Tofino, Vancouver Island, British Columbia (B.C.), Canada, North America

Sunflowers, Andalucia (Andalusia), Spain, Europe

Chapman's Pool, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK

Loch Ness in summer, from Abriachan, near Inverness, Highlands Region, Scotland, UK, Europe

Saanen village church in foreground, fashionable resort of Gstaad in background, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Wild flower meadow, Swaledale, Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England, UK, Europe

Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles, Alpsee and Tannheimer Alps, Allgau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Tallow Beach from Cape Byron, a popular surfing spot east of the resort of Byron Bay in north east NSW, New South Wales, Australia

View south from Paku Mountain across Tairua Harbour towards Pauanui on the east coast of the Coromandel Pensinula, South Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

Whitehaven Beach on the east coast, Whitsunday Island, Queensland, Australia

Bondi Beach, one of the city's southern ocean suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sea stacks at the Twelve Apostles on rapidly eroding coastline, Port Campbell National Park, Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia

The Three Sisters, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia

The Twelve Apostles, Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia

Business district from Marina Promenade, Singapore, Asia

Ice formation in the water of Mandalenefjord, West Spitsbergen, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Husky dog sled team, Spitsbergen, Norway, Europe

Winter sunset in the forest near Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

A sadhu, a Hindu holy man daubed in ash, northern India, Asia

Onion fields in Gujarat State, India, Asia

View from Bica da Cana, Madeira, Portugal, Europe

Safdarjang's Tomb, New Delhi, Delhi, India, Asia

Landscape, St. Omero, Abruzzo, Italy, Europe

Vineyards and ancient monastery, Badia a Passignano, Greve, Chianti Classico, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Typical landscape of vines in the Colli Piacentini, Piacenza, Emilia Romagna, Italy, Europe

Irrigated winter wheat, oasis in Gobi Desert, Gansu Province, China, Asia

Kaub with Gutelfels Castle, Rhine Valley, Germany, Europe

Moraine Lake, Valley of Ten Peaks, Banff National Park, Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada

Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefield, Jasper National Park, Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada

Avenue of poplar trees, Parc de Marly, western outskirts of Paris, France, Europe

Bala Lake, Snowdonia National Park, Wales, UK, Europe

Pyramid of Menkewre (left), pyramid of Chephren (centre), pyramid of Cheops (right), Giza, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Sunken Gardens (King William and Queen Mary), the origin of the English nursery rhyme 'Mary Mary Quite Contrary', Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court, London, England, UK

Sahara Desert, Algeria, North Africa, Africa

Carpet of mesembryanthemum flowers, Pacific Grove, Monterey, California, USA, North America

Bull moose beside Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, North America

Peggy's Cove, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Tyne Bridge, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyneside, England, UK, Europe

Rydal Mount, home of the poet William Wordsworth, Ambleside, Lake District, Cumbria, England, UK

St John's College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

The Matterhorn mountain (4478m), Valais (Wallis), Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

River Avon and Holy Trinity church, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK, Europe

Lower Slaughter, the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Sennen Cove, Cornwall, England, UK

Frogmore House, Home Park, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, UK

Close-up of house at St. Servan-sur-Mer, near St. Malo, Brittany, France, Europe

Woman sitting on the beach, Grand Anse, La Digue Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

Woman stretching on the beach, Grand Anse, La Digue Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

Le Touquet, Paris-Plage, Pas de Calais, Normandy, France, Europe

Wild flowers on the downland of the South Downs at East Dean, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK, Europe

The lighthouse and chalk cliffs of Beachy Head from the South Downs Way, East Sussex, England, UK, Europe

Spring wheat fields near Codicote, Hertfordshire, England, UK, Europe

Le Val-Andre, Emerald Coast, Cotes d'Armor, Brittany, France, Europe

Poppies and field of wheat, Somme, Nord-Picardie (Picardy), France, Europe

Blue Ridge Parkway, Buena Vista, Virginia, USA, North America

Stari Most Peace Bridge on Neretva River, evening, Mostar, Bosnia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Europe

Church and mountains in the north of the country, Akureyri, Iceland

Church and wild flowers, Vik, Iceland

Seljalandsfoss waterfall in the south of the island, Iceland

Seljalandsfoss waterfall in the south of the island, Iceland

Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa

View across sea to island, Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific islands, Pacific

Iceberg with fluted and honeycomb textures, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Tourists on adventure cruise, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Tourists on adventure cruise, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Batak houses, Lake Toba, North Sumatra, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhist monks and nuns gather for a ceremony for peace, Bayon temple, Angkor, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Citadel, Victoria, Gozo Island, Malta, Europe

Cattle grazing in front of Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, UK, Europe

Kenwood House, Hampstead Heath, Camden, London, England, UK, Europe

Chateau de Chambord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Centre, France, Europe

Palm trees and island, Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific Islands, Pacific

Palm frond and beach, Rangiroa Atoll, Tuamotu archipelago, French Polynesia, South Pacific Islands, Pacific

Bottom Bay Beach, east coast, Barbados, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Aerial view, Tahiti, Bora Bora (Borabora), Society Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific Islands, Pacific

Lavender field, Sault, Vaucluse, Provence, France, Europe

Coast, Miradouro de Rosais, Sao Jorge Island, Azores, Portugal, Europe, Atlantic Ocean

Coastal scenery and boats, Bay of Virgins, Hanavave, Fatu Iva island, Marquesas Islands archipelago, French Polynesia, South Pacific Islands, Pacific

Copper Canyon, Sierra Tarahumara, Sierra Madre, Chihuahua, Mexico, Central America

Yak train approaches Tarboche, prayer flag pole in Lha Chu canyon, on the kora round sacred mountain, Mount Kailas (Kailash), Tibet, China, Asia

Resort huts beside coral sand beach, lagoon has outer coral reef, Mana Island, Mamanuca Group, west of Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific islands, Pacific

Hiker on Tongariro Crossing trek by Blue Lake under winter ice and snow, Tongariro National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Taupo, South Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Panoramic view, Spitzkoppe, Namibia, Africa

Panoramic view over orange sand dunes towards mountains, Namib Rand private game reserve, Namibia, Africa

Panoramic view of dead trees and orange sand dunes, Dead Vlei, Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa

Panoramic view of dead trees and orange sand dunes, Dead Vlei, Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa

Dune and tree, Namib Naukluft Park, Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa

Panoramic view of mountains and dune glowing in last light before sunset, Namib Rand, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Panoramic view over dunes, Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft Park, Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa

Panoramic view of Val d'Orcia at dawn, in spring, near San Quirico d'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Panoramic view of Belvedere and the Val d'Orcia at dawn, in spring, near San Quirico d'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Panoramic view, soft focus effect, across lagoon towards island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Winter fenland scene, Whittlesey, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, Europe

Sightseeing in Petite Venise, Colmar, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France, Europe

Hands, Za-Zen meditation, Elheiji (Eiheiji) Zen monastery, Japan, Asia

Underwater diver swimming above reef, with orange sea fan, Similan Island, Thailand, Asia

Keswick and Derwentwater from Latrigg Fell, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, UK, Europe

Mont-Saint-Michel (Mont-St. Michel) at sunset, UNESCO World Heritage Site, La Manche Region, Basse Normandie (Normandy), France, Europe

Rocamadour, the Dordogne, Midi-Pyrenees, France, Europe

River Dordogne from Domme, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France, Europe