"A special technique used for fishing in UAE, Fujairah, called 'dhagwa'. The net consists of two parts: the red part, where fish are trying to escape, and an open part near the coast where they collect the fish. The white dots are birds waiting to collect some fish."
On June 4, 2011, the Cordon Caulle eruption began in the region of Los Rios, Chile. It lasted about 12 months, affecting people an animals who became accustomed to living with the daily fall of ash. The ash caused problems with air traffic in south America: during the first days of the eruption, it could be seen from hundreds of miles away, with explosions and thunderstorms from the expulsion of lava. This photo was taken on the second night of the eruptin, form the town of Lago Ranco.
"Basalt sea stacks called Reynisdrangar, located under the Reynisfjall mountain, close to Vik i Myrdal in southern Iceland. The legend was that there were three trolls who were pulling a three-masted ship to the shore. They were caught by the sunlight at dawn and turned into needles of rock."
"Early morning ascent on the trail on Day 13 on our two-week journey of the Lost Coast Trail, May 13th, 2013."
"At the foot of the active Volcano Bromo on the Island of Java lies the Hindu Temple Pura Luhur Poten which is often immersed in a soft mist at dusk. On this day Mount Bromo showed unusually strong activity, which lead to an exceptionally high and dense dust cloud."
"It's like a dream when you go swimming with harmless jellyfish..."
"A reflection of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in the basin of the fountain, where the main dome of the mosque appears."
"I was photographing the sunset over Reykjavik Harbor near sunset (around 11:30pm). While sitting there with my tripod waiting, I turned around and saw this beautiful abstract reflection in the windows of the office building behind me."
"A spontaneous moment captured contemplating a beautiful and colourful sunset with all city lights down below."
"During my visit to the Amalfi Coast in Italy I ventured for a day to Sorrento. This has an amazing coastline that I stuck to for the day. Because of a mix-up with ferry dock numbers I missed my ferry and had to wait two hours for the next one. I decided I would head back to town and went down a street I had passed a few times that day. The ground opened up, almost out of nowhere, where this absolute beauty. I gazed at Valle dei Mulini, and shot for almost the entire period before I left for my next boat. Taken with my Canon 5D Mark III and 24-70mm."
"Two newly hatched gentoo penguin chicks get their first glimpse at the Antarctic wilderness."
The fennec, or desert fox, is an endangered canine mammal species of the genus Vulpes, which inhabits the Sahara Desert and Arabia. With its prominent ears, this is the smallest species of the family Canidae."
"Young monks begin their service very early in life in their studies in the monastery. This monk was young and energetic and decided to 'fly' in his exuberance for life."
Religious procession in Cadiz.
"Taken during a dive, 6m deep. A young yellow mouth eel."