England, Northumberland, Alnmouth. Retreating tide and driftwood on the sandy beach at Alnmouth.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Omni Centre. These two giraffes that stand proud outside the Omni situated at Greenside Place, were created entirely out of scrap metal. They were titled Dreaming Spires by their designer Helen Denerley.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Waverley Station. Waverley station, the principal railway station in Edinburgh, situated beneath the North Bridge linking the two towns.

England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Architectural details of the Armstrong Building, part of the Newcastle University Campus. Competed in 1906, the two stone statues were included to represent science and the arts.

England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Detail of Chinese artwork and design on the Chinese Arch heralding the entry into the China Town area of Newcastle.

England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Detail of Chinese artwork and design on the Chinese Arch heralding the entry into the China Town area of Newcastle.

England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Detail of Chinese artwork and design on the Chinese Arch heralding the entry into the China Town area of Newcastle.

England, Tyne & Wear, North Shields. Painting on a building in North Shields depicting characters from the history of North Shields.

England, Tyne & Wear, South Shields. One of the 22 bronze statues forming the "Conversation Piece" artwork located near Little haven Beach.

England, Tyne & Wear, South Shields. Bronze statues forming the "Conversation Piece" artwork located near Little haven Beach.

England, Tyne & Wear, South Shields. Bronze statues forming the "Conversation Piece" artwork located near Little haven Beach.

England, Tyne & Wear, South Shields. Bronze statues forming the "Conversation Piece" artwork located near Little haven Beach.

England, Tyne & Wear, South Shields. Bronze statues forming the "Conversation Piece" artwork located near Little haven Beach.

England, Tyne & Wear, South Shields. Bronze statues forming the "Conversation Piece" artwork located near Little haven Beach.

England, Tyne & Wear, South Shields. Bronze statues forming the "Conversation Piece" artwork located near Little haven Beach.

England, Tyne and Wear, Gateshead. Two tourists admire the iconic Angel of the North.

England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Birch trees reflected in Tarn Hows, a popular tourist destination once owned by Beatrix Potter and almost a totally artificial landmark. Tarn Hows was actually once two smaller tarns before previous owners merged the two and crafted the surrounding landscape to form the Tarn Hows we now know and love.

England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Birch trees reflected in Tarn Hows, a popular tourist destination once owned by Beatrix Potter and almost a totally artificial landmark. Tarn Hows was actually once two smaller tarns before previous owners merged the two and crafted the surrounding landscape to form the Tarn Hows we now know and love.

England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Birch trees reflected in Tarn Hows, a popular tourist destination once owned by Beatrix Potter and almost a totally artificial landmark. Tarn Hows was actually once two smaller tarns before previous owners merged the two and crafted the surrounding landscape to form the Tarn Hows we now know and love.

England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Birch trees reflected in Tarn Hows, a popular tourist destination once owned by Beatrix Potter and almost a totally artificial landmark. Tarn Hows was actually once two smaller tarns before previous owners merged the two and crafted the surrounding landscape to form the Tarn Hows we now know and love.

England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Mix of deciduous and evergreen trees surrounding the waters edge of Tarn Hows, a popular tourist destination once owned by Beatrix Potter and almost a totally artificial landmark. Tarn Hows was actually once two smaller tarns before previous owners merged the two and crafted the surrounding landscape to form the Tarn Hows we now know and love.

England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Birch trees reflected in Tarn Hows, a popular tourist destination once owned by Beatrix Potter and almost a totally artificial landmark. Tarn Hows was actually once two smaller tarns before previous owners merged the two and crafted the surrounding landscape to form the Tarn Hows we now know and love.

England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Birch trees reflected in Tarn Hows, a popular tourist destination once owned by Beatrix Potter and almost a totally artificial landmark. Tarn Hows was actually once two smaller tarns before previous owners merged the two and crafted the surrounding landscape to form the Tarn Hows we now know and love.

China, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Yangshuo County. Two rural farm workers carry fruit and their children in hand woven baskets along a rural road running through an agriculture landscape dominated by the Karst peaks of Yangshuo County.

China, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Yangshuo County. Farm worker carries two stacks of hay on a stick across his shoulders, along a path through farmland dominated by Karst peaks.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Sapa. Two girls from a local hill tribe trying to sell trinkets to a tourist.

Argentina, The Lake District, Junín De Los Andes. Statue / artwork in Junín De Los Andes.

Argentina, Patagonia, Los Glaciares National Park. Two hikers ascend the impressive landscape of the foothills of Fitz Roy.