Giant petrel, near Falkland Islands, South Atlantic, South America

Playa Uva, Caribbean, Costa Rica, Central America

Aerial of the Twelve Apostles and Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Aerial of a white sandy beach, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa

Aerial of Bloubergstrand Beach, Table Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Elevated view of beach and the Atlantic Ocean, Corralejo Natural Park, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Elevated view of Quirilluca beach, Puchuncavi, Valparaiso Province, Valparaiso Region, Chile, South America

Las Cujas beach, Cachagua, Zapallar, Petorca Province, Valparaiso Region, Chile, South America

Los Placeres beach on sunny day, Valparaiso, Valparaiso Province, Valparaiso Region, Chile, South America

Porthmeor Beach, sunset, St. Ives, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bay and beach of Matala, Iraklion, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Sand dunes along the Atlantic coast, Namibe (Namib) desert, Iona National Park, Namibe, Angola, Africa

Sand dunes along the Atlantic coast, Namibe (Namib) desert, Iona National Park, Namibe, Angola, Africa

Aerial of Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Aerial of Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

View of beach and coastline near Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, United States of America, North America

Aerial of the Kalbarri National Park, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Aerial of the Kalbarri National Park, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

View of Main Beach from Municipal Wharf, Sant Cruz, California, United States of America, North America

Drone view of beach straw umbrellas on an empty beach, Sicily, Mediterranean Sea, Italy, Europe

Pablo Neruda beach house and garden, Pablo Neruda Museum, Isla Negra, Chile, South America

Elevated view of Quirilluca beach, Puchuncavi, Valparaiso Province, Valparaiso Region, Chile, South America

Riding the tubes, Battery Beach surfing, Indian Ocean, South Africa, Africa

Aerial view, reef formation and island, Fiji, South Pacific islands, Pacific

Northern beaches on the coast road, Gisborne, East Coast, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Irish summer colours, Slea Head, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Munster, Republic of Ireland (Eire), Europe

Black volcanic sand and sea stack at south coast bird sanctuary, Dyrholaey, Iceland, Polar Regions

Loch Ard Gorge on the rapidly eroding coatline of Port Campbell National Park on the Great Ocean Road, site of the famous Loch Ard wreck of 1878, Victoria, Australia

Wave-cut arch in limestone headland, Durdle Door, Jurassic Heritage Coast, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Wave-cut platform, and chalk cliffs, Flamborough South Landing, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Children playing in the surf, Copacabana beach, near Gosford, north of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Man surfing at Praia do Boldro, Parque Nacional de Fernando de Norohna, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America

Enjoying the surf at Tamarama, south of Bondi Beach, in the eastern suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Surfer on a wave at this popular point break surf spot and small resort, Batu Karas, near Pangandaran, West Java, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Surfer on a wave at this popular point break surf spot and small resort, Batu Karas, near Pangandaran, West Java, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

A man gazing up at Wave Rock, at Hyden, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Waves lapping onto the beach at Watersmeet Bay near Woolacombe, North Devon, UK

Waves, tide and surfers with surfboards at Lahinch, Lehinch, famous surfing beach, County Clare, West Coast of Ireland

Waves lapping onto the beach at Watersmeet Bay near Woolacombe, North Devon, UK

Surfer on shortboard riding wave at popular Playa Guiones surf beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Surfer on shortboard riding wave at popular Playa Guiones surf beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Surfer on shortboard riding wave at popular Playa Guiones surf beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Girl surfer riding wave at popular Playa Guiones surf beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Surfer on a large wave with Graciosa Island beyond, at the world class surf reef break known as San Juan, east of Famara in the north of the island, Famara, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Surfer riding a wave in the western corner of the south coast beach at Mirissa, near Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Surfer riding a wave in the western corner of the south coast beach at Mirissa, near Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Wave Swinger, Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Middle-aged man surfing at this hip resort near Mal Pais, far south of Nicoya Peninsula, Santa Teresa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America

Shortboard surfer riding a wave at this surf resort on the south coast of Nicoya Peninsula, Santa Teresa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America

Wave shaped rock formation along Mala Walk at base of Ayers Rock in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Early morning scene with camel handler with his camel and two children strolling along the beach, Puri, coastal city on the Bay of Bengal, Puri, Odisha, India, Asia

Waves lapping onto the beach at Watersmeet Bay near Woolacombe, North Devon, UK

A wave washes an empty beach of golden sand, with steep cliffs, typical of the Atlantic coastline near Lagos, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Tourists enjoying sunset at Tanah Lot Temple, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Waves lapping onto the beach at Watersmeet Bay near Woolacombe, North Devon, UK

Tourists enjoying sunset at Tanah Lot Temple, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Eastbourne Pier, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK, Europe

Breaking wave in Typhoon Lagoon, Disneyworld, Orlando, Florida, United States of America, North America

Sculpture depicting someone diving into a wave, Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States of America, North America

Surfer, Praia do Amor, Pipa, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil, South America

Portuguese wave pattern pavement and beach bar at Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

Beach and waves at Lahinch (Lehinch) famous surfing beach in County Clare, West Coast of Ireland

Surfer on shortboard riding wave at popular Playa Guiones surf beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Surfer riding a wave at popular Playa Guiones surf beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Two camels on sandy beach at Taghazout, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Surfer on shortboard riding wave at popular Playa Guiones surf beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Surfers at Huzzawouie (Huzzas), a break at South Point, off Gracetown, north of Margaret River, Augusta-Margaret River Shire, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Surfer on a wave, Playa Guiones beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Tharros beach, Oristano, Sardinia, Italy, Europe

Surfer riding a wave at popular Playa Guiones surf beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

The Royal Courts of Justice in London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Surfer on shortboard riding wave at popular Playa Guiones surf beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Surfer on longboard riding wave at popular Playa Guiones surf beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

La Grande Greve, Sark, Channel Islands, UK, Europe

Young Catholics wave flags during World Youth Day, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Cove, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Big winter swell at famous Bondi Beach in the Eastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Tessellated Pavement, a wave-cut platform of horizontal strata, north of Pirates Bay, Forestier Peninsula, South East, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

Tessellated Pavement, a wave-cut platform of horizontal strata, north of Pirates Bay, Forestier Peninsula, South East, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

Bahamas, Harbour Island, Beach

Small dusty wave moth (Idaea seriata), North West Bulgaria, EuropeFamily Geometridae

A motorist travels far too fast through flood waters on the road at Storth on the Kent Estuary in Cumbria, UK, during the January 2014 storm surge and high tides.

Coyote buttes north, the wave, sandstone formed by wind and water, paria wilderness area, arizona, usa

Big wave forming in The Valley of the Waves, Sun City, South Africa, Africa

Sandstone formation, usa. Arizona, vermillion cliffs wilderness, paria canyon. North coyote buttes made from sandstone

Purchang (cremation palace) of h.h. Dilgo khyenste. Bhutan. H.h. Dilgo khyentse rinpoche (1910-1991), tutor to present dalai lama revered as of greatest exponents of dzogchen- teachings of great perfection. Khyentse rinpoche®s purchang (cremation palace), satsam chorten, below paro takstang, bhutan, november 4, 1992 never forget swiftly this life will be over, like a flash of summer lightning or wave of a hand. that have opportunity to practice dharma, do waste a single moment on anything else, practice with your energy.oe h.h. Dilgo khyenste rinpoche, heart treasure of enlightened ones my delight in death is, greater than delight of traders at making vast fortunes at, or of lords of gods vaunt their victory in battle or of those sages have entered rapture of perfect meditative absorbtion. So just as a traveler sets on road when time come to go, i will remain in this world no longer, will dwell in stronghold of great bliss of deathlessness. -longchenpa, fourteenth- century dzogchen master

A motorist travels through flood waters on the road at Storth on the Kent Estuary in Cumbria, UK, during the January 2014 storm surge and high tides.

Southern Elephant Seals; Mirounga leonina, at Hannah Point, on livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands off the Antarctica Peninsular.

Waves on the beach at high tide near Low Newton by the Sea, looking towards Dunstanburgh castle, Northumberland, UK.

Lake Windermere at sunset, Ambleside, Lake District, UK.

Folded metamorphic rock in Kings Canyon National Park, California, USA

White sand beaches and clean seas on the north coast of Iona, off Mull, Scotland, UK.

Waves crashing off Parton near Whitehaven during the January 2014 period of storm surge, high tides and storm force winds. The coastline took a battering, damaging the harbour wall and eroding a large section of coastal cliff.

After a week of high tides, storm surges and storm force winds, the sea front promenade of Aberystwyth in Wales has been devastated, with millions of £'s of damage. The crsahing waves punched a large hole in the sea wall and has collapsed Aberystwyth's iconic, Victorian promenade shelter, which has stood for over 100 years. This picture was taken on Wednesday 8th January, 2014, the day the council started to try and clear the thousands of tonnes of beach rubble off the sea front road.

Whitehaven harbour being completely overwhelmed by huge waves during the January 2014 period of storm surge, high tides and storm force winds. The coastline took a battering, damaging the harbour wall and eroding a large section of coastal cliff.

Whitehaven harbour during the January 2014 period of storm surge, high tides and storm force winds. The coastline took a battering, damaging the harbour wall and eroding a large section of coastal cliff.

After a week of high tides, storm surges and storm force winds, the sea front promenade of Aberystwyth in Wales has been devastated, with millions of £'s of damage. The crsahing waves punched a large hole in the sea wall and has collapsed Aberystwyth's iconic, Victorian promenade shelter, which has stood for over 100 years. This picture was taken on Wednesday 8th January, 2014, the day the council started to try and clear the thousands of tonnes of beach rubble off the sea front road.

After a week of high tides, storm surges and storm force winds, the sea front promenade of Aberystwyth in Wales has been devastated, with millions of £'s of damage. The crsahing waves punched a large hole in the sea wall and has collapsed Aberystwyth's iconic, Victorian promenade shelter, which has stood for over 100 years. This picture was taken on Wednesday 8th January, 2014, the day the council started to try and clear the thousands of tonnes of beach rubble off the sea front road.

Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella), Stromness Bay in South Georgia

A view of Table Mountain and the city of Cape Town seen across Table bay from Bloubergstrand at dawn.