Morley Read / Aerial tracking shot of a waterfall flowing over an old andesitic lava flow, Rio Pita Valley north of Cotopaxi Volcano, Ecuadorian Andes, 2018. (non-ex)

Theo Bosboom / Crashing waves at large basalt wall, Arnarstapi, Snaefellsnes, Iceland. May 2013

Nick Hawkins / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) basking on volcanic rock at coast. Isabela Island, Galapagos.

Theo Bosboom / Giants Causeway at night, lit by full moon. County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Winner of the Landscapes Category of the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017.

Sergey Gorshkov / Plume of volcanic ash lit by a basaltic lava flow from the Tolbachik volcano complex, Kamchatka, Far East Russia, eruption lasted from December 22nd 2012 through to January 2nd 2013

Sergey Gorshkov / Plume of volcanic ash lit by a basaltic lava flow from the Tolbachik volcano complex, Kamchatka, Far East Russia, eruption lasted from December 22nd 2012 through to January 2nd 2013

Eric Baccega / View of the lava lake in Nyiragongo volcano at night, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Jack Dykinga / Granite Boulders in canyon, Little Dragoon Mountains in background in sunset light, Texas, USA, August.

Doug Perrine / Hot lava from the 61G flow, emanating from Pu'u O'o on Kilauea Volcano, flows over sea cliffs into the ocean under the stars and moon, Kamokuna, Kalapana, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Puna, Hawaii...

Tim Fitzharris / Church Rock, volcanic neck formation with view into Monument Valley, Arizona

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

Niall Benvie / Cliff at Vik beach, light by torchlight, Iceland, March 2015.

Graham Eaton / Coastal hexagonal columns of Basalt lava, Reynisdrangar, Iceland, March 2015.

Franco Banfi / Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) basking on volcanic rock, Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, East Pacific Ocean.

Doug Perrine / Red hot lava from Kilauea Volcano flowing into ocean at West Kailiili, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, Hawaiian Islands, USA.

Eric Baccega / Sulphur formation, Dallol Volcano, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia, March 2015.

Eric Baccega / Dallol hot spring with salt concretions coloured by sulphur, potassium and iron, Dallol Volcano, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia, March 2015.

Eric Baccega / Dallol hot spring with salt concretions coloured by sulphur, potassium and iron, Dallol Volcano, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia, March 2015.

Eric Baccega / Dallol hot spring with salt concretions coloured by sulphur, potassium and iron, Dallol Volcano, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia, March 2015.

Pete Oxford / Three granite peaks of Paine mountain range, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile.

Juergen Freund / Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) at Devils Marbles, Northern Territory, Australia.

Ross Hoddinott / Basalt columns at Vik, the southernmost village in Iceland. February 2014.

Floris van Breugel / The granite mountains of the high sierra, with clouds at sunset. Royce Lakes seen from Feather Peak, John Muir Wilderness, Sierra Nevada, California, September 2009

Gavin Hellier / Volcanic tufa rock formations, Uchisar, Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey, 2008

Tui De Roy / Galapagos penguins (Spheniscus mandiculus) standing on coastal volcanic rock. Endangered. Isabela Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, June.

Andy Rouse / Two Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) basking on a volcanic rock. Puerto Egas, Galapagos, September.

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...

Chadden Hunter / Dallol hot springs where water heated by magma laden with potassium, sulphur and iron spews up through salt pans staining the salt deposits with vivid colours, in the bottom of the Rift Valley, 120 me...

Jack Dykinga / Tent rocks in the Peralta Canyon, New Mexico, USA. Rocks are conical formations of eroded volcanic tuff and pumice supporting 'cap rocks'.

Jack Dykinga / Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii) growing amongst pinnacles of volcanic tuff, dawn, Wheeler Geological Area Wilderness, Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado, USA

Wild Wonders of Europe / Relanzón / Pterocephalus lasiospermus with rock formations in the distance, Los Roques de Garcia, Teide National Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, December 2008

Orsolya Haarberg / Rhiolite mountains at Landmannalaugar. Rhyiolite volcanism. Iceland. June 2008

Inaki Relanzon / Svartifoss waterfall and basalt rock columns in Skaftafell National Park, Iceland

Jack Dykinga / Organpipe Cactus (Cereus thurberi) rooted in volcanic rock on the coast of the Sea of Cortez at dawn, Baja California Sur, Mexico, Central America

Niall Benvie / Route 10 winding through basalt landscape, near Skagafjordur, Eysturoy, Faroe Islands. June 2006

Warwick Sloss / Plant {Chrysactinium sp} flowering in volcanic rock Villarica volcano, Chile

Niall Benvie / Lump of volcanic rock on a sandy beach, St Cyrus, Scotland.

Espen Bergersen / Basalt cliff and waves. Arnarstapi, Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland. October 2017.

Robert Valentic / Dreeite water skink (Eulamprus tympanum marnieae) male basking on rocks on shore of volcanic lake. Near Nerrin, Victoria, Australia.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Volcanic rock on coast. Mosteiros, Sao Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal. 2019.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Rock pool in volcanic rock. Sea stacks and island in background. Mosteiros, Sao Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal. 2019.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Rock pool in volcanic rock. Sea stacks and island in background. Mosteiros, Sao Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal. 2019.

Michel Roggo / Verzasca River flowing through banded Gneiss rock, aerial shot. Photographed for The Freshwater Project extended. Lavertezzo, Canton of Ticino, Switzerland. May 2019.

Michel Roggo / Verzasca River flowing through banded Gneiss rock, aerial shot. Photographed for The Freshwater Project extended. Lavertezzo, Canton of Ticino, Switzerland. May 2019.

Steven David Miller / Granite boulder in morning light. Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia. 2017.

Steven David Miller / Granite boulders in morning light. Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia. 2017.

Steven David Miller / Granite boulders in morning light. Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia. 2017.

Cyril Ruoso / Granite Mountain, Anja Community Reserve, Madagascar.

Cyril Ruoso / Rocks and granite mountain, Anja Community Reserve, Madagascar. 2018.

Cyril Ruoso / Ringed-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), two juveniles playing on granite rock, on foggy morning. Anja Community Reserve, Madagascar.

Cyril Ruoso / Ringed-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) sunbathing on rock in early morning, granite mountain in background. Anja Community Reserve, Madagascar. 2018.

Cyril Ruoso / Ringed-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) group including babies siting on rock with granite mountain in background. Madagascar 2018.

Cyril Ruoso / Ringed-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) group sitting on rock. Granite mountain, Anja Community Reserve, Madagascar.

Cyril Ruoso / Ringed-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) group sleeping on granite rock spur at night. Anja Community Reserve, Madagascar.

Cyril Ruoso / Woman sitting in cave in Anja Community Reserve. During colonial repression the local people hid in these caves, this lady was born on this 'nest' of rice hay surrounded by stones. Granite mou...

Cyril Ruoso / Ringed-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) group drinking from puddle in rock. Anja Community Reserve, Madagascar.

Cyril Ruoso / Ringed-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) female with baby clambering across steep rockface. Anja Community Reserve, Madagascar.

Theo Bosboom / Granite rocks with algae and limpets at the wild Atlantic coast of Brittany near Quiberon, France. August 2017

Marie Lochman / Banks Rock - granite outcrop, Western Australia, September 2016

Marie Lochman / Banks Rock - granite outcrop in the Great Western Woodlands, Western Australia, September 2016

Steven David Miller / Volcanic rock formations on the beach with Hoop pines (Araucaria cunninghamii) and rainforest, Cape Hillsborough National Park, Queensland, Australia. September

Nick Upton / Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) roosting on volcanic rock behind a beach at high tide, Costa de Papagayo, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, February.

Nick Hawkins / Lava / Galapagos heron (Butorides sundevalli) with Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in background. Isabela Island, Galapagos.

Nick Hawkins / Lava / Galapagos heron (Butorides sundevalli) standing amongst volcanic rocks. Isabela Island, Galapagos.

Nick Hawkins / Red billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) in flight over volcanic rock. San Cristobal Island, Galapagos.

Nick Hawkins / Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus) perched on volcanic rock. San Cristobal Island, Galapagos.

Mike Read / Corsican pine (Pinus nigra laricio) with peaks of Aiguilles de Bavella in background. Col de Bavella, Corsica, France. July 2018

Mike Read / Tyrrhenian wall lizard (Podarcis tiliguerta) basking on rock. Restonica Valley, Regional Natural Park of Corsica, France. July.

Steven David Miller / Mareeba rock wallaby (Petrogale mareeba), female feeding on leaf. Granite Gorge Nature Park, near Mareeba, North Queensland, Australia.

Steven David Miller / Mareeba rock wallaby (Petrogale mareeba) female with joey in pouch. Granite Gorge Nature Park, near Mareeba, North Queensland, Australia.

Steven David Miller / Mareeba rock wallaby (Petrogale mareeba) with joey in pouch. Granite Gorge Nature Park, near Mareeba, North Queensland, Australia.

Steven David Miller / Mareeba rock wallaby (Petrogale mareeba) resting in shade. Granite Gorge Nature Park, near Mareeba, North Queensland, Australia.

Steven David Miller / Mareeba rock wallaby (Petrogale mareeba), joey exploring granite plateau. Granite Gorge Nature Park, near Mareeba, North Queensland, Australia.

Steven David Miller / Mareeba rock wallaby (Petrogale mareeba) resting in shade. Granite Gorge Nature Park, near Mareeba, North Queensland, Australia.

Steven David Miller / Mareeba rock wallaby (Petrogale mareeba), two sitting in shade. Granite Gorge Nature Park, near Mareeba, North Queensland, Australia.

Chris Gomersall / Sea cliffs on the Shiant Isles, showing basalt columns. The Minch, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. July 2016.

David Fleetham / View across crater of dormant Haleakala / East Maui Volcano. Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii. March 2016.

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi), four on volcanic rocks in sea, three drying wings. Cape Douglas, Fernandina Island, Galapagos. February 2017.

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) pair at water's edge. One nibbling wings of the other. Cape Douglas, Fernandina Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) on rocks with nesting material in beak. Cape Douglas, Fernandina Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) coming ashore with nesting material, water spray in air. Punta Gavilanes, Fernandina Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) walking across rocks, carrying nesting material. Punta Gavilanes, Fernandina Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) perched on rock drying wings, overlooking sea. Clearwater Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi), two juveniles rushing to meet incoming parent with food. Clearwater Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) coming ashore amongst crabs. Clearwater Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos. Sequence 1 of 3.

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) coming ashore amongst crabs. Clearwater Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos. Sequence 2 of 3.

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) coming ashore amongst crabs. Clearwater Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos. Sequence 3 of 3.

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi), two drying wings on rock. Clearwater Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi), two drying wings on rock. Clearwater Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi), three on coastal rocks. Clearwater Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) on rock, drying wings. Punta Albemarle, Isabela Island, Galapagos. June 2017.

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) on rock, drying wings. Clouds reflected in sea. Punta Albemarle, Isabela Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) perched on rock overlooking inlet. Punta Albemarle, Isabela Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) with Slate pencil urchin (Eucidaris sp) in beak. Punta Albemarle, Isabela Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) feet on volcanic rock. Punta Albemarle, Isabela Island, Galapagos.