View of the village from the Castel, Ile de Goree (Goree Island), UNESCO, Dakar, Senegal, West Africa

Woman selling basketry on a beach at Ngor island, Dakar, Senegal, West Africa

Stand Up Paddle Board at dawn on the Pink Beach, South Shore, Smiths, Bermuda

Limestone cliffs and beach, Dunraven Bay, Southerndown, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, United Kingdom

View of Old Muscat from the mountain road, Muttrah, Muscat Port, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Fishermen on the beach in front of the Al Ayjah village, Sur, port-city, capital of Ash Sharqiyah Region, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Scala dei Turchi, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy

View of Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, Kaigandori, Minato Ward, Osaka, Japan

View of Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, Kaigandori, Minato Ward, Osaka, Japan

Sunset on the sea, tropical beach, The Maldives, Indian Ocean

Woman snorkeling in clear tropical sea, The Maldives, Indian Ocean

Coral reef and sea life banner, The Maldives, Indian Ocean

Marmari beach with turquoise sea water in Mani Peninsula, Peloponnese, Greece

Simos beach with turquoise water, Elafonisos island, Greece

Simos beach with turquoise water, Elafonisos island, Greece

Simos beach with turquoise water, Elafonisos island, Greece

Diaporos island with wild beaches and a kayak on the turquoise water, drone top aerial view, Chalkidiki, Greece

Lakkos beach with turquoise water and mountains in the background, Peloponnese, Greece

Valletta, the capital of the island, UNESCO, Malta

Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), being fed in shark and ray alley, Caye Caulker, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), with boat in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), with snorkeler near Caye Caulker, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), with snorkeler near Caye Caulker, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Adult common (northern) minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) sub-surface feeding in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Aerial view of Balos Lagoon, Balos Beach and Cape Tigani, Gramvousa Peninsula, Chania Region, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

A beautiful starfish (Linckia laevigata) lays on a thriving reef in Indonesia. This tropical region, within the Coral Triangle, is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

Adult Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) surfacing with characteristic rooster tail splash in Johnstone Strait, British Columbia, Canada, North America

An adult brown skua (Catharacta antarctica) feeding on a dead elephant seal pup at St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia

Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) with minutes-old newly hatched chick at Gold Harbor on South Georgia

Fishing dugout boats on beach, Ngor village, Pointe des Almadies, Dakar, Senegal, West Africa

Old town of Bonifacio built on cliff rocks, Island of Corsica, France

White chalk cliffs in Sarakiniko, Milos island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece

Surf, waves, Dunraven Bay, Southerndown, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, United Kingdom

Fishermen on the beach in front of the Al Ayjah village, Sur, port-city, capital of Ash Sharqiyah Region, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Sea division between turquoise water and deep blue, Greece

Leonidio, north-eastern Peloponnese, Greece

Sally Lightfoot Crab (Red Rock Crab) in the Galapagos Islands, UNESCO, Eucador

Underwater view of the reef along the circumference of the Great Blue Hole on Lighthouse Reef, UNESCO, Belize

Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), being fed in shark and ray alley, Caye Caulker, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), feeding on the sand near Caye Caulker, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

A beautiful set of tiny tunicates grows on a reef in Indonesia.This tropical region, within the Coral Triangle, is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

Aerial of the Island of Mozambique, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mozambique, Africa

Colorful houses on Procida Island, Phlegraean Islands, Bay of Naples, Campania, Italy

Lakkos beach with turquoise water and mountains in the background, Peloponnese, Greece

A long-beaked common dolphin pod (Delphinus capensis), traveling off Gorda Banks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

A long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis), surfacing off Gorda Banks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Boojum tree (Fouquieria columnaris), just outside Bahia de los Angeles, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

By-the-wind sailors (Velella velella), floating by the hundreds on the surface of the sea outside Newport Beach, California, United States of America, North America

Bigeye Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus), schooling in Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Male southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pups mock fighting on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Al Ayjah village, Sur Township, port-city, capital of Ash Sharqiyah Region, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Taqah, Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Simos beach in Elafonisos island at sunset, Greece

Aerial of a little motorboat in a bay on the Formentor Peninsula, Mallorca, Balearic islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

View from new harbour to the old town with Cathedral of St. Euphemia, Rovinj, Istria, Croatia

Woman with dog under a sun umbrella on a beach, Sardinia, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi), at new haul out on Las Animas Island, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Abundant life in the crystal clear water in the shallow reefs in the Equator Islands, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Abundant life in the crystal clear water in the shallow reefs in the Equator Islands, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Elevated view of Naples and Mount Vesuvius in the background, Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Abundant life in the crystal clear water in the shallow reefs off Freewin Wall, near Waigeo Island, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Abundant life in the crystal clear water in the shallow reefs in the Equator Islands, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Abundant marine life in the clear waters off Bangka Island, near Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Abundant life in the crystal clear water in the shallow reefs in the Equator Islands, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi), at new haul out on Las Animas Island, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi), at new haul out on Las Animas Island, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Abundant life in the crystal clear water in the shallow reefs in the Equator Islands, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Abundant life in the crystal clear water in the shallow reefs off Wayag Bay, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Life guard beach hut, South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida, United States of America, North America

Abundant life in the crystal clear water in the shallow reefs off Sandy Beach, Manta Point, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Abundant life in the crystal clear water in the shallow reefs off Sandy Beach, Manta Point, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Abundant life in the crystal clear water in the shallow reefs off Sandy Beach, Manta Point, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Abundant life in the crystal clear water in the shallow reefs off Freewin Wall, near Waigeo Island, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Abundant life in the crystal clear water in the shallow reefs off Freewin Wall, near Waigeo Island, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Abundant life in the crystal clear water in the shallow reefs off Wayag Bay, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Abundant life in the crystal clear water in the shallow reefs off Sandy Beach, Manta Point, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Abundant life in the crystal clear water in the shallow reefs off Sandy Beach, Manta Point, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Teenage surfers running with their boards towards the water at a life saving competition, South Africa, Africa

Abbey of San Vito, Polignano a Mare, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Canal near the Sea Life Centre, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Neptunus a type of submarine for tourists to view wrecks and underwater life, Santa Maria, Sal (Salt), Cape Verde Islands, Africa

Oceanopolis Aquarium and Sea Life Centre, Brest, Finistere, Brittany, France, Europe

THAILAND Pattaya. Beach resort famous for night life and sex tourism. Walking street. Neon signs of sea food restaurants. Photo by Sean Sprague

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 woman subsistence farmer cooking on a traditional clay oven, using rice stalks as biofuel in the Sunderbans, Ganges, Delta, India. the area is very low lying and vulnerable to sea level rise. All parts of the rice crop are used, and the villagers life is very self sufficient, with a tiny carbon footprint.

Life boats on a North Sea Ferry from Newcastle to Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe

Hungry California harbour seal (Zalophus californianus) with mouth wide open, Sea Life Park, Oahu Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

Adult male Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) hauled out on Race Rocks, British Columbia, Canada. Pacific Ocean.

Lumpsucker (Cyclopterus lumpus). Male in breeding colours, swimming amongst seaweed. Babbacombe, Torquay, South Devon, UK.

Tiny Red Goby (Pleurosicya sp) Two resting on coral. Mabul Island, Borneo, Malaysia (RR)

Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) Cornwall, UK Restricted resolution (Please contact us) (RR)

Whale-watch vessel, "Alpha Beta". Sea Life surveys were the first organisation to understand the potential for whale-watching in the West of Scotland. Hebrides, Scotland

Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and trainer, Hawaii's Sea Life Park, Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

Life in a tidepool - macro close-up details of the tiny inhabitants (small blenny) in a tidepool in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

Adult Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) surfacing in Southeast Alaska, USA. Note: Dall's porpoise is one of the fastest cetaceans in the world!

Whale watching boat run by Sea Life Surveys, with lookouts on the wheel house roof. Hebrides, Scotland

Life in a tidepool - macro close-up details of the tiny inhabitants (small blenny) in a tidepool in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi), Sea Life Park, Oahu Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

Olive ridley turtle hatchling, Lepidochelys olivacea, Costa do Sauipe, Bahia, Brazil (South Atlantic)

Green sea turtles hatching, Chelonia mydas, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.