Laborers carry timber hull ribs during the handmade construction of an ancient timber dhow. Paper bark

Laborers carry timber hull ribs during the handmade construction of an ancient timber dhow. Paper barkLaborers carry timber hull ribs during the handmade construction of an ancient timber dhow. Sur, Ash Sharqiyah Region, Gulf of Oman, Sultanate of Oman.

reflected in Crater Lake Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park

A bright pink Sponge from the Phylum Porifera adorns a coral reef

Apartment complexes crowd a waterfront and harbour district

An elegant Linda's flatworm moves across the volcanic-like surface of a hard coral

Sterns of vessels line the mud-lined beach awaiting dismantlement

A drop of water peels from the beak of a Black Swan at sunset

An artistic lady dressed as a zombie with a flowerpot on her head at a festival

The thatched roof of a house overlooking the ocean and a white beach

An Australian pelican scratches its neck

Sprawling suburbs and high-rise apartments below Table Mountain

Ants feed on excretions of honey-dew from Two-lined Gum Treehoppers

A sweeping Staghorn coral crowns a tropical coral reef beneath the sun Vava'u Island Group