Environment

Royalty Free Environment Images

Science Photo Library's Royalty Free Environment collection offers you special images that combine the unrivalled quality of Science Photo Library's imagery with the flexibility of royalty free licensing.

Satellite images of Earth

From regional images to close ups of city centres, the SPOT satellite collection shows the geographical impact of human activity and natural disasters. SPOT are leaders in the supply of geographic information derived from satellite images.

Photographer Showcase: George Steinmetz

Best known f­or his exploration photography, George Steinmetz sets out to di­scover the­ ­few remaining secrets in our world today: remote deserts, obscure cultures, the ­mysteries of science and technology.

Agricultural Images

From organic production to GM and deforestation, we cover all the environmental aspects of modern farming.

Earthquake Images

Earthquakes are mostly caused by the rupture of geological faults but can also be triggered by volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts and nuclear experiments. We have graphs, intensity maps and historic images of all major earthquakes. Included in this set is a selection of stock photos looking at the cause and effects of the japanese earthquake and tsunami in 2011, the chilean and haitian earthquakes in 2010, earthquakes in the United States of America as well as some of the measures we have taken to prepare for these natural disasters.