Janes / Boats on Cley Beach with stormy clouds above, UK November 2012

Barrie Britton / Snow covered fishing boats in Sitka Harbour, Alaska. Photograph taken on location for BBC TV series 'Nature's Great Events', March 2008.

Mark Carwardine / Tourists in small boat watching curious Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) spyhopping, San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, February 2007

Rick Tomlinson / "Team Russia" bowman Michael Joubert during in-port race training in Alicante, Spain, for the 10th Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009. For EDITORIAL USE only.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Photographer, Paul Harris, and SWT reserve manager, Mark Blake, working from a small boat at Westhay SWT reserve, Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, UK, June 2011, Model released. Photographer quote:...

Frederique Olivier / Young girl paddling dugout canoe, Peava village, Solomon Islands, Melanesia, September 2008.

Juergen Freund / Child in canoe beside traditional fishing boat, Semporna, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, June 2009.

Juergen Freund / Kite fisherman using a kite and fishing line. Skipjack tuna are a common catch. Sulawesi, Indonesia, November 2009.

Juergen Freund / Kite fisherman using a kite and fishing line. Skipjack tuna are a common catch. Sulawesi, Indonesia, November 2009.

Juergen Freund / Papua New Guinean islander paddling his dugout canoe to trade fresh vegetables. He will come back with instant noodles, rice, soap and other groceries he would normally have no access to. Papua New Gu...

Juergen Freund / Split level image of Papuan fisherman standing on his dugout canoe over shallow corals, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, June 2010

Juergen Freund / Hook and line fishermen in dugout canoe and self made goggles catching a coral grouper for growing on in cage for the Live reef fish trade, Wakatobi, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Matthew Maran / People in a small boat with the sun setting on the horizon. Pacific Rim National Park, Vancouver Island, Canada, September 2010, model released

Juergen Freund / West Papuan fishermen in their outrigger boat. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

Juan Manuel Borrero / Upturned canoes (caballitos) owned by the Fishermen of Totora, on Pimentel beach at sunset. Chiclayo. Peru November 2009

Onne van der Wal / Shoal of fish beneath nets and small fishing boats in the Grenadines, Caribbean, February 2010.

Onne van der Wal / Tethered tender floating on clear waters in the Exumas, Bahamas, Caribbean. June 2009.

Inaki Relanzon / Traditional fishermen who rows with the feet, in Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma. August 2009

Inaki Relanzon / Traditional fishermen with their boats on a narrow river, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma. August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Boat in channel between aquatic plants, Lake Skadar, Lake Skadar National Park, Montenegro, May 2008

Tim Laman / Shrimp fry fishing in the Sibsa River. Each fisherman, working from his own boat, has set a net to capture shrimp fry passing on the current as the tide rises and brings water in from the sea. Nolian...

Jerry Monkman / Three young girls (ages 3, 5, 9) in a rowing boat at Oliver Lodge, Lake Winnipesauke, Meredith, New Hampshire, USA. Model Released. July 2008

Jerry Monkman / Man launches his three daughters in a rowing boat at Oliver Lodge, Lake Winnipesauke, Meredith, New Hampshire, USA. Model Released. October 2007

Steven Kazlowski / An Inupiaq whaling crew prepare to paddle their seal skin boat / umiak, in an open lead in the Chukchi Sea, during spring whaling season, off the Arctic coastal village of Point Hope, Alaska, May 2008

Steven Kazlowski / An Inupiaq whaling crew paddle their seal skin boat / umiak, in an open lead in the Chukchi Sea, during spring whaling season, off the Arctic coastal village of Point Hope, Alaska, May 2008

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Beaver (Castor fiber) swimming with kayaker watching behind. Knapdale, Scotland, UK, June.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Men on raft in Cheow Larn Lake. Khao Sok National Park. Suratthani Province, Thailand.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Tourists on raft outside an ecolodge at Cheow Larn Lake. Khao Sok National Park. Suratthani Province, Thailand. February 2011

Juan Carlos Munoz / Tourists on raft outside an ecolodge at Cheow Larn Lake. Khao Sok National Park. Suratthani Province, Thailand. February 2011

Juan Carlos Munoz / Koh Rokroy at Adang Archipelago. Tarutao Marine National Park. Satun province, Andaman Sea, Thailand.

Ernie Janes / Fishing with traditional coble boat at Alnmouth with Couquet Isand England, UK, July

Duncan Murrell / Kayak in the entrance channel to the Big Lagoon, Miniloc Island at low tide, Bacuit Archipelago, Palawan, the Philippines.

Duncan Murrell / Kayak in the entrance channel to the Big Lagoon, Miniloc Island at low tide, Bacuit Archipelago, Palawan, the Philippines.

Will Watson / Replica Viking longboat on Llangorse Lake and the Crannog, a 9th Century man-made island, Brecon Beacons National Park, Breconshire, Wales, September 2018.

Juergen Freund / Wide angle shot of a kayaker paddling in Lake Barrine, with rainforest in the background, Wet Tropic World Heritage Area, North Queensland, Australia.2017.

Juergen Freund / Aerial shot flying above Lake Barrine, with a kayaker paddling along the edge of Water lilies (Nymphaea gigantea), Wet Tropic World Heritage Area, North Queensland, Australia.

Juergen Freund / Aerial shot flying above Lake Barrine, with a kayaker paddling along the edge of Water lilies (Nymphaea gigantea), Wet Tropic World Heritage Area, North Queensland, Australia.

Juergen Freund / Aerial shot flying above Lake Barrine, with a kayaker paddling along the edge of Water lilies (Nymphaea gigantea), Wet Tropic World Heritage Area, North Queensland, Australia.

Juan Carlos Munoz / People canoeing on Loire River, Loire, The Loire Valley, France. July 2017.

Lynn M. Stone / Kayaker in bay fringed by Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) forest. Tampa Bay, Pinellas County, Florida, USA. July 2018.

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Training for the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Tueng Ng Festival, is one of the favourites of Chinese Festivals celebrated in the territory. Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China. June, 2016.

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Training for the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Tueng Ng Festival, is one of the favourites of Chinese Festivals celebrated in the territory. Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China. June, 2016.

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Training for the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Tueng Ng Festival, is one of the favourites of Chinese Festivals celebrated in the territory. Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China. June, 2016.

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Training for the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Tueng Ng Festival, is one of the favourites of Chinese Festivals celebrated in the territory. Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China. June, 2016.

Ashley Cooper / Members of an expedition cruise to Antarctica sea kayaking in Paradise Bay beneath Mount Walker, Antarctic Peninsula. February 2014.

David Fleetham / Two man paddle team of Mark Shimer and Bear Keahi in the Maui Canoe and Kayak Club's 2014 Maui to Molokai race from DT Fleming Beach to Kaunakakai Harbor, Hawaii.