1173-134 - Fishermen on Inle Lake, Myanmar, Inle Lake, Myanmar

1173-291 - Sunrise on the mountain tops at the north entrance to the Lemaire Channel along the Antarctic Peninsula, Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula

1173-288 - Adelie penguins standing side by side toucing flippers on Paulet Island, Antarctica, Paulet Island, Antarctica

1173-236 - An aerial view of the islands of the Broughton Archipelago, and the mountain region, Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia, Canada

1173-281 - Gentoo penguins using a well worn pathway through the snow, to reach the sea. Antarctica, Antarctica

1173-181 - Women bear the responsibility of fetching water from the sparse wells within Rajasthan's vast Thar Desert. Trekking up the side of a sand dune, women expertly balance large clay water vessels atop their heads. Rajasthan, India, Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India

1173-13 - A brown bear shakes off excess water after fishing in Katmai National Park, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA

1173-177 - Trees reflect in the icy water of Lake Kawakguchi, Japan, Lake Kawakguchi, Japan

1173-136 - Irrawaddy River, Mandalay, Myanmar, Irrawaddy River, Mandalay, Myanmar

1173-179 - A Bhuddist monk walks through a snow flurry in Koyasan, a centre for Shingon Esoteric Buddhism, Koyasan, Osaka, Japan

1173-278 - Chinstrap penguins on Half Moon Island, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Half Moon Island, South Shetland Islands

1173-183 - Tiger, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India

1173-151 - Baobab trees, Madagascar, Baobab Alley, Madagascar

1173-39 - Sunset, Mount McKinley in Denali National Park, Alaska reflected in Reflection Pond, Denali National Park, Alaska, USA

1173-232 - Cloud formations in the skies above the Torres del Paine National Park in Chile. Sunset over the waters of the sea, and snowcapped peaks, Torres del Paine national park, Chile

1173-99 - The view out to sea at the southern most point of Africa, Cape Agulhas in South Africa at sunset, Cape Agulhas, Arniston, South Africa

1173-43 - Black sea nettle jellyfish, Chrysaora fuscescens,scyphozoa, underwater in the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey County, California, USAUSA

1173-162 - Wildebeests, Kenya, Kenya

1173-41 - Brown bear, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USALake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA

1173-267 - The salt pans of Salar de Uyuni, with shallow water and mineral deposits. White salt granules raked into heaps, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

1173-147 - Rainbow over the steppe, Mongolia, Mongolia

1173-42 - Black sea nettle jellyfish, Chrysaora fuscescens,scyphozoa, underwater in the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey County, California, USAUSA

1173-190 - An aerial view of the Landmannalaugar Mountains in Iceland. Rhyolite mountains and expansive lava fields, Landmannalaugar Mountains, Iceland

1173-292 - Ice at the base of a glacier in Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctica, Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctica

1173-235 - Guanacos, Lama guanicoe, grazing in the grasslands of the Torres del Paine National Park, ChileTorres del Paine national park, Chile

1173-5 - Mount Rainier, a snow capped peak, surrounded by forest reflected in one of many lakes in the Mount Rainier National Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA

1173-218 - King Penguins, Aptenodytes patagonicus, in groups on the beach at dusk on South Georgia Island, South Georgia Island, Falkland Islands,

1173-150 - This thirty-second exposure captures Milky Way--it is a long enough exposure to record the light but short enough to limit blurring, Baobab Alley, Madagascar

1173-268 - A mountain viscacha yawns as he stretches his front legs on the Salar de Uyuni, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

1173-178 - A pair of mute swans in Lake Kawaguchi disrupt the reflection of Mt. Fuji, Japan, Lake Kawakguchi, Japan

1173-24 - Brown bear cub, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USALake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA

1173-15 - Grand Prismatic Spring, a bright turquoise pool and site of geothermal activity, with mineral rich deposits at the edge, Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

1173-44 - Sea nettle jellyfish, Chrysaora fuscescens scyphozoa, in a water tank, underwater, with long tentacles, Monterey County, California, USAUSA

1173-289 - A pair of Adelie penguins in the late afternoon light in Antarctica, Antarctica

1173-175 - Whooper swans, Hokkaido, Japan, Hokkaido, Japan

1173-187 - The sacred Ganges River at dawn, in Varanasi, India, Varanasi, India

1173-270 - A woman's head with braided patterned hair and earrings, Benin, Africa

1173-279 - Chinstrap penguins on Half Moon Island, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Half Moon Island, South Shetland Islands

1173-11 - Brown bear, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USALake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA

1173-172 - Whooper swans, Hokkaido, Japan, Hokkaido, Japan

1173-26 - Snowshoe hare, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA

1173-34 - Hardy arctic wildflowers grow only a few inches high in order to reduce exposure to the moisture-robbing winds, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Brooks Range, Alaska, USA

1173-23 - Brown bear cub, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USALake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA

1173-14 - A brown bear shakes off excess water after fishing in Katmai National Park, Alaska, USAKatmai National Park, Alaska, USA

1173-173 - Japanese cranes upright, spreading their wings and preening on a frozen lake in Hokkaido, Japan, Hokkaido, Japan

1173-174 - Japanese cranes upright, spreading their wings and preening on a frozen lake in Hokkaido, Japan, Hokkaido, Japan

1173-269 - Llama, BoliviaBolivia

1173-229 - Huang Shan, which means Yellow Mountain. Anhui Provice in China. Jagged rock towers, Huang Shan, China

1173-170 - Whooper swans, Hokkaido, Japan, Hokkaido, Japan

1173-112 - A polar bear,Ursus maritimus, striding across the ice, Svalbard, Norway

1173-12 - Brown bear sow and cubs, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USALake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA

1173-10 - Barred Owl, Olympic National Park, Washington, USAOlympic National Park, Washington, USA

1173-27 - Brown bear, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USAKatmai National Park, Alaska, USA

1173-233 - Cloud formations in the skies above the Torres del Paine National Park in Chile. Sunset over the waters of the sea, and snowcapped peaks, Torres del Paine national park, Chile

1173-287 - An iceberg with a deep crevasse or fissure, and the contours of melting ice, in Antarctica, Antarctica

1173-33 - Hardy arctic wildflowers grow only a few inches high in order to reduce exposure to the moisture-robbing winds, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USAArctic National Wildlife Refuge, Brooks Range, Alaska, USA

1173-176 - Whooper swans, Hokkaido, Japan, Hokkaido, Japan

1173-284 - Gentoo penguin on an iceberg, Antarctica, Antarctica

1173-107 - Mountain gorilla and juvenile, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

1173-283 - Icebergs and ice formations in the Antarctic. A large fissure or hole in the centre of a block of ice, with smooth sides, Antarctica

1173-47 - Colorado River, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USAColorado River, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA

1173-282 - Gentoo penguins using a well worn pathway through the snow, to reach the sea. Antarctica, Antarctica

1173-105 - The setting sun over the desert makes a enchanting shadow as a caravan of camel merchants winds their way toward the next stop on their journey, Sahara Desert

1173-171 - Whooper swans, Hokkaido, Japan, Hokkaido, Japan

1173-109 - Four reindeer, Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus, with antlers, galloping along a migration path, Svalbard, Norway

1173-100 - Cape Agulhas, Arniston, South AfricaCape Agulhas, Arniston, South Africa

1173-182 - Women bear the responsibility of fetching water from the sparse wells within Rajasthan's vast Thar Desert. Trekking up the side of a sand dune, women expertly balance large clay water vessels atop their heads. Rajasthan, India, Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India

1173-196 - Icebergs in Baffin Bay, Baffin Bay, Greenland

1173-135 - Fishermen on Inle Lake, Myanmar, Inle Lake, Myanmar

1173-139 - Abstract Reflections, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Inle Lake, Myanmar

1173-6 - Lenticular clouds in the sky, over the Patagonian landscape. Altocumulus lenticularis,, Patagonia, Argentina,

1173-251 - African lion and lechwe, Duba Plains, Botswana, Chobe National Park, Botswana

1173-29 - Bald Eagle, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, USA

1173-273 - An aerial view of the islands of the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

1173-36 - A shard of aufeis reaches toward the arctic sky, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Brooks Range, Alaska, USA

1173-250 - Lions resting and playing in the evening sun in Chobe National Park, Botswana, Chobe National Park, Botswana

1173-25 - Aufeis refers to ice that builds up in layers over arctic rivers. Windblown sediments collect on top of the aufeis frozen surface, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA

1173-45 - Sea nettle jellyfish, Chrysaora fuscescens scyphozoa, in a water tank, underwater, with long tentacles, Monterey County, California, USAUSA

1173-8 - Froth and bubbles of air reflecting rainbow colours on the surface at Cannon Beach, Oregon, USAAstoria, Oregon, USA

1173-97 - A lion cub and its mother, Panthera leo, rubbing cheeks and nuzzling in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania,

1173-92 - Aerial view of a floating market on a canal in Bangkok, local boats laden with fresh food, moored close together, Bangkok, Thailand,

1173-80 - A large forest fire near Ellensburg in Kittitas county. Smoke rising above trees, Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington, USA