A woman emerges from a tunnel leading to the rock-hewn church of Bet Amanuel, in Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

A rainbow appears looking east across the granite mountains of the Andringitra National Park, as a squall of rain blows in from the Indian Ocean, Southern Madagascar, Africa

Conical rock pillars of the earth pyramids emerging from fog, Renon (Ritten), Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

The Cadini di Misurina emerging from the fog after sunset, in a typical Dolomitic landscape, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Motorhome emerging from red rock tunnel on Utah State Route 12, Red Canyon, Dixie National Forest, Utah, United States of America, North America

Fairy chimney rock formations, Pasabag Valley, Cavusin, Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia

The pinnacles of the Odle Group (Geisler) emerging from the fog, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Waterfall emerging from clouds from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, California, United States of America, North America

Aerial view of fog over the majestic Segla Mountain peak emerging from clouds, Senja island, Troms county, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Fog revealing the mountain range surrounding the massif of the Matterhorn, Swiss Canton of Vaais, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Aerial view of Popera group, Cima Undici and Croda Rossa di Sesto rock peaks emerging from clouds, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Rock pinnacles of the Earth Pyramids emerging from fog, Perca (Percha), province of Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

The unmistakable profile of the Sciliar Massif in the Dolomites emerging from the fog, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Waterfall of River Lison emerging from underground, Source du Lison, Nans sous St. Anne, Jura, Franche Comte, France, Europe

The unmistakable profile of the Matterhorn hidden by some fog, Swiss Canton of Valais, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Aerial panoramic view of Mount Segla emerging from fog, Senja island, Troms county, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

River Lot, with tour boat emerging from lock, near St. Cirq-Lapopie, east of Cahors, Midi-Pyrenees, France, Europe

The profiles of the pinnacles of the Geisler Group in the Dolomites emerging from the fog at sunset, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Parsley fern (Cryptogramma crispa) growing amongst slate, Aberfoyle, Scotland, UK

Mixed gas rebreather diver appearing from an underwater arch Red Sea.

Emerging Sierra Wave cloud form in the evening light, view from Zabriskie Point to Manly Beacon with eroded rocks discoloured by minerals, Panamint Range at back, sunrise, Death Valley National Park, Mojave Desert, California, United States of America

Gondola cableway to Mount Pilatus emerging from a sea of fog, Mount Pilatus, a recreational mountain at Vierwaldstaettersee, Lake Lucerne, near Lucerne, Switzerland, Europe

A rock monitor lizard, Varanus albigularis, emerging from a split in a dead tree trunk, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

USA, Oregon, Bullards Beach

Whiskered Bat;Myotis mystacinus) in flight emerging from a cave in Calvados, Normandy. France