Gavin Hellier / Panoramic view of the foggy skyline of San Francisco at sunrise, California, USA 2011

Oriol Alamany / Total eclipse of the sun at totality. Palmer River, Queensland, Australia, November 14, 2012.

Tim Fitzharris / Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington

Mark Carwardine / Shark fins drying in the sun, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

Steven Kazlowski / Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) pair walking at sunset in the arctic, North Slope of Brooks range, Alaska, USA

Tui De Roy / Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) sky-pointing position to keep cool in sun. Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June.

Martin Dohrn / Wood ant (Formica rufa) basking to absorb heat from the sun which is brought back to the nest when they return, Europe

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Sunset reflected from mudflats. The Wash Estuary, Norfolk, October 2011.

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Sunrise breaking through misty woodland. Wales, UK, December.

Michael D. Kern / Venezuelan Sun Tiger Tarantula / Devil tree spider (Psalmopoeus irminia), captive from Venezuela

Jack Dykinga / North Rim at Cape Royal with sunset storm light streaming in rays, backlighting the canyon ridges, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / River Spey in spring, sun rising behind trres, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, March 2012.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of sun reflected on the Odiel marshes, Huelva, Andalucia, Spain, March 2008

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of sun reflected on the Odiel marshes, Huelva, Andalucia, Spain, March 2008

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Ling (Calluna vulgaris) and Bell Heather (Erica cinerea) blooming on heathland with sun rising through tree. Pig Bush, Beaulieu, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, August. Did you know?...

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Sunrise through deciduous woodland with beech trees casting long shadows. Bolderwood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, October. Did you know? There are 20 million visitors to the New...

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Sun shining through mist in woodland at dawn. Bolderwood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, November.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Corn buntings (Emberiza calandra) in flight, Wallasea Wild Coast Project, RSPB Greater Thames Futurescapes Project, Essex, England, UK, December.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Sunset over South Swale local nature reserve, Kent, England, UK, November.

Danny Green / 2020VISION / Barnacle Geese (Branta leucopsis) in flight at sunset, Caerlaverock WWT, Scotland, Solway, UK, January.

Dave Watts / Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) in flight at dawn, Camargue, France

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Phragmites reeds (Phragmites australis) at dawn in late autumn sun, Woodwalton Fen, Cambridgeshire, UK, October. Did you know? Woodwalton Fen is an example of ancient fen, most of which disappeared...

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) arriving to roost at Snettisham on the Wash. Norfolk, January.

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) on branch in morning sun, Brownsea Island, Dorset, UK, February

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Brown trout (Salmo trutta) swimming through sun beams in a freshwater lake, Capernwray Quarry, Lancashire, UK, July

Ross Hoddinott / Merrivale ancient Stone Row at sunset, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, UK, March 2012.

Orsolya Haarberg / Ash plume from the volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull ice cap, coloured red by the rising Sun, Iceland, 7 May 2010

Ben Hall / Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) group in flight at dusk, Lancashire, UK December

Ben Hall / Sanderlings (Calidris alba) group feeding on beach with sunrise on the horizon, Lincolnshire, UK December

Ben Hall / Red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) silhouetted on gritstone edge at dawn, Derbyshire, UK February

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Sun rising through trees and mist, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, August. Did you know? Over half the area of Dorset is a listed as an 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty'.

Charlie Summers / The transit of Venus across the face of the sun, with visible sunspots, as seen from Aurora, Colorado, USA, 19.51 local time, 5 June 2012.

Rick Tomlinson / Gaff cutter "Mariquita" at the Westward Cup Regatta, Cowes, Isle of Wight. July 2010.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Cockle fishermen working in Morecambe Bay, Cumbria, England, UK, February. Model released. Did you know? Cockles are able to jump by bending and straightening their feet.

Alex Mustard / Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) scampers across a coral reef amongst sponges, Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands. British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.

Alex Mustard / Lionfish (Pterois volitans) sitting on the rim of large sponge on Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands, Caribbean Sea.

Bernard Castelein / Khur / Asiatic wild ass (Equus hemionus) with foal, walking at sunset, Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India

Graham Eaton / A split-level image of a mountain stream, in autumn, with water droplets on lens, Nant Ffrancon Valley, Snowdonia NP, Gwynedd, Wales, UK, October

Brent Stephenson / Flock of Cape petrels (Daption capense capense) in flight against the sea. Against the sun. South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, January.

Chadden Hunter / King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) chicks in mass breeding colony, St Andrews Bay, South Georgia. Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series, 2008

Chadden Hunter / Snow goose with gosling (Chen caerulescens) at sunset. Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series, 2008

MYN / John Tiddy / Spotted Sun Orchid (Thelymitra ixioides) Victoria, Australia, October. meetyourneighbours.net project

Loic Poidevin / Flock of Common Crane (Grus grus) in flight silhouetted against the sun. France, November.

Ben Osborne / Aerial view of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) find shade under trees to avoid midday sun, during a drought. Northern Botswana. Taken on location for BBC Planet Earth series, October 2005

Sven Zacek / Geese on their spring migration above dawn lit clouds. Estonia, Europe, May.

Sven Zacek / Herd of Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) feeding through snow as the sun sets. Virumaa, Estonia, Europe, February.

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Sun rising over hillside with trees, Beacon Hill Country Park, The National Forest, Leicestershire, UK, October 2011. Did you know? Since 1995 over 2,033 hectares of habitat have been created or manag...

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Two people jogging along a path though woodland with the sun shining through trees, Beacon Hill Country Park, The National Forest, Leicestershire, UK, October 2011. Did you know? 8 million trees have...

Andy Rouse / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) bull silhouetted against setting sun. Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa.

Konrad Wothe / Partial eclipse of the sun, 3rd of March 2005, seen from Upper Bavaria, Germany.

Peter Lewis / Sunset over Loch Linnhe, Port Appin, nr Oban, Argyll, Scotland, UK

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Svalbard Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) grazing in midnight sun. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, August.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at sunrise on the coast of South Georgia Island. Southern Ocean, November.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Pools and bog peatland at dawn, Flow Country, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, UK, July 2011

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Pools and bog peatland at dawn, Flow Country, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, UK, July 2011

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) in arctic ice landscape backlit by midnight sun. Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, August.

Doug Allan / Snow carved by wind, Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica. Freeze Frame book plate page 14.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Heather in bloom on lowland heathland, Rockford Common, Linwood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, sunrise, August 2011

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Sunrise on Hatchet Moor, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, August 2011. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / A carpet of Bluebells (Endymion nonscriptus) in Beech (Fagus sylvatica) woodland at dawn, Micheldever Woods, Hampshire, England, UK, April . 2020VISION Exhibition.

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Snorkellers viewed from below, Kimmerage Bay, Dorset, UK, August

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / A snorkeller in shallow, sunny waters, Man O War Bay, Jurassic Coast, Dorset, UK, August. Model released.

Kathryn Jeffs / Sun low in the sky over floe ice near the Antarctic peninsula, Antactica, January 2009, Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series

Kathryn Jeffs / Coastal landscape off the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, January 2009, Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Grass covered anthills in ancient chalk grassland at dawn, Parsonage Down NNR, Wiltshire, UK, June 2011

Ernie Janes / Bait diggers on The Wash at lowtide, Norfolk, UK, August

Ernie Janes / Silhouette at sunrise of Wheat ears (Triticum aestivum) ready for harvest, Norfolk, UK

Andrew Parkinson / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) adult hovering directly in front of the sun, defending nest from perceived threat, Farne Islands, UK. June

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Reed beds on Joist Fen at sunset, Lakenheath Fen RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, UK, April 2011

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Reed beds (Phragmites sp), Joist Fen at sunset, Lakenheath Fen RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, UK, May

Ernie Janes / Silhouette against the sun of floating seeds attached to Scottish spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare), UK. August

Graham Eaton / Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) hatchling crossing a beach to get to the sea. Cayenne, French Guiana, July.

Ernie Janes / Silhouette of Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag, hind and fawns at sunset, Norfolk, UK

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Sun rising at dawn with silhouette of Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) in flight, Elmley RSPB Reserve, Kent, UK, April

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Duck on water in reflection of sunlight at dawn, Elmley RSPB Reserve, Kent, UK, April

Jerry Monkman / Canoe at sunrise on the shore next to Zack Woods Pond, Hyde Park, Vermont, USA. July 2010

Grzegorz Lesniewski / Wisent / European Bison (Bison bonasus) crossing the Sun River. Bieszczady Mountains, the Carpathians, Bieszczady National Park, Poland, February.

Loic Poidevin / Stone and wooden hut in Amhed ila village at sunrise on Karoum salt lake, Danakil depression, north Ethiopia, February 2009

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Pool system on peat bog at dawn, Forsinard Flows RSPB reserve, Flow Country, Sutherland, Scotland, UK, June 2011

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Pool system on peat bog at dawn, Forsinard Flows RSPB reserve, Flow Country, Sutherland, Scotland, UK, June 2011. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? The peat bog RSPB reserve...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Pool system on peat bog at dawn, Forsinard Flows RSPB reserve, Flow Country, Sutherland, Scotland, UK, June 2011

Andy Rouse / Silhouette of Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) walking along beach, Katmai NP, Alaska, USA, August

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) coming in to roost at Shapwick, Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, UK. Photographer quote: 'Several million starlings roost on the Somerset Levels during the winter month...

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Winter sunset over the Somerset Levels from Walton Hill on a misty evening with snow on the ground. View includes Butleigh Moor, Somerton Moor, Street Moor, Low Ham Moor, Walton Moor, Pitney Moor, Hui...

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Sun's rays shining through dark clouds, Ballynahone Bog, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, June 2011

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Oxeye daisy / Marguerite flowers (Leucanthemum vulgare) in open meadow. Hope Farm RSPB reserve, Cambridgeshire, UK, May

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Silhouette of Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) in flight at dusk, Lincolnshire, UK, March. Did you know? Short eared owls often hunt by day and although their name derives from tufts of feathers on the...

Markus Varesvuo / Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) in flight, side-lit by afternoon sun. Spain, December.

Jeff Wilson / Pyramid of sea ice catching the first rays of the returning sun in the high Arctic, Svalbard, Spitsbergen, Norway, February 2009. Taken on location for the BBC series, Frozen Planet.

Jeff Wilson / Pyramid of sea ice catching the first rays of the returning sun in the high Arctic, Svalbard, Spitsbergen, Norway, February 2009. Taken on location for the BBC series, Frozen Planet.

Jeff Wilson / Pyramid of sea ice catching the first rays of the returning sun in the high Arctic, Svalbard, Spitsbergen, Norway, February 2009. Taken on location for the BBC series, Frozen Planet.

Jeff Wilson / Sun Dog, or Parhelion, caused by refraction of the sun's rays, more commonly seen in Antarctica, above glacier, Dry Valleys, Antarctica, December 2009. Taken on location for the BBC series, Frozen Pla...

Jeff Wilson / Ventefact, a wind shaped rock, in the Dry Valleys, Antarctica, December 2009. Taken on location for the BBC series, Frozen Planet.

Ernie Janes / Fish drying in the sun, Cha-Am, Southern Thailand

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair displaying on water at dawn, Rutland Water, Rutland, UK, April. Photographer quote: 'During the Rutland Water 2020VISION iWitness I was really struggling...