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Man near breaking waves at the shore in Valletta, Malta. © Aneeka Manku/shotbywomen

A speedboat passes in front of lighthouse on the waterfront in Valletta, Malta. © Aneeka Manku/shotbywomen

St Elmo Bridge, a footbridge leading from Fort Saint Elmo in Valletta, Malta, to the entrance of the Grand Harbour. The bridge was designed by Spanish architects Arenas & Asociados and completed in 2... © Aneeka Manku/shotbywomen

View of SmartCity, a technology park under development in Kalkara, Malta. © Aneeka Manku/shotbywomen

Two lighthouses mark the entrance to the port of Valletta, Malta. © Aneeka Manku/shotbywomen

The west coast of Africa is an important area for migrating fish such as the Yellow Fin Tuna, going North to spawning sites. Whole schools are caught by waiting purse-seiner ships as they migrate. The... © Tamara Stubbs/shotbywomen

Spring is sprung when the bluebells make an entrance in this beach wood in Somerset with the glow of a late afternoon sun © Tamara Stubbs/shotbywomen

Desert landscape in Dubai, with the world's highest building, Burj Khalifa, and electrical towers in the background on the right. © Giulietta Caravita-Abuiyada/shotbywomen

Closeup (head and upper body) of a female dabbling mallard duck next to a lake in Freiburg, Germany on a cloudy day. © Giulietta Caravita-Abuiyada/shotbywomen

Ivy growing up a tree trunk © Giulietta Caravita-Abuiyada/shotbywomen

A pink rose in full bloom. © Giulietta Caravita-Abuiyada/shotbywomen

A flower with purple blossoms, lit by a small ray of light, against a shady background. © Giulietta Caravita-Abuiyada/shotbywomen

Logs laying on the ground in the forest in Ingolstadt, Germany © Giulietta Caravita-Abuiyada/shotbywomen

Two ripe pomegranates on the branch in Mugla, Turkey. © Nilgun Yavuz/shotbywomen

A lemon ripening on a lemon tree in Mugla, Turkey. © Nilgun Yavuz/shotbywomen

Donkey stand between olive trees in rural countryside area © Corinna Kern/shotbywomen

Trees are covered in mist on a foggy day © Corinna Kern/shotbywomen

Mist rises over a rural road through a forest as a car drives past. © Corinna Kern/shotbywomen

Woman holding an umbrella while going for a walk in the countryside on a rainy and sunny day © Corinna Kern/shotbywomen

Woods in Lincolnshire © Chiara Luxardo/shotbywomen

Two horses in a pasture at sunset in Lincolnshire. © Chiara Luxardo/shotbywomen

Cows in Lincolnshire © Chiara Luxardo/shotbywomen

Cows in Lincolnshire © Chiara Luxardo/shotbywomen

Cows in a pasture in Lincolnshire. © Chiara Luxardo/shotbywomen

Pamela, 81-years-old, in her greenhouse in Lincolnshire. © Chiara Luxardo/shotbywomen

Pamela, 81-years-old, in her greenhouse in Lincolnshire holding a basil plant. © Chiara Luxardo/shotbywomen

View of a lone tree sat between the green grass and the blue sky on a sunny Spring day in the English countryside. © Clare McEwen/shotbywomen

Painted Lady butterfly sits on narcissus. Warming up in the sun minutes after being released, having grown from caterpillars looked after by a young family. © Clare McEwen/shotbywomen

View across the green fields and trees of the Warwickshire countryside on a sunny, Spring day © Clare McEwen/shotbywomen

Painted Lady butterfly sits on grape hyacinths (muscari). Warming up in the sun minutes after being released, having grown from caterpillars looked after by a young family. © Clare McEwen/shotbywomen

Red Kite bird of prey flies between bare trees in a urban environment, Oxfordshire, UK © Clare McEwen/shotbywomen

Painted Lady butterfly sits on a grape hyacinth (muscari). Warming up in the sun minutes after being released, having grown from caterpillars looked after by a young family. © Clare McEwen/shotbywomen

Painted Lady butterfly sits on a primroses. Warming up in the sun minutes after being released, having grown from caterpillars looked after by a young family. © Clare McEwen/shotbywomen

Painted Lady butterfly sits on a yellow primrose. Warming up in the sun minutes after being released, having grown from caterpillars looked after by a young family. © Clare McEwen/shotbywomen

Painted Lady butterfly sits on a narcissus. Warming up in the sun minutes after being released, having grown from caterpillars looked after by a young family. © Clare McEwen/shotbywomen

Juvenile blackbird walking around on the grass of a suburban garden, in the late Spring © Clare McEwen/shotbywomen

Juvenile blue tit feeds on fat balls from a hanging a garden feeder on a sunny day in the UK. © Clare McEwen/shotbywomen

Blossom is one of the most uplifting sights of Spring. Close-up of pink cherry blossom, filling the frame © Clare McEwen/shotbywomen

Adult male and female bullfinches eat bird seed from a hanging bird feeder in a rural garden on a sunny day in the UK. © Clare McEwen/shotbywomen

Young Caucasian boy holds a Painted Lady butterfly, he looks excited © Clare McEwen/shotbywomen

A squirrel eating peanuts from a miniature picnic table in a residential garden in the UK. ~~During the Covid19 pandemic lockdown periods, families became more observant and encouraging of local natur... © Clare McEwen/shotbywomen

A squirrel eating peanuts from a miniature picnic table in a residential garden in the UK. ~~During the Covid19 pandemic lockdown periods, families became more observant and encouraging of local natur... © Clare McEwen/shotbywomen

Pale blue and pink bird houses hanging in a line on the fence of a rural garden. © Clare McEwen/shotbywomen

Portrait of woman taking a walk in the countryside on a cloudy winter's day. © Corinna Kern/shotbywomen

A woman and a cat walking side by side on a road in the countryside on a cloudy winter's day. © Corinna Kern/shotbywomen

Woman taking a walk in the countryside during a cloudy winter's day. © Corinna Kern/shotbywomen

Woman taking a walk in the countryside during a cloudy winter's day. © Corinna Kern/shotbywomen

Woman holding an umbrella while taking a walk in the forest on a foggy winter's day. © Corinna Kern/shotbywomen

Woman taking a walk in the countryside on a cloudy winter's day. © Corinna Kern/shotbywomen

Woman playing with dog while taking a break from a hike in the countryside during a cloudy winter's day. © Corinna Kern/shotbywomen

A tree is silhouetted infront of a dramatic cloudscape © Corinna Kern/shotbywomen

Woman burning firewood in wood burning stove to heat a cabin during winter. © Corinna Kern/shotbywomen

Woman holding an umbrella while taking a walk in the countryside on a cloudy and rainy winter's day. © Corinna Kern/shotbywomen

The swollen Orange River hurtles over the Augrabies Falls. In 2021 the Orange River flooded and the falls reached 3000 cumecs for the first time since 2011. © Kim Stevens/shotbywomen

A large tree stands in the middle of the park, covered in snow at a park in London. © Camila Pastorelli/shotbywomen

Large, leafless trees hover over a snowy field at a London park in winter. © Camila Pastorelli/shotbywomen

A large tree stands in the middle of the park, covered in snow at a park in London. © Camila Pastorelli/shotbywomen

A figure of a person wearing a yellow jacket crosses a snowy London park after a snowstorm. © Camila Pastorelli/shotbywomen

Blue park bench during a snowy day at a London park in winter. © Camila Pastorelli/shotbywomen

A large tree stands out against a snowy background on a winter's day in a London Park. © Camila Pastorelli/shotbywomen

The perspective of looking down the path of a wooden bridge, while trekking in the forests in Brazil. © Camila Pastorelli/shotbywomen

The greenhouse in Kew Royal Botanic Gardens. © Camila Pastorelli/shotbywomen

A huge tree trunk looking up at its canopy from below at at Kew Gardens. © Camila Pastorelli/shotbywomen

Field of Agave Espadín in San Pablo de Mitla, Oaxaca. These fields grow the raw material to make artisanal mezcal, a mexican spirit. Agave Angustifolia Haw from Oaxaca. © Nouritza Geuvdjelian Herrera/shotbywomen

Field of Agave Espadín in San Pablo de Mitla, Oaxaca. These fields grow the raw material to make artisanal mezcal, a mexican spirit. © Nouritza Geuvdjelian Herrera/shotbywomen

A child wearing a yellow duck one-piece waterproof with a pink bobble-hat and pink wellies, holds her mother's hand while paddling in the waves of the North Sea for the first time on an autumn afterno... © Annie Green-Armytage/shotbywomen

A child wearing a yellow duck one-piece waterproof with a pink bobble-hat and pink wellies, holds her mother's hand while paddling in the waves of the North Sea for the first time on an autumn afterno... © Annie Green-Armytage/shotbywomen

Tourists walk around Blackchurch Rock on the North Devon coast, Mouthmill Beach, England © Betty Laura Zapata/shotbywomen

View of a pink rose with stem growing against dark background © Nouritza Geuvdjelian Herrera/shotbywomen

Dandelions growing on a concrete sidewalk against white gravel © Nouritza Geuvdjelian Herrera/shotbywomen

Thistle bud top view against a blurred background © Nouritza Geuvdjelian Herrera/shotbywomen

Macro of an Agave Americana's thorns with blurred backgound © Nouritza Geuvdjelian Herrera/shotbywomen

Close up of the flower of a Nopal or Prickly Pear plant with morning dew droplets. © Nouritza Geuvdjelian Herrera/shotbywomen

Endemic ferns grow on the trunk of a tree in the tropical climate at the National Park of Chiloé in southern Chile. © Nouritza Geuvdjelian Herrera/shotbywomen