Nick Upton / Mourtia beach and bay with the southeast tip of Samos and Mount Mycale in Turkey's Dilek Peninsula National Park in the background, east coast of Samos, August 2011.

Nick Upton / Shoaling young sardines (Sardina pilchardus) swimming in shallow water in a sandy bay, casting shadows on the seafloor, viewed from above water. Eastern Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, August.

Gavin Hellier / Village of Oia (La), Santorini (Thira), Cyclades Islands, Aegean Sea, Greece, 2010

Gavin Hellier / People enjoying the sunset from village of Oia (La), Santorini (Thira), Cyclades Islands, Aegean Sea, Greece, 2010

Gavin Hellier / Church tower, Oia (La), Santorini (Thira), Cyclades Islands, Aegean Sea, Greece, 2010

Gavin Hellier / People enjoying the sunset from village of Oia (La), Santorini (Thira), Cyclades Islands, Aegean Sea, Greece, 2010

Gavin Hellier / Panoramic wide angle view of entrance to a typical village house in Oia (La), Santorini (Thira), Cyclades Islands, Aegean Sea, Greece, 2010

Gavin Hellier / White pebbles and Church overlooking Aegean Sea in the village of Oia (La), Santorini (Thira), Cyclades Islands, Greece, 2010

Gavin Hellier / Dog sitting infront of Church of Panagia of Platsani, Oia (La), Santorini (Thira), Cyclades Islands, Aegean Sea, Greece, 2010

Gavin Hellier / People enjoying sunset in village of Oia (La), Santorini (Thira), Cyclades Islands, Aegean Sea, Greece, 2010

Gavin Hellier / Blue domed churches in the village of Oia (La), Santorini (Thira), Cyclades Islands, Aegean Sea, Greece, 2010

Gavin Hellier / Blue domed churches in the village of Oia (La), Santorini (Thira), Cyclades Islands, Aegean Sea, Greece, 2010

Gavin Hellier / Blue domed churches in the village of Oia (La), Santorini (Thira), Cyclades Islands, Aegean Sea, Greece, Europe 2010

Gavin Hellier / Blue domed churches in the village of Oia (La), Santorini (Thira), Cyclades Islands, Aegean Sea, Greece, 2010

Gavin Hellier / Looking out across Santorini island at dusk, Santorini (Thira), Cyclades Islands, Aegean Sea, Greece, 2010

Gavin Hellier / Bell Tower of Orthodox Church overlooking the Caldera in Fira, Santorini (Thira), Cyclades Islands, Aegean Sea, Greece, 2010

Nick Upton / Rocky cove, Tsopela, Samos south coast, Greece, August.

Nick Upton / Parasite fly / Tachinid fly (Gymnosoma sp) a parasitoid of Shield bugs, feeding on Rock samphire / Sea Fennel flowers (Crithmum maritimum) Samos, Greece, August.

Nick Upton / Hairy flower wasp (Colpa quinquecincta) feeding on Rock samphire / Sea fennel (Crithmum maritimum) Samos, Greece, August.

Nick Upton / Pink / Hairy rock rose (Cistus incanus) flowering on the coast, with the sea in the background, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May.

Nick Upton / Blue mud dauber wasp (Chalybion sp) feeding on Rock samphire / Sea fennel (Crithmum maritimum) Samos, Greece, August.

Nick Upton / Olive tree (Olea europaea) flowers with Olive grove and the Aegean Sea in the background, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May 2011.

Nick Upton / Winged / Wavyleaved sea lavender (Limonium sinuatum) flowering on rocky slope above a beach, with the Aegean Sea in the background, Kalo Limani, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, June.

Nick Upton / Pale rose / Turkish wild hollyhock (Alcea / Althaea pallida) flowering with the Aegean Sea in the background, near Molyvos, Lesbos / Lesvos Greece, May.

Nick Upton / Spanish broom (Spartium junceum) flowering in coastal sand dunes, Lesbos / Lesvos Greece, May.

Nick Upton / Pale rose / Turkish wild hollyhock (Alcea / Althaea pallida) flowering with the Aegean sea in the background, near Molyvos, Lesbos / Lesvos Greece, May.

Nick Upton / Potter wasp / Mason wasp (Eumenes mediterraneus) feeding on Rock samphire / Sea Fennel flowers (Crithmum maritimum) by the coast, Samos, Greece, August.

Nick Upton / Volcanic rock pillar on the coast at Eftalou, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May.

Nick Upton / Winged / Wavyleaved sea lavender (Limonium sinuatum) flowering on rocky slope above a beach, with the Aegean Sea in the background, Kalo Limani, Lesbos / Lesvos Greece, June.

Nick Upton / Italian striped stink / Harlequin bugs (Graphosoma italicum) feeding on Rock samphire / Sea fennel flowers (Crithmum maritimum) by the coast, Samos, Greece, August.

Nick Upton / Red assassin bug (Rhinocoris iracundus) hunting insect prey on Rock samphire / Sea Fennel flowers (Crithmum maritimum) by the coast, Samos, Greece, August.

Nick Upton / Spanish broom (Spartium junceum) flowering in coastal sand dunes, Lesbos / Lesvos Greece, June.

Nick Upton / Yellow horned poppy (Glaucium flavum) flowering with the Aegean Sea and the coast of Turkey in the background, Eftalou, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May.

Nick Upton / Yellow horned poppy (Glaucium flavum) flowering with the Aegean Sea and the coast of Turkey in the background, Eftalou, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May.

Nick Upton / Rock samphire / Sea fennel (Crithmum maritimum) flowering on coastal limestone rocks, with moored sailing yacht and the mountains of western Turkey in the background, Psili Ammos, Samos, Greece, Augus...

Nick Upton / Pale rose / Turkish wild hollyhock (Alcea / Althaea pallida) flowering with the Aegean Sea in the background, near Molyvos, Lesbos / Lesvos Greece, May.

Nick Upton / Mullein (Verbascum sp) plants with old flower spikes on bare, rocky summit of Mount Ambelos with the Aegean Sea in the background, Samos, Greece, August 2011.

Nick Upton / Great / Eastern white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) resting on quay side near fishing boats, Skala Kalloni harbour, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, June.

Nick Upton / Sea spurge (Euphorbia paralias) clump flowering in coastal sand dunes behind beach, Lesbos / Lesvos Greece, June.

Nick Upton / Rock samphire / Sea fennel (Crithmum maritimum) flowering on coastal limestone rocks, with moored sailing yacht and the mountains of western Turkey in the background, Psili Ammos, Samos, Greece, Augus...

Nick Upton / Pale rose / Turkish wild hollyhock (Alcea / Althaea pallida) flowering with the Aegean Sea in the background, near Molyvos, Lesbos / Lesvos Greece, May.

Nick Upton / Pale rose / Turkish wild hollyhock (Alcea / Althaea pallida) flowering with the Aegean Sea in the background, near Molyvos, Lesbos / Lesvos Greece, May.

Nick Upton / Mikri Laka beach with the southeast tip of Samos and Mount Mycale in Turkey's Dilek Peninsula National Park in the background, east coast of Samos, August 2011.

Nick Upton / Mullein (Verbascum sp) plants with old flower spikes on bare, rocky summit of Mount Ambelos with the Aegean Sea in the background, Samos, Greece, August 2011.

Nick Upton / Spanish broom (Spartium junceum) flowering in coastal sand dunes, Lesbos / Lesvos Greece, June.

Nick Upton / Tourists sunbathing and swimming at Klima beach with the mountains of western Turkey in the background, southeast coast of Samos, Greece, August 2011.

Nick Upton / Tsopela beach and moored tour boat, Samos south coast, Greece, August 2011.

Nick Upton / Mourtia beach and bay with the southeast tip of Samos and Mount Mycale in Turkey's Dilek Peninsula National Park in the background, east coast of Samos, August 2011.

Nick Upton / Caterpillar larva of Spurge hawkmoth (Hyles euphorbiae) feeding on Sea spurge (Euphorbia paralias) leaf, Lesbos (Lesvos), with milky sap flowing from leaf scars, Greece, June.

Nick Upton / Longhorn beetle (Paracorymbia pallens) pair mating on Sea spurge (Euphorbia paralias), Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece, June.

Nick Upton / Caterpillar larva of Spurge hawkmoth (Hyles euphorbiae) feeding on Sea spurge (Euphorbia paralias) flower stem, growing among sand dunes, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece, June.

Nick Upton / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) foraging on Cretan oregano (Origanum onites) flowers growing near the coast with the sea in the background, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, June.

Nick Upton / Bumblee scarab beetle (Eulasia vittata) feeding from Wild carrot / Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota) flowers growing on the coast, with the sea in the background, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece, June.

Nick Upton / Lesbian marbled white / Balkan marbled white butterfly (Melanarge larissa lesbina) feeding from Milk thistle (Silybum / Carduus marianum) flowering near the coast, with the sea in the background, Lesb...

Nick Upton / A nectar-feeding species of Horse fly (Pangonius funebris), a carpenter bee mimic, using its long proboscis to forage on Milk thistle (Carduus marianus) near the coast with the sea in the background,...

Nick Upton / Thread-winged / Spoonwing lacewing / antlion (Nemoptera sinuata) feeding on pollen and nectar from Oxeye daisy flower (Leucanthemum vulgare) near the coast, with the sea in the background, Lesbos / Le...

Nick Upton / Overview of Molyvos / Mithymna harbour, and sailing yachts racing in the Aegean regatta. Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, August 2010

Nick Upton / Overview of Molyvos / Mithymna harbour, and sailing yachts racing in the Aegean regatta. Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, August 2010.

Nick Upton / Molyvos / Mithymna harbour, viewed from a tower of the 13th century castle above the town, with sailing yachts gathering for the Aegean regatta offshore. Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, August 2010

Nick Upton / Traditional wooden fishing boats moored in Skala Kalloni harbour. Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, August 2010

Nick Upton / View of Molyvos / Mithymna harbour and sailing yachts gathering for the Aegean regatta. Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, August 2010

Nick Upton / Small traditional fishing boat heading out to sea from Skala Sikaminia harbour. Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, August 2010

Nick Upton / Sailing yachts racing in the Aegean regatta off the coast of Lesbos / Lesvos. Near Molyvos town, Greece, August 2010

Nick Upton / Coastal city of Molyvos (Mithymna) and hilltop medieval Byzantine castle in evening light, Isle of Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece. August 2009

Nick Upton / Sigri harbour with small fishing boats, Isle of Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece. August 2009

Nick Upton / Sigri fishing village and harbour, Isle of Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece. August 2009

Constantinos Petrinos / Bivalve in sponge Aegean sea, Mediterran. Greece

Gavin Hellier / Elevated City and Harbour view of Hora and windmills, Cyclades Mykonos Island, The Cyclades, Greece Europe

Gavin Hellier / Greek orthodox Church dome, bells and roof, Santorini island, The Cyclades, Greece, Europe

Nick Upton / Tavernas on wooden stilts on the beach at Skala Eressos, with tourists on the beach and swimming in the sea. Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, August 2010

Nick Upton / Tavernas on wooden stilts on the beach at Skala Eressos. Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, August 2010.