Morley Read / Reventador Volcano erupting at dawn, Ecuador, 2017. The mountain has been in a constant state of eruption since 2002.

Sven Zacek / Aerial view of a small forest lake in Karula National Park, Valgamaa county, Southern Estonia. Highly commended in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards 2019.

Morley Read / Timelapse of the summit of Cotopaxi Volcano (5,897m) after a heavy snowfall, showing vapour emanating from fumaroles, Ecuador, 2018.

Morley Read / Panning time-lapse along the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes, from the snowcapped peak of Antisana Volcano to Sincholagua Volcano, seen from the slopes of Cotopaxi Volcano, 2018.

Morley Read / Summit of Cotopaxi Volcano (5,897m) after a heavy snowfall, showing vapour emanating from fumaroles, Ecuador, 2018.

Martin Willis / Spinifex Grass (Spinifex sp) in desert, Kata Tjuta, Australia

Martin Willis / Mangroves along coast and boat, Deluge Inlet, Hinchinbrook Island National Park, Queensland, Australia

Alex Mustard / Southern stingray (Dasyatis americana) two swimming over sand bar, under stormy sky. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. British West Indies.

Guy Edwardes / Glastonbury Tor at sunrise surrounded by early morning mist. View from Walton Hill, Somerset, England, UK. June 2019.

Guy Edwardes / Milky Way above Durdle Door rock arch. Jurasic Coast, Dorset, England, UK. August 2019. Composite image.

Guy Edwardes / Aurora borealis above sea stacks, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland. 2019.

Claudio Contreras / California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), two perched in tree, adult and juvenile. California condor recovery program, Sierra de San Pedro Martir National Park, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico.

Ingo Arndt / Sun rising over ice formations on Lake Baikal. Siberia, Russia. February 2019.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) colony huddled together under the Southern Lights, Aurora australis, Atka Bay, Antarctica. September.

Yashpal Rathore / Small tree frog (Rhacophorus lateralis) at night under starry sky, Western Ghats. India. Endangered and endemic to Western Ghats.

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Tropical island, Keeling Islands, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Tropical island, Keeling Islands, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Tropical island, Keeling Islands, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Tropical island, Keeling Islands, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Lichen (Caloplaca sp) covered coastal rock, Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Granite rocks with lichen and Milky Way, Bicheno, Tasmania, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Coast, Red Rock Beach, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Tropical beach, Keeling Islands, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Tropical island, Keeling Islands, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Tropical island, Keeling Islands, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) fruit germinating on tropical beach, Keeling Islands, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) fruit germinating on tropical beach, Keeling Islands, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Tropical reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Red tide, Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

Tony Heald / Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) taking off from ice, Svalbard Norway, July.

Jordi Chias / Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) flying on the open ocean, Drake passage, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Jordi Chias / Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) resting over an iceberg, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Alan Williams / Beaver Bridge over River Conwy, near Betws-y-Coed, Snowdonia National Park, North Wales, UK, September 2018

Jeff Foott / California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) and Goldfield (Lasthenia californica) flowers,superbloom, Antelope Valley, California

Jeff Foott / Purple Owl's Clover (Castilleja exserta) and Goldfield (Lasthenia californica) flowers, super bloom, Carrizo Plain National Monument, California

Jeff Foott / California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) and Goldfield (Lasthenia californica) flowers,super bloom, Antelope Valley, California

Jeff Foott / California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) and Goldfield (Lasthenia californica) flowers, super bloom, Antelope Valley, California

Jeff Foott / Park Avenue view, Arches National Park, Utah

Jeff Foott / Tower Arch, Arches National Park, Utah

Jeff Foott / Marching Men formation, Arches National Park, Utah

Jeff Foott / Marching Men formation, Arches National Park, Utah

Jeff Foott / Full moon over Balanced Rock formation, Arches National Park, Utah

Jeff Foott / Turret Arch in winter, La Sal Mountains, Arches National Park, Utah

Jeff Foott / Double O Arch, Arches National Park, Utah

Jeff Foott / Mule-ears (Wyethia amplexicaulis) flowers at the The Organ, Arches National Park, Utah

Jeff Foott / Marching Men sandstone formation, Arches National Park, Utah

Jeff Foott / Skyline Arch, Arches National Park, Utah

Jeff Foott / Delicate Arch and the La Sal Mountains, Arches National Park, Utah

Jeff Foott / Paintbrush (Castilleja sp) flowers, Arches National Park, Utah

Jeff Foott / Sandstone rock formations, La Sal Mountains, Arches National Park, Utah

Jack Dykinga / Saguaro cacti (Carnegia gigantea) at sunset, during a summer rain storm. Saguaro National Park, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA, August. Digital composite.

John Shaw / Late afternoon light warms the colors in the Yellow Mounds area, Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA, September.

Nick Upton / Captive reared juvenile White stork (Ciconia ciconia) in flight over the Knepp Estate soon after release, Sussex, UK, August 2019.

Nick Upton / Captive reared juvenile White stork (Ciconia ciconia) with a GPS tracker on its back in flight over the Knepp Estate soon after release, Sussex, UK, August 2019.

Colin Monteath/ Hedgehog House / Icebergs in winter in lake, Hooker Glacier, Mount Cook, Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand

Edwin Giesbers / Crown daisy (Glebionis coronarium) flowers against sky, low angle view. Cyprus. April.

Jack Dykinga / Morning light with autumn coloured Cottonwoods (Populus sp) trees lining the river. Valley of the Gods, Colorado Plateau, of the Great Basin Desert, Utah, USA, November 2018.

Jack Dykinga / Sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis) in flight against blue sky, Bosque Del Apache, New Mexico, USA. December.

Morley Read / Aerial timelapse rising over misty cloudforest covering the slopes of Sumaco Volcano, with a water filled crater lake in foreground, Napo Province, Ecuador, 2018. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Timelapse of climbers making their way up to the summit of Cotopaxi Volcano (5897m) after a heavy snowfall, Cotopaxi, Ecuador, December 2018. (non-ex)

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Dead man's fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) on a rocky reef with view of the sky, Shetland, Scotland, UK, August.

Sandesh Kadur / Amur falcons (Falco amurensis) congregating during their migration from Siberia to Africa, near Doyang reservoir, Nagaland, India, October.

Shane P. White / Winnifred Beach, Jamaica

Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of an artificial lake polluted by extractive pyrite mining, the orange color comes from sulfite and the blue is a reflection of the sky, Minas de Riotinto, Andalusia, Spain, January 2019.

Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of the shore of an artificial lake polluted by extractive pyrite mining, the orange color comes from sulfite and the blue is a reflection of the sky, Minas de Riotinto, Andalusia, Spain, J...

Wim van den Heever / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at sunrise. Two males and a female, with the males fighting for the attention of the female. Falklands Islands. 2018 Wildlife Photographer of the Year LUMIX Peo...

Terry Whittaker / Route One, Southeast Iceland. December

Terry Whittaker / Menai Strait and Telford suspension bridge. Isle of Anglesey, Wales, October 2018.

Ross Hoddinott / Luskentye beach, mountains and incoming tide, Isle of Lewis and Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. October 2018.

Marie Read / Abstract patterns of reflected sky and clouds on the ocean with a silhouetted Red-faced cormorant (Phalarocorax urile) in flight, St. Paul Island, Pribilof Islands, Alaska, USA, July.

Nick Upton / View towards Naranjo de Bulnes (Picu Urriellu) a distinctive 2519m limestone peak, Picos de Europa mountains, viewed from Arenas de Cabrales at sunset, Asturias, Spain, August 2016.

Derek Galon / High altitude Boeri Lake in old volcano crater, Morne Trois Pitons National Park, Dominica, West Indies, Windward Islands.

David Pattyn / Moriche palm tree (Mauritia flexuosa) at Laguna Grande in an area of flooded forest, Cuyabeno wildlife reserve, Sucumbios, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador, July, Cuyabeno wildlife reserve, Sucumbios, Amazo...

David Pattyn / The Melnik Earth Pyramids, rock formations, known as hoodoos, situated at the foothills of the Pirin mountain range in south-western Bulgaria, Bulgaria, April

Tim Fitzharris / Wildflowers and cacti, Caprock Canyons State Park, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Rock arch, Atuh Beach, Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia

Shane P. White / Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) tree on beach, Port Olry, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu

Shane P. White / Malmas Island, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu

Shane P. White / Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) tree on coast, Aimbuei Bay, Aore Island, Vanuatu

Shane P. White / Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) tree on coast, Aimbuei Bay, Aore Island, Vanuatu

Shane P. White / Alexandrian Laurel (Calophyllum inophyllum) tree on coast, Aimbuei Bay, Aore Island, Vanuatu

Karine Aigner / Cuban bare-legged owl (Margarobyas lawrencii) in nest hole. Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba.

Jeff Foott / Cottonwood (Populus sp) trees in autumn, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah

Jeff Foott / Mount Chephren, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Jeff Foott / Mountains and river after autumn snowfall, Sunwapta River, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Jeff Foott / Morning Glory Pool, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Jeff Foott / Hiker near waterfall and rainbow, Nevada Fall, Yosemite National Park, California

Jeff Foott / Waterfall in winter, Horsetail Fall, Yosemite National Park, California

Jeff Foott / Sandstone rock formations, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

Jeff Foott / Granite cliff in mist, El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California

Jeff Foott / Yosemite Falls and Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California

Jeff Foott / Bear Grass (Xerophyllum tenax) flowering, Mount Reynolds, Glacier National Park, Montana

Jeff Foott / Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California

John Waters / Large flock of Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) swirling over reedbed roost at dusk, Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Somerset, England, UK, November.