Chris & Monique Fallows / Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans), engaged in mating display. South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans), engaged in mating display. South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.

Andy Rouse / Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) in sandstorm on beach, Saunders Island, Falkland Islands.

Bence Mate / Great egrets (Ardea alba) in lake, Hungary.

Ben Cranke / European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) landing on the waters of a fjord, Norway, May.

Inaki Relanzon / Ruined church of Saint Vincente, Finestres, Montsec de l'Estall, Aragon, Spain. December 2012.

Axel Gomille / Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus), temple elephant gives blessings to pilgrims at the ruins and temple complex of Hampi, Karnataka, India

Gavin Hellier / Ancient carved stone heads of the gods, the god Antiochus, Nemrut Dagi (Nemrut Dag), on the summit of Mount Nemrut, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey, 2008

Bernard Castelein / Buddhist monk playing the Lawah (long trumpet) during afternoon pudja, Tso Kar, Ladakh, India, June 2010

Bernard Castelein / Young buddhist monk beating the drum during morning pudja, Thikse Gompa / Monastery, Ladakh, India

Jeff Wilson / Boy studying Koran inside Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan, 2006

Niall Benvie / Young girl arms in air, waving / playing in a wildflower meadow, Scotland, UK, July 2009. Model released