Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Surfer, Solitary Islands Marine Park, New South Wales, Australia

Oscar Dewhurst / Hoatzin (Ophisthocomus hoazin) perched on wooden bar overlooking oxbow lake. Manu National Park, Madre de Dios, Peru. September

Stefan Christmann / Cameraman Lindsay McCrae on ice overlooking Southern Ocean, filming for BBC Dynasties Penguin programme. Atka Bay, Antarctica. March 2017.

Oscar Dewhurst / Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult perched on the side of the Tyne Bridge, overlooking Newcastle and the Tyne. Newcastle, UK. July

Christophe Courteau / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) silverback sitting on boundary wall between Volcanoes National Park and a Potato crop, looking into valley. Area to be restored to forest. Rwanda.

Gavin Hellier / Timelapse overlooking Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 2016. Hellier

Matthias Breiter / Tourist and icebergs, Ilulissat, Greenland

Erlend Haarberg / Photographer silhouetted on Mt Luottotjakka overlooking the Arjep Luottojekna and Nuortap glaciers at sunset, Sarek National Park, World Heritage Laponia, Swedish Lapland, Sweden, August 2013.

Anup Shah / Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurtheii) adult male 'Frodo' aged 35 years portrait. Gombe National Park, Tanzania.

Richard Robinson / Blue shark (Prionace glauca) viewed from below, off the coast of Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, February.

Markus Varesvuo / Black kite (Milvus migrans) flying and red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) on snow, Hokkaido, Japan, February.

Ben Cranke / Steller's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) stood on ice floe, Hokkaido, Japan. February.

Gavin Hellier / Timelapse from day to night overlooking Hong Kong Island towards Victoria Peak, Victoria Harbour and the Financial District, Hong Kong, China, 2011.

Andy Trowbridge / Arctic Fox (Alopex / Vulpes lagopus) yawning, during moult from grey summer fur to winter white. Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, September.

Tim Laman / A traditional style house or 'honai' on the mountainside overlooking the Baliem Valley, Papua, Indonesia, Island of New Guinea. June 2010

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Bench overlooking landspace and flowering Common heather (Calluna vulgaris), Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, July

Juergen Freund / Black-headed python (Aspidites melanocephalus) perched on a tree branch overlooking the Australian outback. Queensland, Australia, February

Kirkendall-Spring / Field of Arrowleaf balsamroot and lupine on a hillside overlooking an orchard near Dryden, Washington, USA

David Noton / Dawn in a barley field overlooking the Valnerina near Meggiano, Umbria, Italy

Jack Dykinga / Snow covered Pinyon Pines (Pinus edulus) overlooking Shoshone Point at sunrise, East Rim, Grand Canyon NP, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Snow covered Pinyon Pines (Pinus edulus) with pine cones, overlooking the West Rim, Grandview Point, Grand Canyon NP, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Mountain Biker stood on a ridge at sunrise overlooking the Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon NP, Arizona, USA

Kirkendall-Spring / View overlooking the badlands from Scenic Loop Drive, Theodore Roosevelt NP, North Dakota, USA

Jose B. Ruiz / White stork {Ciconia ciconia} in nest overlooking town, Quintana de la Serena, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain April 2007

Jose B. Ruiz / White stork {Ciconia ciconia} nesting on roof overlooking Olive grove and farmland, Quintana de la Serena, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain April 2007

Colin Monteath / Hiker looking at Mt Cook, known locally as Aoraki, from Malte-Brun, Southern Alps, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Mt Sefton, climber at dawn above Mueller hut and cloud-filled Mueller Glacier, Mt Cook National Park, New Zealand

Pete Oxford / African Lion (Panthera leo) watching Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) herd, Africa

Pete Oxford / Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) portrait on rocks overlooking the Andringitra Mountains, vulnerable, south central Madagascar

Pete Oxford / Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) portrait, vulnerable, overlooking the Andringitra Mountains, south central Madagascar

Tim Fitzharris / Castle Rock overlooking Lake Superior, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan

Tim Fitzharris / View from Grandview Point looking over sandstone canyons of Monument Basin in the Island in the Sky section of the park, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Geoff Simpson / Red grouse {Lagopus lagpus scoticus} on rock overlooking moorland Scotland

Bob Barbour / Man overlooking stormy surf on rocks, northern California

Konrad Wothe / Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) trees and beach overlooking lagoon, Dominican Republic

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) pair overlooking nesting colony, Punta Vicente, Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) overlooking 1000 meter deep active caldera, Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Sergio Hanquet / Ocean sunfish (Mola mola) and Pilot fish (Naucrates sp). Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Wooded plateau overlooking agricultural landscape, aerial view. Cornejo, Merindad de Sotoscueva, Burgos, Castile and Leon, Spain. June 2019.

Yashpal Rathore / Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) looking out over forested hills. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India. 2017. Camera trap image.

Steven David Miller / Infinity pool overlooking Lake Argyle. The Kimberley, Western Australia. 2017.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Fly camp overlooking valley. Faia Brava Reserve, Archaeological Park of the Coa Valley, Western Iberia, Portugal. April 2016.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Fly camp overlooking valley. Faia Brava Reserve, Archaeological Park of the Coa Valley, Western Iberia, Portugal. April 2016.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Star Camp holiday accommodation overlooking valley. Faia Brava Reserve, Archaeological Park of the Coa Valley, Western Iberia, Portugal. April 2016.

Ingo Arndt / Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) on ledge overlooking slope, silhouetted. Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. April 2017.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Limestone pavement overlooking Galway Bay. Dun Duchathair / Black Fort Cliffs. Inishmore, Aran Islands, County Galway, Republic of Ireland. May 2011.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Limestone pavement overlooking Galway Bay. Dun Duchathair / Black Fort Cliffs. Inishmore, Aran Islands, County Galway, Republic of Ireland. May 2011.

Oscar Dewhurst / Hoatzin (Ophisthocomus hoazin) perched on wooden bar overlooking oxbow lake. Manu National Park, Madre de Dios, Peru. September

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Mountain hiker at sunrise overlooking Coire an t-Sneachda in the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, July.

Edwin Giesbers / Snake-eyed lizard (Ophisops elegans) basking on rocks overlooking coast. Cyprus. April.

Edwin Giesbers / Snake-eyed lizard (Ophisops elegans) basking on rocks overlooking coast. Cyprus. April.

Gary K. Smith / Cross on bank overlooking Alnmouth Village, Northumberland, England, UK. September 2017.

Stefan Christmann / Camerman Lindsay McCrae preparing to film on ice shelf overlooking Southern Ocean during summer , for BBC Dynasties Penguin programme. Atka Bay, Antarctica. October 2017.. Atka Bay, Antarctica. Februa...

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), two returning to breeding colony overlooking frozen sea and iceberg. Atka Bay, Antarctica. April.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) group of fledglings aged 20-24 weeks overlooking melting sea ice. Atka Bay, Antarctica. January 2017.

Oscar Dewhurst / Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult and chicks at their nest on a ledge of the Tyne Bridge, overlooking Newcastle and the Tyne. Newcastle, UK. July

Philippe Clement / The medieval Chateau de Foix castle overlooking the town Foix, Ariege, Occitanie, France, September 2018

Philippe Clement / The medieval Chateau de Foix castle overlooking the town Foix, Ariege, Occitanie, France, September 2018

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) perched on rock drying wings, overlooking sea. Clearwater Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) perched on rock overlooking inlet. Punta Albemarle, Isabela Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Nazca booby (Sula granti) on cliff top overlooking sea. Wolf Island, Galapagos. August 2016.

Tui De Roy / Nazca booby (Sula granti) at nest with egg. Overlooking sea, Gardner Islet, Floreana Island, Galapagos. December 2014.

Tui De Roy / Nazca booby (Sula granti), pair standing on rock overlooking sea. Wolf Island, Galapagos. August 2016.

Tui De Roy / Nazca booby (Sula granti) sitting on nest with egg, overlooking sea at sunset. Gardner Islet, Floreana Island, Galapagos. December 2014.

Tui De Roy / Red-footed booby (Sula sula), adult and chick on nest in tree overlooking sea. Gardner Islet, Floreana Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Red-footed booby (Sula sula), pair at nest in tree overlooking coast. Bird on nest whilst other is landing with nest material. Genovesa Island, Galapagos.

Eladio Fernandez / Ekmans silver palm(Copernicia ekmanii) trees overlooking Caribbean Sea, Hispaniola.

Ashley Cooper / Climber on a pinnacle by the Spinx Rock on the climbers traverse on Great Gable, Lake District, England, UK. July 2005

Ashley Cooper / Tourists overlooking the Peyto Lake, Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies, Alberta, August 2012.

Ashley Cooper / Balcony cafe over looking The Mer De Glace which has thinned 150 meters since 1820, and retreated by 2300 Metres, with a balcony cafe overlooking the rapidly shrinking glacier. Chamonix, France, Septe...

Robert Thompson / Razorbill (Alca torda) with fish in bill, perched on rock overlooking sea. Great Saltee Island, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland. June 2018.

Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langurs (Semnopithecus dussumieri). sitting on rocks overlooking ruined temples . Hampi, Karnataka, India.

Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langurs (Semnopithecus dussumieri). sitting on rocks overlooking ruined temples . Hampi, Karnataka, India.

Guy Edwardes / Red roofed croft overlooking Loch Sheildaig, Loch Torridon, Applecross Peninsula, Highlands, Scotland, UK. January 2015.

Gavin Hellier / Elevated shot overlooking Ipanema Beach and street carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 2016. Hellier

Matthew Maran / Sunset viewed from Mutters Moor with Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), Overlooking a recently felled pine plantation, Devon, England, UK, June 2016.

Graham Eaton / Cairns placed near the Gornergrat Station overlooking Mount Cervin, Zermatt, Switzerland, September 2017.

Nick Upton / Ancient stone staircase with 913 steps zigzagging up to Palamidi Castle, a Venetian fortress on a hill overlooking Nafplio and the Argolic Gulf, Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece, July.

Nick Upton / Palamidi Castle, a Venetian fortress high on a hill overlooking Nafplio, the first capital of modern Greece, Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece, July 2017.

Nick Upton / Palamidi Castle, a Venetian fortress high on a hill overlooking Nafplio and the Argolic Gulf, Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece, July 2017.

Roger Powell / Reed bunting male (Emberiza schoeniclus) singing from a hawthorn tree overlooking its breeding territory. Plumage wet from a recent shower. Druridge Bay, Northumberland, England, UK, July.

Roger Powell / Reed bunting male (Emberiza schoeniclus) perched in a hawthorn tree overlooking its breeding territory. Druridge Bay, Northumberland, England, UK, July.

Philippe Clement / McCaig's Tower on Battery Hill overlooking the city Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, June 2017

Philippe Clement / Oban Distillery and McCaig's Tower on Battery Hill overlooking the city Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, June 2017

Tui De Roy / Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross (Thalassarche chlororhynchos). overlooking canyon with waterfalls. Gough Island, Gough and Inaccessible Islands UNESCO World Heritage Site, South Atlantic. Endangered...

Tui De Roy / Nazca Booby (Sula granti) group on coast, Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) on coast, Santa Fe Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tony Wu / Yellow pygmy goby (Lubricogobius exiguus) portrait, Kashiwajima, Japan.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Timelapse overlooking a coastal loch at sunrise on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula, Lochaber, Scotland, UK, June 2014.

Terry Whittaker / Red kites (Milvus milvus) perched in tree overlooking town at sunset, Chilterns, England, June.

Christophe Courteau / View overlooking a rainforest canopy, with clouds and heavy rain, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

Christophe Courteau / View overlooking a rainforest canopy, with clouds and heavy rain, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

Christophe Courteau / View overlooking a rainforest canopy, with clouds and heavy rain, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

Christophe Courteau / View overlooking a rainforest canopy, with clouds and heavy rain, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

Floris van Breugel / Field of Lupin (Lupinus sp) flowers in spring, overlooking the Columbia River Gorge, Columbia Hills State Park, Washington, USA, April 2014.

Ingo Arndt / Meherangarh Fort overlooking city, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India