Three Karo tribesmen with face and body decoration in chalk, imitating the spotted plumage of the guinea fowl, Omo river, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Karo tribesmen with face and body painting imitating the spotted plumage of the guinea fowl, Omo river, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Portrait of three Karo tribesmen with faces and bodies painted with chalk imitating the spotted plumage of the guinea fowl, Omo river, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Portrait of a Karo tribesman, with face and body painted with chalk to represent the spotted plumage of the guinea fowl, Omo river, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Danger sign warning of crocodiles, Pasikudah Bay, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

The lowest point on the African continent and the most saline body of water on earth, Lac Assal, Djibouti, Africa

The lowest point on the African continent and the most saline body of water on earth, Lac Assal, Djibouti, Africa

Gothic St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague Castle, Hradcany, Vitava River, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Opera House and Harbour Bridge, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Gothic Palazzo Bembo, 15th century Palace in San Marco district near Rialto Bridge, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Avola lakes, high angle view, Avola, Noto Valley, Sicily, Italy

Silbury Hill mound, the largest prehistoric manmade structure in Europe, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus), Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

A brick smokestack tower stands tall beside a building complex. Modern structures and a body of water are visible in the background in Liverpool, UK.

A modern building with a distinctive curved, glass and metal facade, sits on a green slope beside a calm body of water in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

Common lionfish (Pterois volitans), full body view, Solomon Islands, South Pacific, Pacific

Body boarder, Baldwin Beach, Maui Island, Hawaii, United States of America, North America

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

AI generated image of a Common pond skater walking on the water

Turquoise waters of Barrage Al-Hassan Addakhil in Parc National Al Hassan Addakhil near Errachidia, Morocco

Aerial view of 'Pointe Allegre' (the northest headland of Basse-Terre), Grand Cul-de-sac Marin, Sainte-Rose, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe

AI generated image of a Large anaconda chasing a capybara

Toxic green waters of Lake Ngakoro, Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland, New Zealand

Gentoo penguin lying down in sleet, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult California gray whale (Eschrictius robustus), spy-hopping in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, North America

California gray whale calf (Eschrictius robustus), surfacing in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, North America

A Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica) surfaces for air in the clear blue waters of Morrison Springs, a state park in Northwest Florida. The calm glassy water reflects the bright colors of the turtle with it's head above the surface but it's body inches below the surface.

Quilotoa Lake, Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador

Inishbofin island, Connemara, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

Ross Castle on the edge of Lough Leane, Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland

View of Lake Nasser from Aswan High Dam on a sunny day, Aswan, Egypt, Africa

View of Nile River from Aswan High Dam on a sunny day, Aswan, Egypt, Africa

Panoramic view of Zurich Lake, Switzerland

Drone aerial view of Lake Polyfyto and mountain landscape at sunset, Kozani, Macedonia, Greece

Drone aerial view of camper vans parked on a wild spot at Lake Polyfyto, Kozani, Macedonia, Greece

The Thirteen Mile Cattle Tank off of Corva Road in the Kaibab National Forest near Ash Fork Arizona, USA

Johnson Canyon face of the Stone Dam in the Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, USA

Cenote Oxman, Valladolid, Yucatan State, Mexico

Horse-eye jacks (Caranx latus), schooling in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Aerial of the Trou du Natron volcanic crater and its natron lakes, Tibesti Mountains, Chad

Aerial of the Trou du Natron volcanic crater and its natron lakes, Tibesti Mountains, Chad

Aerial of the Trou du Natron volcanic crater and its natron lakes, Tibesti Mountains, Chad

Aerial of the Chari River, N'Djamena, capital of Chad

Buachaille Etive Mor, Rannoch Moor, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Turtle Pond, a two-acre water body at the bse of Belvedere Castle, popular for relaxing and picnicing in Central Park, Manhattan Island, New York City, United States of America, North America

New York City cityscape viewed from The Lake, Central Park's largest body of water after the Reservoir, Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, United States of America, North America

View of Manhattan cityscape as seen from The Pond, one of seven bodies of water in Central Park located near Grand Army Plaza, across Central Park South from the Plaza Hotel, New York City, United States of America, North America

Panama Canal Railway crossing over the Chagres River, Republic of Panama, Central America

Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi), underwater on Las Animas Island, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Heermann's gulls (Larus heermanni), quarreling at breeding colony on Isla Rasa, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North Anerica

Scuro lake in spring, Val Piora, Canton Ticino, Switzerland

Overhead view of the Icy shore of Stone Dam Lake in the Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, USA

Amer Fort (Amber Fort), Rajasthan, India

Overflooded area after rainfall in the Tibesti Mountains, Chad

View of The Pond, one of seven bodies of water in Central Park located near Grand Army Plaza, across Central Park South from the Plaza Hotel, New York City, United States of America, North America

Sweeping View Over Admiralty Bay with Rolling Hills and Forested Peninsulas on the Road to French Pass, Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand

Aerial of the Andes mountains, Chile, South America

A cattle pond, Rarick Tank, Coconino National Forest, Arizona, United States of America

A white bird stands firmly on the surface of a body of water in Nara, Honshu, Japan, Asia

New York City cityscape viewed from The Lake, Central Park's largest body of water after the Reservoir, Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, United States of America, North America

View of Manhattan cityscape as seen from The Pond, one of seven bodies of water in Central Park located near Grand Army Plaza, across Central Park South from the Plaza Hotel, New York City, United States of America, North America

View of The Pond, one of seven bodies of water in Central Park located near Grand Army Plaza, across Central Park South from the Plaza Hotel, New York City, United States of America, North America

View of The Pond, one of seven bodies of water in Central Park located near Grand Army Plaza, across Central Park South from the Plaza Hotel, New York City, United States of America, North America

New York City cityscape viewed from The Lake, Central Park's largest body of water after the Reservoir, Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, United States of America, North America

Lac Assal, the lowest point on the African continent and the most saline body of water on earth, Djibouti, Africa

Lac Assal, the lowest point on the African continent and the most saline body of water on earth, Djibouti, Africa

Lac Assal, the lowest point on the African continent and the most saline body of water on earth, Djibouti, Africa

Lac Assal, the lowest point on the African continent and the most saline body of water on earth, Djibouti, Africa

Lac Assal, the lowest point on the African continent and the most saline body of water on earth, Djibouti, Africa

Sunset, Greeting to the Sun, Zadar, Croatia, Europe

Young Surma woman with body paintings in the river, Kibish, Omo River Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

The Huka Falls, known as Hukanui (great body of spray) in Maori, 10m high, 62000 gallons of water per second at peak times, Waikato River, South Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Mountain landscape and small body of water in the Wakhan Valley, Tajikistan, Central Asia, Asia

Nepal. Ritual, sonam/boom. Lobsangs cremation. Humla. traveler reached of journey! In freedom of infinite he is free from sorrow, fetters that bound thrown away, burning fever of life is no more,oesays dharmapada. Lobsang having spent whole life preparing moment of death, finds liberation on february 14, 1986. Extensive ritual follows cremation-traditionally a forty nine period, sonam lama rattles damaru. A small ritual drum to have origin in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bone dreid human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. Boom lama blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers. On makeshift altar rest chhome, votive lamps filled with butter, cups of water, grains, tormas, holy food made of barley meal decorated with medallions of butter offered to gods. Alone, boom lama continues prayers of deceased

The white bodies of a group of Beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) breaking the surface of the calm water. These beluga whales that live in the St. Lawrence, Canada, year-round belong to the furthest southerly population of this arctic whale species.

Steering with its pectoral fins the friendly Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) turns its streamlined body towards the boat in order to dive under the hull. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada. Sequence 5/6

Very slowly, a curious Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) surfaces spreading its pectoral fins perpendicular to its body. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

Adult male great frigate bird (Fregata minor) with inflated gular on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Cleaning the days catch with a Galapagos sea lion in the small town of Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean. No model or property releases are available for this image.

Beached California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf with Turkey Buzzards feeding on carcass on Isla Tiburon in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

Views of the Drake Passage, the body of water between the southern tip of South America at Cape Horn, Chile and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica

Adult California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) carcass on Isla Tiburon, Sonora, Mexico.

Yellow-footed Gull (Larus livens) eating clams at low tide in Puerto Don Juan in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico

Adult male great frigate bird (Fregata minor) with inflated gular on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) catching and eventually eating a Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Scenes from around the small town of Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean. No model or property releases are available for this image.

Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) surfacing in the mid-riff Island area of the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Sonora, Mexico

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) catching and eventually eating a Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Beached California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf stranded by gill net around flukes on Isla Tiburon in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

Yellow-footed Gull (Larus livens) eating clams at low tide in Puerto Don Juan in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico

Scenes from around the small town of Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean. No model or property releases are available for this image.

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) catching and eventually eating a Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Beached female California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) carcass in the calm waters of San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja, Mexico.

Adult male great frigate bird (Fregata minor) with inflated gular on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Adult waved albatross (Diomedea irrorata) at breeding colony on Espanola Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) catching and eventually eating a Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Yellow-footed Gull (Larus livens) eating clams at low tide in Puerto Don Juan in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico

Adult waved albatross (Diomedea irrorata) at breeding colony on Espanola Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail throw in the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Yellow-footed Gull (Larus livens) eating clams at low tide in Puerto Don Juan in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico