Juan Carlos Munoz / Cheesemaker holding a hard cheese, with equipment in the background. Triglav National Park, Slovenia, October 2014.

Kristel Richard / A Khampa woman farmer holds two baby Tibetan Mastiffs, near Huangyan, in the Garz Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the Sichuan Province, China, June 2010

Toby Roxburgh / Cleaning and processing of King scallops (Pecten genus) prior to auction at Brixham Harbour, Devon, England, UK, 2009.

Remi Masson / Apron fish (Zingel asper) Beaume river Natura 2000 Protected Site,, Ardeche, France. Critically endangered species

Gary K. Smith / Fresh seafood for sale at Rialto market, Venice, Italy, April

Alex Hyde / Various seaweeds stranded on a beach including Sea belt / Devil's apron (Laminaria saccharina) and Knotted / Egg wrack (Ascophyllum nodosum) Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK. June.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Detail showing front of Even woman's traditional apron. Koryakia, Kamchatka, Siberia, Russia, 1999.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Detail of traditional Even woman's apron. Evensk, Magadan Region, Eastern Siberia, Russia, 2006.

Michel Roggo / Apron (Zingel asper) Europe

Toby Roxburgh / Fishmonger selecting fish for a customer from a window display, Bristol, England, UK, 2009. Model/property released.

Tui De Roy / Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) leaping into sea from ice apron, Franklin Island, Ross Sea, Antarctica

Tui De Roy / Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) portrait on ice apron, Cape Hallet, Ross Sea, Antarctica