Sulphur paintbrush (Castilleja sulphurea) glowing at first light, San Juan National Forest, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Cable car heading to Sugarloaf mountain seen from Morro da Urca, the first stop of the cable car, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

Mount Sneffels at first light with a dusting of snow in the fall, Uncompahgre National Forest, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Wilson Peak in the winter at first light, Uncompahgre National Forest, Colorado, United States of America, North America

First light at Clear Lake, San Juan National Forest, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Lathe Arch framing Mount Whitney at first light Alabama Hills, Inyo National Forest, California, United States of America, North America

Klemtu, First Nations Kitasoo Xai Xais community, Swindle Island, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Klemtu, First Nations Kitasoo Xai Xais community, Swindle Island, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Panorama of the setting sun at the First Forest in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Traditional stone mountain village of Pietracamela with the first snowfall, Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park, Apennines, Teramo province, Abruzzo, Italy, Europe

First light on Sassolungo peak, Daunei, Selva Val Gardena, Gardena Valley, South Tyrol, Dolomites, Italy, Europe

Beech trees with their first leaves of spring in the deep gulley at Woodbury Castle, near Exmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Hiking in the first snow of the winter, Sawtooth Mountains, Rocky Mountains, Idaho, United States of America, North America

Keyhole Mesa, named for a keyhole shaped cave on its north side, in the First Forest of Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States of America, North America

The northeast side of Keyhole Mesa in the First Forest of Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Panorama view of the Petrified Forest National Park from the First Forest Trail, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Bolder Mountains in first winter snow, near Galena, Rocky Mountains, Idaho, United States of America, North America

Panorama of the First Forest in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States of America, North America

The cliffs overlooking the First Forest at Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Llyn Cwellyn, the Beddgelert Forest and Y Garn at first light, Snowdonia National Park, Eryri, North Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Petrified Wood in the First Forest of Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Mobius Arch and Eastern Sierras at first light, Alabama Hills, Inyo National Forest, California, United States of America, North America

First light on the Grand Tetons with reflection at Schwabacher's Landing, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Teton Range at first light in the winter, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows a woman planting trees for onward growth in the Ashrams forests.

Footpath through the rainforest leading to the first camp of Marojejy National Park in northeast Madagascar, Madagascar, Africa

Usa, South West, Wyoming, Big Horn Mountains At End Of Fall, Cowboy And Dog After The First Snow

Aftermath of a major forest fire within Corsica's National Park (Parc Naturel Regional de Corse), a year on, with large area of forest and maquis scrub destroyed and first flush of regrowth by grasses and flowers, near Aullene, Corsica, France.

New Ireland Malagan funerary statue in at the Metropolitan Museum of Art museum, New York, USA. New Ireland is part of the Bismarck Archipelago, situated north of New Guinea, and has an estimated population of 100,000. The Dutch first encountered the island in 1616, and today New Ireland is a province of Papua New Guinea. Nineteen different languages are spoken on the island, and it is divided by a chain of mountains into three distinct regions: northern, central, and southeastern. The art of New Ireland traditionally centered on mortuary ceremonies and feasts to honor the dead. In northern New Ireland, the name given to these elaborate ceremonies is malagan, which is also the term used for the carved and painted sculptures associated with the ceremonies.

The first beams of the morning sun breaking through the morning mist and leaves, deciduous forest, Southern England, Great Britain, Europe

Snow-covered pine trees in the first morning light on the Belchen summit, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

First Nation village of the Gitga'ata people, Hartley Bay, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Snow-covered pine trees in the first morning light on the Belchen summit, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Geisler peaks with first snow, Villnoess valley, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Fur-trees after the first snow in mountains. Mountains Zailisky Alatau, Almaty area, Kazakhstan.

An early morning picture of the first sun rays setting the pyramid summit of the Bietschhorn mountain on fire.

Temple Crag looms over frozen First Lake in the Eastern SIerra Nevada, California.

Moose (alces alces) bull feeding on dwarf birch (betula nana), lit up by morning light after first snow of autumn, denali national park, Alaska, united states of america

Colourful Fireworks Display Reflected In Water On Canada Day, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Colourful Fireworks Display Reflected In Water On Canada Day, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Oregon, United States Of America; First Snow Fall Along Umbrella Falls On Mount Hood In The Oregon Cascades

Waterfall Surrounded By Forest, La Fortuna, Costa Rica

White marble cross where American soldiers are buried, first American military cemetery of World War II, Colleville-sur-Mer, Calvados, Normandy, France