The towering blue tiled minarets above the vaulted iwan of the Jame Mosque rise into a clear blue sky. Mirrors

The towering blue tiled minarets above the vaulted iwan of the Jame Mosque rise into a clear blue sky. MirrorsThe towering blue tiled minarets above the vaulted iwan of the Jame Mosque rise into a clear blue sky. Jame Mosque of Yazd, Yazd, Yazd Province, Islamic Republic of Iran.

A dead Dung Beetle on a windswept volcanic sand dune on the savannah plain

Close-up of a Vulnerable Southern Elephant Seal's nostrils and mucus

storage boxes and dog kennels outside the hut of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton

The bright red door of Wordie House

The large broad head and sharp horns of a Yak resting on a Himalaya mountainside

A Great White Egret catching a fish with it's sharp bill

The view of McMurdo Station beneath Observation Hill through the cockpit of a US Air force Hercules cockpit

A creche of fluffy Adelie Penguin chicks on a beach in Antarctica

People write messages of love and support on stones for residents of a city after an earthquake

A steel gate prevents people from accessing a King's tomb at Persepolis

Wool flakes from a dead sheep on an antique shearing shed floor

A tugboats shipwreck rests in the shallows of a sheltered bay