A surfer rides a large wave at El Bocal during the Vaca Gigante (Big Cow) giant wave surf competition in Santander, northern Spain December 17, 2016. (Photo by Vincent West/Reuters)
Winner. “This was taken in the South Ari Atolls, Maldives, as the south-west monsoon season was setting in. It features my partner – and dive buddy – Emma after surfacing at the end of the last dive of the day to find 1.5 metre swells and dark monsoon clouds. MICK RYAN, JUDGE: This beautiful portrait of a diver in an ocean swell below a menacing sky stands out this month for its emotional and elemental beauty. It is a reminder that while we may play among nature we are always dwarfed by its power and must be constantly on our guard”. (Photo by Simon Dunn/The Guardian)
Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez attend The 58th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
A boy searches for coins thrown by Hindu devotees in river Yamuna where water levels have reduced drastically following hot weather in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 2, 2022. The Indian capital, like many other parts of South Asia, is in the midst of a record-shattering heatwave. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)
Waves crashing on the shore at sunrise at St Mary's lighthouse in Whitley Bay in Tyne and Wear on the north east coast of England on Friday, October 22, 2021. (Photo by Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images)
A combination of high tide and strong winds in the coastal city of Saint-Malo, France, resulted in waves as high as apartment blocks on Friday, March 24, 2023. Waves 50 foot (15,24 m) high flooded the streets as they breached sea walls. (Photo by Mathieu Rivrin/Solent News & Photo Agency)