Humpback whale (© Philip Thurston/Getty Images)

Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico (© Ian Shive/Tandem Stills + Motion)

The chalk cliffs of Étretat, Normandy, France (© MarcelloLand/Getty Images)

‘Priscilla the Parrotfish’ art installation at Como Park Zoo & Conservatory, St. Paul, Minnesota (© Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Black sand beach at Wai’ānapanapa State Park, Maui, Hawaii (© Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images)

South Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona (© Roman Khomlyak/Getty Images)

Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) in sand dunes, Namibia (© Sergey Gorshkov/Minden)

Aerial image of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia (© AirPano LLC/Amazing Aerial Agency)

Sea otter pup, Prince William Sound, Alaska (© Donald M. Jones/Minden Pictures)

Playa del Amor in the Marietas Islands, off the coast of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (© ferrantraite/Getty Images)