Northern giant petrels (Macronectes halli) fighting over the scavenging rights to a dead elephant seal pup at Royal Harbor, South Georgia

Japanese woman standing in a textile plant dye workshop, holding basket with plant matter, smiling at camera, Kyushu, Japan

Portrait of young dancer with fern crown, cultural festival. Common Poya. New Caledonia.

Futuna dancer in traditional dance clothes, Cultural festival. Town of Common Poya. New Caledonia.

Traditional wooden case and bark of Niaouli (Melaleuca quinquenervia). Common Poya. New Caledonia.

Kanak traditional dance, Cultural festival. Common Poya. New Caledonia.

Wildcat (Felis silvestris) male on the look out, Vosges du Nord Regional Natural Park, France

Black winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) in marsh, Baie de l'Aiguillon Natural Reserve, France

Sentinel, Andy Goldsworthy, 1999, Col du Defens, Alpes de haute Provence, France "The work Sentinels, which is part of the Refuge d'art project, is a journey through the Dignois region, at the foot of the Southern Alps. Such a project associates art, nature and the territory. The three Sentinels are stone cairns, one for each of the three valleys of the Haute-Provence Geological Reserve.

Mentawai boys and chikens, Siberut, Mentawai, Indonesia

Mentawai boys hunting with a sligshot, Siberut, Mentawai, Indonesia

Mentawai boys eating, Siberut, Mentawai, Indonesia

Mentawai boys and chikens, Siberut, Mentawai, Indonesia

Aymara working the totora (Schoenoplectus californicus subsp. tatora), Lake Titicaca, Bolivia

Aymara working the totora (Schoenoplectus californicus subsp. tatora), Lake Titicaca, Bolivia

Aymara working the totora (Schoenoplectus californicus subsp. tatora), Lake Titicaca, Bolivia

Aymara harvesting totora (Schoenoplectus californicus subsp. tatora) with a knife attached to a stick. Lake Titicaca, Bolivia

Aymara bringing back the totora (Schoenoplectus californicus subsp. tatora) that he has just cut. Lake Titicaca, Bolivia

aerial view of one of the natural pools on the north reef, with M'Tsamboro islet in the background. Mayotte

Aymara working the Totora (Schoenoplectus californicus subsp. tatora), Lake Titicaca, Bolivia

Aymara working the totora (Schoenoplectus californicus subsp. tatora), Lake Titicaca, Bolivia

Natural arch on the island of Les Embiez, Mediterranean Sea, France

Totora (Schoenoplectus californicus subsp. tatora) used by the Aymaras, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia

Aymara on their Totora boat (Schoenoplectus californicus subsp. tatora). Lake Titicaca, Bolivia

Details of traditional Futuna dance clothes, Cultural festival. Common Poya. New Caledonia.