A bird flies above a paddock that has been ploughed on a farm located on the outskirts of the Tasmanian capital city of Launceston, Australia, November 17, 2016. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)
A star trail is seen over red sand dunes in the town of Windorah on August 29, 2016 in Windorah, Australia. Windorah is a sleepy town in the far south-west of Queensland and is famous for hosting the Yabby Races as part of the lead up to the Birdsville Races. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
Prospero’s Island – North East by Valerie Sparks won Bowness Photography prize 2016. The digitally composed image “explores the narrative arc of The Tempest from vengeance to forgiveness”, the artist explained. “The wild cliffs of Tasmania’s south coast are brought together with the sublime stillness of the north and east coasts to explore the theme of displacement, which is central to both The Tempest and the turbulent history of Tasmania”. (Photo by Valerie Sparks)
The pre-Alpine region near Bernbeuren, southern Germany, is pictured during the sunrise on December 16, 2016. (Photo by Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/AFP Photo/DPA)
Crimson clouds reflect the last light of the midnight sun on the campground at McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, Alaska, 2017. Visitors to McNeil River tent camp in an area that has been safely used by researchers and visitors for decades. By sticking to strict rules and being “bear aware”, bears and humans have safely shared their summers here for over 30 years. (Photo by Jessica Matthews/The Washington Post)
Old Man in the Trees, Kelly Hall Tarn, Cumbria, UK, 2014. (Photo by Chris Shepherd/The Guardian)
Thingvellir National Park, Iceland. (Photo by Getty Images/WIN-Initiative RM)
An overnight snow surrounds fall colors in Franconia Notch Sunday, October 23, 2016, in Franconia, N.H. (Photo by Jim Cole/AP Photo)
Sunrise over Haleakala Crater, Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii on April 26th, 2011. (Photo by Robert Bush/Alamy Stock Photo)
