Gavin Hellier / Wide timelapse shot of crowds of people crossing the centre of Shibuya shopping and entertainment district, Tokyo, Japan, 2011.

Gavin Hellier / Timelapse of crowds of people crossing the centre of Shibuya shopping and entertainment district, Tokyo, Japan, 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Domestic Asian elephants (Elephas maximas) used for riding safaris with their keepers, Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal.

Inaki Relanzon / Monks holding umbrellas during heavy monsoon rain, Bago, Myanmar, Burma August 2009

David Tipling / People watching flock of Japanese / Red crowned cranes {Grus japonensis} Akan, Hokkaido, Japan, February 2008

Julia Bayne / Priest's colourful umbrellas at Gondor Timket festival, Ethiopia

Ashley Cooper / Men with umbrellas in the rain at The Vale of Rydal Sheepdog Trials, in Ambleside, Lake District, UK. August 2010

Gavin Hellier / Local muslim woman walking in the rain holding colourful umbrellas, Kota Bharu, Kelantan State, Malaysia 2008

Gavin Hellier / Local muslim woman walking in the rain holding colourful umbrellas, Kota Bharu, Kelantan State, Malaysia 2008

Gavin Hellier / Three Monks with parasols by the moat surrounding Angkor Wat Temple complex, Siem Reap, Cambodia, 2010

Gavin Hellier / People relaxing on holiday on Jolly Beach, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, West Indies, 2012

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Giant grounsel (Dendrosenecio kilimanjari) plants endemic to the higher altitude zones, with people hiking carrying umbrellas, subalpine forests of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Benoit Stichelbaut / Classically dressed people with sunshades on Riva motorboat. Monaco Classic Week, September 2009.

Toby Roxburgh / Piazza with colourful buildings and parasols, Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Italy, 2006.

Onne van der Wal / Sunbathers enjoying the beach in Valparaiso, Chile, 2008.

Tim Laman / Rain at the helipad while team members wait under umbrellas for the helicopter. Foja Mountains, Papua, Indonesia, 2008. (taken during Conservation International Rapid Assessment Program expedition)

Tim Laman / Expedition members waiting under umbrellas at the helipad. Foja Mountains, Papua, Indonesia, 2008. (taken during Conservation International Rapid Assessment Program expedition)

Toby Roxburgh / Pipitos beach, northern Corfu, Greece, June 2010.

Toby Roxburgh / Aerial view of swimmer off Pipitos beach, northern Corfu, Greece, June 2010.

Inaki Relanzon / Aerial view of street market stalls in a town near Tana, Madagascar. November 2008

David Woodfall / Sheltering in the bus stop during rainstorm. Example of impact of climate change on ordinary people. Denbigh, North Wales, UK. July 2009.

David Woodfall / Man using umbrella as shield against rain in storm. Example of impact of climate change on ordinary people. Denbigh, North Wales, UK. July 2009.

David Woodfall / Man using umbrella as shield against rain in storm. Example of impact of climate change on ordinary people. Denbigh, North Wales, UK. July 2009.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Small boat carrying cargo and passengers in Amazonas River, near Itacoatiara town, Amazonas State, Brazil.

Philippe Clement / Tourists sunbathing and swimming at the North Sea beach in summer, Blankenberge, Belgium. July 2008.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Empty reclining deck chairs in pairs under sun umbrellas on beach, Jebel Dhanna, Western Region, Abu Dhabi, Arabian Gulf

Juan Manuel Borrero / Al fresco restaurant in a courtyard in Blois, Loire Valley, France

David Noton / Kaputas beach with umbrellas and boat moored offshore, south coast nr Kas, Turkey

David Noton / The beach, Kho Phi Phi, Andaman Sea, Thailand

Jose B. Ruiz / Beach scene with loungers and parasols, Cala Sahona, Formantera Is, Balearic Islands, Mediterranean

Jose B. Ruiz / Beach with tourists, Nueva Tabarca, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / El Arenal, Tourist beach with sun loungers and umbrellas, Javea, Spain.

Jose B. Ruiz / El Arenal, tourist beach with sun loungers and umbrellas, Javea, Spain.

Jean E. Roche / Holiday makers on the beach, Stes Maries de la Mer, Camargue, France

Jose B. Ruiz / Beach scene with holidaymakers San Juan Terreros, Almeria, Spain

Angelo Giampiccolo / Sun beds, deckchairs and umbrellas line the sandy beach front of Viareggio at one of the famous "Bagni", Tuscany, Italy.

Roberto Rinaldi / Houseboat entering Burano, an archipelago of islands in the Venetian lagoon, Venice Province, Italy.

Angelo Giampiccolo / Rows of colourful umbrellas and sunbeds lining the beach resort of Viareggio, Tuscany, Italy. Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean.

Angelo Giampiccolo / Rows of colourful umbrellas and sun beds lining the beach resort of Viareggio, Tuscany, Italy. Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean.

David Fleetham / Sun umbrellas and sunbathers on Polo Beach lined by palm trees, Wailea, South Maui, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean. January.

David Fleetham / A view of beach chairs, umbrellas and tourists on the iconic Waikiki beach with Diamond Head behind on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. June 2016.

David Fleetham / Umbrellas, tourists and the shadow of a palm tree on Waikiki beach, Oahu, Hawaii.