Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) portrait in sea-ice landscape. Wide angle / fish-eye shot. Svalbard, Norway, September.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Aerial view of Forsinard Flows blanket bog, Forsinard, Caithness, Scotland, UK, May 2012.

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Sycamore leaves floating in Filby Broad with trees reflected in water, Trinity Broads, Norfolk Broads, UK, October, Trinity Broads, Norfolk Broads, UK, October

Ross Hoddinott / Oxeye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare) low angle shot, Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, UK, June 2011.

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Common Toad (Bufo bufo) seen from below against a blue sky. Surrey, England, March. Did you know? It used to be believed that toads had a magical stone in their head; however 'toadstones' which have...

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony at Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, July. 2020VISION Exhibition.

Onne van der Wal / Yacht viewed from underwater, Saint Barths Bucket Super Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, March 2009.

Onne van der Wal / Yacht viewed from underwater, Saint Barths Bucket Super Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, March 2009.

Graham Eaton / A low angle view of a waterfall, from within a mountain stream, Ogwen Cottage, Snowdonia NP, Gwynedd, Wales, UK, February

Alex Hyde / Jumping spider (Euophrys frontalis) male amongst flower petals, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, June.

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) swimming in harbour, viewed from underwater, St Abbs (St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve), Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, October 2011. Did you know? In Scotland and Ir...

Konrad Wothe / Looking up through the canopy of Fan Palms (Licuala ramsayi) in rainforest, Daintree National Park, North Queensland, Australia

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) sleeping on pack ice. Wide angle / fish-eye shot. Svalbard, Norway, September.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / The Devils Dyke, Fulking, South Downs National Park, East Sussex, England, UK, July 2011

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Looking up through carpet of Bluebells (Endymion nonscriptus) to Beech (Fagus sylvatica) woodland canopy, Micheldever Woods, Hampshire, England, UK, April

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

Ernie Janes / Silhouette of gardening tools, UK

Jeff Wilson / Crew member of the US coastguard ship 'Healy' standing on the sea ice in front of the ship's hull after the ship became stuck in the ice, Bering Sea, Alaska, USA, March 2008. Taken on location for the...

David Maitland / Long-headed Poppy (Papaver dubium) flowers and seedheads against sky, growing on wasteland next to car-park, Calne, Wiltshire, UK, June. SPECIALLY COMMENDED, In Praise of Plants category, WILDLIFE PH...

Jouan & Rius / View up through Palm trees in swamp forest, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Alex Hyde / Looking up at Beech wood canopy (Fagus sylvatica) in autumn, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, November

Juan Carlos Munoz / River patterns from melting glacier. Olfusa river, Southwest Iceland, July 2009

Edwin Giesbers / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) female sitting in tree, partially framed by soft focus leaves in foreground, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) cruises over a coral reef. Near Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Guy Edwardes / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) close up of flower seed head, Kingcombe Meadows, Beaminster, Dorset, England, May

Andy Rouse / European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) portrait, in sonw covered garden, Wales, UK. December

Edwin Giesbers / Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta / Endymion scriptum) flowering in beech wood, Hallerbos, Belgium, April, low angle shot

Peter Cairns / Flooded birch and alder woodland in autumn, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, November, RUNNER UP: In Praise of Plants category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2010

Edwin Giesbers / Rose garlic (Allium roseum) Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Edwin Giesbers / Map lichen (Rhizocarpon geographicum) on rock with (Hyoseris radiata) flower, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Edwin Giesbers / Tuberous hawkbit (Leontodon tuberosus) bud, abstract, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Stephen Dalton / Shotgun discharge, multiflash sequence of eight images

Tim Laman / Close up of feathers of the Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) native to islands of SE Asia and New Guinea region, captive

SINCLAIR STAMMERS / Phase contrast photomicrograph of Blue green alga / Cyanobacteria (Spirulina platensis) each algal filament or Trichome is 5 microns in diameter.

Stephen Dalton / Leaves of the Ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba) native to Central China

Inaki Relanzon / Looking up into European Beech (Fagus sylvatica)tree canopy in autumm colours. Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Pyrenees, Aragon, Spain. October 2009

Inaki Relanzon / Buddhist temple spires, Nyaung Ohak stupas, Indein, in Inle Lake. Shan State, Myanmar, Burma. August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgre / Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) surfacing, Fisheye lens. Pico, Azores, Portugal, June 2009

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Looking out through arch of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE, November 2008

Laurie Campbell / Looking up the trunk of an Aspen tree (Populus tremula) in autumn, Speyside, Scotland, UK, October

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris) flowers in a meadow, Piano Grande mountain foothills, Sibillini National Park, Italy, May 2009 WWE BOOK. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Date palm {Phoenix dactylifera} looking up at the ripening dates, Muscat, Oman

Mark Bowler / American green tree frog {Hyla cinerea} looking up

Jack Dykinga / Dramatic rosette of spiked leaves of a Yucca plant, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Jeff Vanuga / Snowmobiling in the Bridger - Teton National Forest on Togwotee Pass near Dubois, Wyoming. Model released, January 2009

Mark Taylor / British Shorthair Brown Spotted cat, Tiger Lily, reaching out.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Herring gull (Larus argentatus) in flight, Flatanger, Nord Trndelag, Norway, August 2008

Philippe Clement / Colourful tulips (Tulipa sp.) and Japanese cherry tree (Prunus serrulata) blossom in flower garden of Keukenhof, the Netherlands, April 2009

Philippe Clement / Japanese cherry tree (Prunus serrulata) blossom, the Netherlands, April 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / Large oak tree {Quercus sp} with ferns growing on trunk, Alcornocales NP, Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain

Juan Carlos Munoz / Large oak tree {Quercus sp} with ferns growing on trunk, Alcornocales NP, Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain

Luis Quinta / Looking up at Purple stinger / jellyfish {Pelagia noctiluca} close to the surface, Azores, Atlantic

Anup Shah / African lion {Panthera leo} pride, low angle shot, Serengeti NP, Tanzania

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) River Orkla, Norway, September 2008

Inaki Relanzon / Traditional piroque fishing boats in Manambolo river, Tsingys de Bemaraha National Park, East Madagascar

Kerstin Hinze / Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) flowers and buds, Bulgaria May 2008

Simon Colmer / Looking up the stems of bamboo in a Bamboo grove, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan

Inaki Relanzon / Looking up at Baobab (Andasonian grandidieri) on Baobabs Avenue, Morondava, West Madagascar

Inaki Relanzon / Looking up at Baobabs (Andasonian grandidieri) on Baobabs Avenue, Morondava, West Madagascar

Nick Turner / Looking up at autumnal Beech Woodland (Fagus sylvatica), Gloucestershire, UK

Graham Eaton / Male Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) feeding, UK. Water level shot

Jack Dykinga / High angle shot of trunks of Quaking aspen trees {Populus tremuloides} in autumn, Boulder Mountain, Dixie national forest, Utah, USA

Jose B. Ruiz / Abstract arty-shot of Sunflowers {Helianthus} in meadow, Spain.

Jose B. Ruiz / Arty-shot of Cotton grass blowing in wind, in a meadow, Picos de Europa, Spain.

Jose B. Ruiz / Abstract arty-shot of Sunflowers {Helianthus} in meadow, Spain.

Larry Michael / Autumn leaves and reflections in stream, North America

Larry Michael / Autumn trees reflected in water, USA

Steven David Miller / Bottlenose dolphin abstract {Tursiops truncatus} Shark Bay, Australia

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Soft focus shot of beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) in pristine Beech-Fir forest, Runcu Valley, Dambovita County, Leota Mountain Range, Romania, July

Mark Carwardine / Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) surfacing from underwater, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Baja California, Mexico, Endangered

Oriol Alamany / Colony of Wahlberg's epauletted fruit-bats (Epomophorus wahlbergi) hanging from the roof in Skukuza Camp, Kruger National Park, Transvaal, South Africa, September.

Will Watson / Natural oil film on muddy pond, Windsor Great Park, Berkshire, England, UK, March

Will Watson / Natural oil film on muddy pond, Windsor Great Park, Berkshire, England, UK, March

Sandra Bartocha / European Beech (Fagus sylvatica), Serrahn, Muritz National Park, Germany, UNESCO World Heritage Site, November

Alex Hyde / Clump of Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) flowering in woodland, seen from low viewpoint. Near village of Alport, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire. March

Sandra Bartocha / European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest in spring, Serrahner Buchenwald National Park, Germany, UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site, May

Sandra Bartocha / Ox-eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) flowers, June

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Kokerboom / Quiver tree (Aloe dichotoma) Kokerboom forest, Kalahari, Namibia.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Fisheye view of coniferous forest at Bolderwood. New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, November, looking like a globe.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Fisheye view of coniferous forest at Bolderwood. New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, November, looking like section through tree trunk

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Soft focus Woodland abstract - Coniferous forest at Bolderwood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, November. Did you know? In 1100 AD King William II was shot with an arrow by one of hi...

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Sycamore leaves floating on Filby Broad with trees reflected in water, Trinity Broads, Norfolk Broads, UK, October

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Fallen oak leaves (Quercus sp) covered in frost, Woodwalton Fen, Cambridgeshire, December

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Looking up through the canopy of woodland trees, Alder Carr, Woodwalton Fen, Cambridgeshire, UK, November

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Looking up through water at suface of the sea on a sunny, summer's day, Whitesands Bay, Cornwall, England, UK, English Channel, July

Gary K. Smith / Sulphur tuft fungi (Hypholoma fasciculare) amongst fallen beech leaves Norfolk, UK, October.

Benoit Stichelbaut / "Les Mousquetaires" Figaro yacht in choppy seas, BPE Trophy 2007

Benoit Stichelbaut / Tour de Bretagne / Round Brittany race, Douarnenez, Brittany, France, September 2007

Merryn Thomas / View of hatch and mast from cabin of Bristol Pilot Cutter "Morwenna", Bristol Floating Harbour, UK. April 2009.

Onne van der Wal / Premier of J-Class yacht "Hanuman", Newport Bucket Regatta, July 2009, Rhode Island, USA.

Onne van der Wal / Looking down the mast and spreaders of J-Class yacht "Hanuman" during her premier, Newport Bucket Regatta, July 2009, Rhode Island, USA.

Philip Stephen / Cruise ship "Independence of the Seas" moored alongside at Cagliari harbour, Sardinia. 2008.

Billy Black / Kayak, open kayak, RIB and man sunbathing viewed from the masthead of Moorings charter catamaran "Pitch Pin", British Virgin Islands. January 2004. Model and property released.

Billy Black / Girl in bikini sunbathing on board Lagoon 470 Sunsail charter catamaran "KooLau", anchored off the British Virgin Islands, January 2004. Model released.

Billy Black / Kayak, snorkeler and open kayak viewed from the masthead of Moorings charter catamaran "Pitch Pin", British Virgin Islands. January 2004. Model and property released.

Billy Black / Man with kayak relaxing aboard Moorings charter catamaran "Pitch Pin" anchored in the British Virgin Islands, January 2004.