Guy Edwardes / Path towards the coastguard cottages and the Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs. Seaford Head Nature Reserve, East Sussex, UK, May 2009. *NOT AVAILABLE FOR BOOK COVER USE IN GERMANY, AUSTRIA AND SWITZERLAND U...

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

Theo Bosboom / Sun rays through stormy clouds, and snow covered beach, Varanger Peninsula, Norway. March.

Jordi Chias / Jellyfish (Diplulmaris antarctica) Cuverville, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Alex Mustard / RF - Silhouette of a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) swimming through an underwater cave. Los Islotes, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Sea of Cortez, Gulf of California, East Pacific...

Andy Rouse / Barn owl (Tyto alba) hunting with sunset light on wings, UK. March.

Nick Hawkins / Ocean sunfish (Mola mola) off Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. July.

Nick Hawkins / Overhead view of a blue shark (Prionace glauca) off Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. July.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Sunlight splintering through misty pine forest at sunset, Glencharnoch Wood, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK.November

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Puffins (Fratercula arctica) Shaint Isles, Scotland, UK, June.

Ross Hoddinott / RF - Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting among tall grasses and bathed in warm, early morning sunlight, Volehouse Moor, Devon, UK. July. (This image may be licensed either as rights...

Ross Hoddinott / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting among tall grasses and bathed in warm, early morning sunlight, Volehouse Moor, Devon, UK. July.

Ross Hoddinott / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) roosting among tall grasses at sunrise and bathed in warm, early morning sunlight, Volehouse Moor, Devon, UK. July.

Franco Banfi / Scuba diver exploring El Eden cenote. Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Stefan Christmann / Drifts of snow around glacier, Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October 2017.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on sea ice at sunrise. Atka Bay, Antarctica. May 2017.

Stefan Christmann / Sunset with beams of light shining through Neumayer-Station III, Alfred-Wegener-Institut research station. Atka Bay, Antarctica. January 2017.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), breeding colony with individuals in foreground walking to / from open water. Atka Bay, Antarctica. September 2017.

Sven Zacek / Sunrise over bog with trees reflected in pool. Endla Nature Reserve, Jogevamaa, Central Estonia. October 2015.

Sven Zacek / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), a field of many seedheads highlighted at sunset. Karula National Park, Valgamaa, Southern Estonia. June 2017.

Pal Hermansen / Common brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) flying in summer meadow amongst Knapweed (Centaurea sp). Hvaler, Ostfold, Norway. July.

David Tipling / Barn owl(Tyto alba) flying, North Norfolk, England, UK. february

Guy Edwardes / Sgwd Ddwli Uchaf, Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales. June 2013

Jack Dykinga / Roosevelt elk (Cervus canadensis roosevelti) in a meadow beneath redwood trees, Del Norte Redwoods National Park, California, USA. June

Jack Dykinga / Roosevelt elk (Cervus canadensis roosevelti) in a meadow beneath redwood trees, Del Norte Redwoods National Park, California, USA. June

Ashley Cooper / Sunflower next to the PS20 solar thermal tower, the only such working solar tower currently in the world. Sanlucar La Mayor, Andalucia, Spain. May 2011

Ashley Cooper / Heliostats, large reflective mirrors directing sunlight to the PS20 solar thermal tower, the only such working solar tower currently in the world. Sanlucar La Mayor, Andalucia, Spain. June 2011

Remi Masson / Water lilies (Nymphaea alba) lit by the sun's rays, seen under water. Alps, Ain, France. June. Highly commended in the the Underwater World category, GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 201...

Tony Wu / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae australis) female, stationary with calf heading to surface for breath of air. Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific.

Guy Edwardes / Sunrise through stone at Men-An-Tol, Morvah, Cornwall, England, UK. September 2016.

Guy Edwardes / Beech (Fagus sylvatica) avenue, Moor Crichel, Dorset, England, UK. May 2017.

Guy Edwardes / Sunrise over the Marshwood Vale, West Dorset from Quar Hill, Chideock, Dorset, England, UK. May 2013.

Guy Edwardes / Rocky shore at Kimmeridge Bay with Clavell Tower in background, Isle of Purbeck, Jurassic Coast, Dorset, England, UK. December 2010.

Guy Edwardes / Corfe Castle in morning mist, Corfe, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK. September 2013.

Guy Edwardes / Corfe Castle in morning mist, Corfe, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK. September 2013.

Guy Edwardes / Clavell Tower, Kimmeridge Bay, Jurrasic Coast, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK. November2011.

Guy Edwardes / View from Colmer's Hill, Bridport, Dorset, England, UK. April 2016.

Guy Edwardes / Colmer's Hill, Bridport, Dorset, England, UK. April 2016.

Guy Edwardes / Callanish Standing Stones, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. March 2015.

Guy Edwardes / Callanish Standing Stones, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. March 2015.

Guy Edwardes / Durdle Door and Bats Head at sunset, Jurassic Coast, Dorset, England, UK. December 2014.

Guy Edwardes / Buachaille Etive Mor in winter, Rannoch Moor, Highlands, Scotland, UK. January 2015.

Guy Edwardes / Footpath past The Needle, Quiraing, Trotternish Peninsula, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK. January 2014.

Guy Edwardes / The Needle, Quiraing, Trotternish Peninsula, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK. January 2014.

Guy Edwardes / The Needle, Quiraing, Trotternish Peninsula, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK. January 2015.

Guy Edwardes / The Quiraing, Trotternish Peninsula, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK. January 2015.

Guy Edwardes / Gaada Stack, Foula, Shetland, Scotland, UK. August, 2014.

Guy Edwardes / Queen's View, Loch Tummel, Perthshire, Scotland, UK. October, 2014.

Bernard Castelein / Waterviolet / featherfoil (Hottonia palustris) at sunset, Groot Schietveld, Wuustwezel, Belgium

Bernard Castelein / Beech woodland (Fagus sylvatica) Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium

Bernard Castelein / Beech woodland (Fagus sylvatica) with sun rays shining through, black and white image. Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium

David Fleetham / Patterns of diffused sunlight on Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Hawaii.

Franco Banfi / Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) Trincomalee, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean

Franco Banfi / Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) tail, Trincomalee, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean

Alex Mustard / Schools of Pacific creolefish (Cephalopholis colonus) and Panamic sergeant major (Abudefduf troschelii) swimming through sun beams inside an underwater cavern. Los Islotes, La Paz, Baja California Sur...

Andy Rouse / Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) in blizzard, Scotland, UK. January.

Pal Hermansen / Aerial shot of trees casting long shadows in low winter sunlight, Golsfjell, Buskerund, Norway, January 2018.

Alex Mustard / RF - Southern stingray (Dasyatis americana) swimming over sand in shallow water at dawn, Cayman Islands, Caribbean Sea. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Ross Hoddinott / Catbells and the edge of Derwentwater bathed in early morning light and autumnal colours, Latrigg, Keswick, The Lake District, Cumbria, UK. November 2016.

Jack Dykinga / Cap-rocks on the rim of the Escalante Canyon at dawn. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA, October 2012.

Cyril Ruoso / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) feeding along riverbed, viewed underwater, Burgundy, France. November.

Sue Daly / Furbelows seaweed (Saccorhiza polyschides), with fronds moving in the current, Sark, British Channel Islands, UK, June.

Ingo Arndt / Magnetic termite (Amitermes meridionalis) aerial view of mounds in grassland, Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia.

Ingo Arndt / Rear view of Horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) with trail in sand, Delaware Bay, Delaware, USA, May

Ingo Arndt / View from Margaret Knoll lookout of sunset and rain clouds over the Indian Ocean and the east coast of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Australian Territory, December 2009.

Ingo Arndt / Freestone eroded pillars reflecting sunlight, Naturpark Pfaelzerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Clay Bolt / Central bumble bee (Bombus centralis) pollinating wildflowers in the Bridger Range, Bozeman, Montana. August.

Alex Mustard / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) young seal silhouetted against the sun as it dives after breathing, Lundy Island, Devon, UK, Bristol Channel, August

Richard Robinson / Shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) profile portrait, just below surface, off the West Coast of Auckland, New Zealand, February

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) swimming over kelp forest, Shetland, Scotland, UK, August.

Nick Garbutt / Sun beam at sun rise over the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yelllowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. January 2016.

Nick Garbutt / Sun beam at sun rise over the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yelllowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. January 2016

Carol Walker / Head portrait of grey Arabian stallion running in desert dunes near Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Carol Walker / Wild Mustang horse rearing, Pryor mountains, Montana, USA. June.

Sandra Bartocha / Sun rays shining through European beech woodland (Fagus sylvatica). Serrahn, Muritz-National Park, World Natural Heritage site, Germany, Europe. November 2015.

Andy Rouse / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) swimming, backlit with morning light forming a bokeh affect on the water, Wales, UK, February. Highly commended in the Habitat Category of the BWPA (British W...

Alex Mustard / California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) adult female swimming through sunbeams in an underwater cave. Los Isotes, La Paz, Mexico. Sea of Cortez, East Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) from above. Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico. East Pacific Ocean

Alex Mustard / Lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) with feeding tentacles spread swimming in the sun in shallow water. Gulen, Norway. North East Atlantic Ocean.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) with sunrays, Cape Point, South Africa, March.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) near surface, Cape Point, South Africa, March 2015

Floris van Breugel / The first rays of sunshine above the Sierra Crest, illuminating granite, Mitre Basin, Sierra Nevada, Sequoia National Park, California, USA, August

Floris van Breugel / Young California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera) in sunshine among older palms in a remote oasis in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA March

Floris van Breugel / Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) in morning sun, Anza-Borrego State Park, California, USA February

Floris van Breugel / First rays of golden sunshine hit Giant Sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) covered in a winter blanket of snow and frost, Grant Grove, Sequoia / Kings Canyon National Park, California, USA November

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) with scuba diver, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia.

Pete Oxford / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) front view portrait, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua. Indonesia.

Pete Oxford / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) and scuba divers seen from below, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua. Indonesia.

Tony Wu / Juvenile Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) silhouetted against blue skies at Carnac Island, Western Australia

Jussi Murtosaari / European Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) on ice next to stream, winter, Finland. February.

Bence Mate / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in rain with another heron behind, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. January.

Wim van den Heever / Tranquil landscape with African elephant (Loxodonta africana) and rays of sunlight at sunrise, Masai Mara, Kenya.

Roy Mangersnes / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) resting on log in sunlight, Fernandina Island, Galapagos, April.

Bert Willaert / Titicaca water frog (Telmatobius culeus) swimming underwater, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. Critically endangered species.

Orsolya Haarberg / Snow covered Norway spruce (Picea abies) forest on Mount Harghita Madaras, Carpathian Mountains, Transylvania, Romania, January 2015.

Orsolya Haarberg / Norway spruce (Picea abies) trees covered in snow, Ciuc Mountains, Transylvania, Romania, January 2015.