Floris van Breugel / Sand dunes reflecting pink and orange glowing colours from the sky at sunset. Death Valley National Park, California, USA. November 2009. Highly Commended in the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photoga...

Floris van Breugel / Autumn colors along the shores of Pharaoh Lake in Adirondacks park, New York, USA. October

Floris van Breugel / Winter snowstorm with frost covered trees , Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA, February 2012.

Floris van Breugel / Sub-alpine larches (Latrix sp.) in late autumn in North Cascades National Park, Washington, USA. October.

Floris van Breugel / Reflected light on various sandstone surfaces in a narrow slot canyon in Arizona, USA, June

Floris van Breugel / Staghorn corals (Acropora) on the coast of tropical island Ofu, one of the Manu'a islands, American Samoa. 2012.

Floris van Breugel / Tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata) drift with the current in the calm turquiose waters of a lagoon in Ofu, American Samoa. The window of sky is called Snell's Window, caused by refraction of...

Floris van Breugel / Turquoise waters of the lagoon along Ofu's National Park beach, American Samoa. January 2012.

Floris van Breugel / Sprouting Coconut palm on stony beach on the south shore of Tutuila, American Samoa. January 2012.

Floris van Breugel / Two Bull Northern Elephant Seals (Mirounga angustirostris) face off before fighting in the middle of the extensive Piedras Blancas rookery with over 150 seals just in this photo, mostly pregnant or nu...

Floris van Breugel / A skier glides past an erupting geyser in the Old Faithful geyser basin in Yellowstone National Park. The cold temperatures in the winter cause the geysers to release more steam than usual making the...

Floris van Breugel / Natural iridescent oil film from decaying leaves at the surface of a pool, with a cottonwood leaf floating. Escalante National Monument, Utah. November.

Floris van Breugel / A White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) hovers in the open space over Mount Diablo State Park, California, USA. December.

Floris van Breugel / Hoar frost coats the edges of ferns in a clearing in Washington's Olympic National Park, USA. December.

Floris van Breugel / Warm sunlight after a snowstorm reveals intricate patterns in the 'Painted Hills' caused by slowly eroding rich fossil beds, in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon, USA. December 2009

Floris van Breugel / Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) grove at twilight under a heavy snowfall, Deschutes National Forest, Oregon, USA. December 2009

Floris van Breugel / Autumn colours of Aspen tree (Populus tremula) Sierra Nevada, California, USA. September 2009

Floris van Breugel / Lines adorn the fractured sandstone rocks along the Barnacle (Cirripedia) and Sea snail inhabitated shores of Palos Verdes peninsula, California, USA

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...

Floris van Breugel / Reflected light in Fall Canyon, California's Death Valley National Park, California, USA. January 2010.

Floris van Breugel / Tehachapi mountains at sunrise, with rolling golden hills and oak trees, California, USA. April 2009

Floris van Breugel / A rock collector explores piles of fluorescent minerals found in the tailings of the Pacific Tungsten Mine near Darwin, California. The bright colours are caused by fluorescence excited by a shortwave...

Floris van Breugel / A dark passageway of a narrow flooded slot canyon, Zion National Park, Utah, USA. November 2009.

Floris van Breugel / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) standing at entrance to burrow, and watching a Red-tailed Hawk circling above. Salton Sea, California, USA.

Floris van Breugel / A winter blanket of snow covers Giant Redwood trees (Sequoia sempervirens) Sequoia and King's Canyon National Park, California. December 2008.

Floris van Breugel / Kokanee Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) on Autumn migration up Taylor Creek from Lake Tahoe, California, USA.

Floris van Breugel / Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia) in Antelope Valley against the night sky illuminated by the orange glow from Los Angeles light pollution, California, USA. September 2009.

Floris van Breugel / Morning sun rays breaking through the tree trunks, of Redwood National Park, California, USA. June 2008.

Floris van Breugel / Cholla cactus (Opuntia) backlit by setting sun, Anza Borrego State Park. California, USA. April 2009.

Floris van Breugel / Trunks of Californian Redwood trees (Sequoia sempervirens) and blooming Rhododendron, Redwood National Park, Califorina, USA, June 2008.

Floris van Breugel / Giant Red Sea Urchins (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus) Purple sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) and Sea Anenomes (Anthopleura) underwater, in tide pools along Californian coastline, USA.

Floris van Breugel / An ancient Bristlecone Pine tree (Pinus aristata) under a clear star-lit night sky with star trails, White Mountains, California, USA. July 2007.

Floris van Breugel / Twilight descends on photographer's mountain camp with light inside tent, in Oregons highest mountain forest on Drake Peak at 8,500 feet. Oregon, USA, January 2010.

Floris van Breugel / Twilight view of Mt. Rainier, under a clear night filled with stars, and alpine meadow of Lupins (Lupinus) in the foreground Mt. Rainer National Park, Washington, USA. August 2008. Double exposure.

Floris van Breugel / Avalanche lilies (Erythronium montanum) blooming in colourful alpine meadow, with glaciated Mount Olympus behind, Olympic National Park's backcountry Bailey Range, Washington, USA. July 2008.

Floris van Breugel / Fisheye view from within Antelope Canyon, near Page, South West Arizona, USA, January 2008

Floris van Breugel / Sensationally twisted sandstone curves of Arizona's famous wave formation seen under partly cloudy skies. Vermilion Cliffs, Arizona, USA, December 2007.

Floris van Breugel / Two Limber Pine trees (Pinus flexilis) lit by the low sun, over the snow covered summit of Telescope Peak from the Charcoal Kilns, with desert landscape beyond, Death Valley National Park. California,...

Floris van Breugel / Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus) roosting in winter in dense groups, Southern California, USA

Floris van Breugel / Early summer morning, clearing mist reveals Mt. Rainier, with summer alpine blooms on the shores of lake, Rainier National Park, Washington, USA, June 2008.

Floris van Breugel / Ancient Bristlecone Pine tree (Pinus aristata) with sunlight shafts beaming through silhouetted gnarled branches, White Mountains, California, USA. July 2007.

Floris van Breugel / Reflections of winter trees in water, under classically grey winter skies, Oisterwijk, Netherlands, Europe. December 2006.

Floris van Breugel / Three juvenile mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) galloping through the Mt. Evans landscape backlit by the setting sun. Colorado, USA

Floris van Breugel / Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia) breeding pair standing near the entrance to their burrow, at sunset, Salton Sea, California, USA.

Floris van Breugel / Wild oats (Avena) Mt. Diablo State Park, California, USA.

Floris van Breugel / View from behind one of the many waterfalls in Watkins Glen, upstate New York's fingerlakes region. New York, USA. May 2008

Floris van Breugel / Long exposure to capture star trails circling around the North Star, Polaris, at the "Racetrack," a remote desert playa (dry lake bed) in Death Valley National Park, famous for its mysterious moving r...

Floris van Breugel / Aerial view of spring wildflower displays, Phacelia (purple) San Joaquin Blazing Star (orange) and Coreopsis (yellow) Temblor Range, Carrizo Plain National Monument in California, USA, April 2010

Floris van Breugel / Ponderosa Pine trees (Pinus ponderosa) coated in frost, during heavy snowfall, Deschutes National Forest, Oregon, USA, December 2009

Floris van Breugel / Burnt trees after a station fire near Los Angeles, Southern California, USA, September 2009

Floris van Breugel / View of snow-like dunes of the White Sands National Park. These sand grains consist of tiny crystals of gypsum. New Mexico, USA, April 2010

Floris van Breugel / Lupins (Lupinus sp) flowering on a hillside in Spring, California, USA, April 2010

Floris van Breugel / Aerial view of spring wildflower displays, Phacelia (purple) San Joaquin Blazing Star (orange) and Coreopsis (yellow) Temblor Range, Carrizo Plain National Monument in California, USA, April 2010

Floris van Breugel / Merriam Peak at dusk, with reflections, John Muir Wilderness, California, USA, June 2010

Floris van Breugel / Ancient Bristlecone Pine tree (Pinus longaeva) at sunset. White Mountains, California, USA, June 2009

Floris van Breugel / Juniper Tree (Juniperus thurifera) at night, silhouetted next to standing rock, Joshua Tree National Park. California, USA, January 2009

Floris van Breugel / View of Pacific coastline in fog and mist, Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA, June 2008

Floris van Breugel / Ancient Bristlecone Pine trees (Pinus Longaeva) in morning sunlight, White Mountains, California, USA July 2007

Floris van Breugel / Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) in bloom amongst Giant Sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum) and two Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), Sequoia and King's Canyon National Parks, USA. June. Veolia Environn...

Floris van Breugel / Ferns, mosses and blooming azaleas in marshes, Sapsucker Woods, Ithaca, New York, USA. May. Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 - Highly Commended in the 'In Praise of Plants'...

Floris van Breugel / Ice cave with melting ice and waterfall, The Bailey Range, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA. Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009: Highly Commended in the 'Wild Places' ca...

Floris van Breugel / Fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) in a fruit bowl. The fly was tethered for this image (tether removed digitally)

Floris van Breugel / A field of Cascade Bilberries (Vaccinium deliciosum) overlooking Mount Baker in North Cascade mountains, Washington, USA. September

Floris van Breugel / Autumn foliage in the North Cascades on a steep slope overlooking a mist filled valley, near the Canadian Border, Washington, USA. September 2012

Floris van Breugel / Cascade Bilberries (Vaccinium deliciosum) on steep hillsides of North Cascades, Washington, USA, September 2012.

Floris van Breugel / Woman rappels down from ascent of the climb 'Birds in a Rut' near Smith Rock, eastern Oregon, USA. September 2012. Model released

Floris van Breugel / A field of Teasel, an invasive species, Eastern Oregon, USA, September

Floris van Breugel / The milky way over alpine lake in the Cascades, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington, August.

Floris van Breugel / Backcountry waterfall in Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Cascade mountains, Washington, USA. August

Floris van Breugel / Woman at campsite at high altitude in the Goat Rocks Wilderness with a view of Mount Adams in the distance, Washington, USA. July 2012. Model released

Floris van Breugel / Woman rappelling down one of the many technical sections of Boundary Canyon, Zion National Park, Utah, USA, June 2012. Model released

Floris van Breugel / Canyon Tree Frogs (Hyla arenicolor) near pond along the lower reaches of Pine Creek, Zion National Park, Utah, USA, June

Floris van Breugel / A woman canyoneer looking upwards in a chamber of light Pine Creek Canyon, Zion National Park, Utah, June 2012. Model released

Floris van Breugel / A close up of a driftwood log, Rialto Beach, Wilderness coast, Olympic National Park, Washington

Floris van Breugel / Sunset over Palouse Falls, along the snake river in eastern Washington, USA. April.

Floris van Breugel / Palouse Falls seen under high spring flow with rainbow, Washington, USA. April

Floris van Breugel / A lichen covered wall of eroded basalt columns along the side Potholes Coulee near Ancient Lakes region, Washington, USA, April

Floris van Breugel / An orange California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) blooming, Mount Diablo State Park, California

Floris van Breugel / Late afternoon sunshine streams through green Valley Oaks (Quercus lobata Nee) Shell Ridge at the base of Mount Diablo, California, USA. April

Floris van Breugel / Calm seas of the Pacific Ocean at twilight, along the wilderness coast of Shi Shi beach at low tide, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA, March 2012.

Floris van Breugel / Humbug dascyllus (Dascyllus aruanus) guarding his patch of staghorn coral in a shallow lagoon on Ofu, American Samoa. January. The window of sky above is a result of the phenomenon known as Snell's W...

Floris van Breugel / Enchantment Lakes in early winter snow with Larch trees bearing autumn leaves, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Central Cascade range, Washington, USA, November 2011.

Floris van Breugel / Morning sunshine at Prusik Peak with larch trees, and a rare dusting of early winter snow in the Enchantments, a spectacular alpine area, Washington State, USA. October 2011.

Floris van Breugel / Tiny jewel like pebbles collect in the cave-like features of a Tafoni riddled rock along the near Santa Cruz, California, USA

Floris van Breugel / Photographer Floris van Breugel asbeiling down a waterfall in Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, USA. May 2011. Model released

Floris van Breugel / Waterfall seen through a window of fresh spring growth in Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, USA. May

Floris van Breugel / Moss-covered Vine maples (Acer circinatum) in the Hoh River Rainforest of Olympic National Park, Washington, USA, May.

Floris van Breugel / Moss-covered Vine maples (Acer circinatum) and Big leaf maples (Acer macrophyllum) in the Hoh River Rainforest of Olympic National Park, Washington, USA, May.

Floris van Breugel / Tide pool full of Giant green anemones (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) at low tide, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA, March.

Floris van Breugel / Maple tree covered with moss and lichen in drizzly fog along the Hoh River in Olympic National Park, Washington, February.

Floris van Breugel / A wide variety of fluorescent minerals including scheelite (blue/white), calcite (red), silica coatings containing uranyl ions (green), fluorite (pink), and 'desert varnish' (yellow/orange), populate...

Floris van Breugel / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) follows its winter hunting trail through the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. December.

Floris van Breugel / Natural iridescent plant oils from decaying leaves at the surface of a pool, Escalante National Monument, Utah. November

Floris van Breugel / Aspen leaves on an early snow, North Fork of Bishop Creek, near Bishop, Eastern Sierra, California, USA, October.

Floris van Breugel / Aspen (Populus tremula) trees in autumn colours, North Fork of Bishop Creek, near Bishop, Eastern Sierra, California, USA

Floris van Breugel / Sunrise over the Grand Canyon at the North Rim's Toroweap / Tuweep viewpoint in Arizona, USA. July 2010.