Award-winning photography of natural history, landscape, antiquity and travel throughout the world. All images © Martin Grace
CATEGORY WINNER IN BIRD PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Galapagos Plants

Loading…

Flower of Giant Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia megasperma), San Cristobal, Galapagos

Bright pink lichen growing on a tree branch, San Cristobal, Galapagos

Young Giant Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia megasperma) growing among leafless deciduous shrubs at Punta Pitt, San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands

Muyuyo (Muyuyu, Yellow Cordia or Glue Bush) (Cordia lutea), Punta Pitt, San Cristobal, Galapagos

Galapagos Carpetweed (Sesuvium edmonstonei), Punta Pitt, San Cristobal, Galapagos

Giant Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia megasperma) at Punta Pitt, San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands

Palo Santo Tree (Incense Tree) (Bursera graveolens), white during the dry season, Cerro Brujo, San Cristobal, Galapagos

Giant Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia echios var gigantea), Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands

Guayabillo or Galapagos Guava trees (Psidium galapageium var galapageium), Santa Cruz Highlands, Galapagos

Tree Scalesia (Scalesia pedunculata), Santa Cruz Highlands, Galapagos Islands

Estamos Reforestando (We are reforesting) Tree Scalesia (Scalesia pedunculata), Santa Cruz Highlands, Galapagos Islands

Epiphytic growth of ferns and the endemic moss-like liverwort Bryopteris filicina (liebmanniana), Santa Cruz Highlands, Galapagos

Tree Scalesia (Scalesia pedunculata) with endemic moss-like epiphytic lichen Bryopteris filicina (liebmanniana), Santa Cruz Highlands, Galapagos

Epiphytic growth of ferns and the endemic moss-like liverwort Bryopteris filicina (liebmanniana) on Tree Scalesia (Scalesia pedunculata), Santa Cruz Highlands, Galapagos

Los Gemelos (The Twins) sinkhole, Santa Cruz Highlands, showing dense growth of Scalesia pedunculata forest, Galapagos

Giant Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia species), Bahia Ballena, Santa Cruz

Giant Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia sp) with Leatherleaf (Maytenus octogona), Bahia Ballena, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), Bahia Ballena, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis urinator) perching in a Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), Bahia Ballena, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

Fractured lava bubble surrounded by Galapagos Carpetweed (Sesuvium edmonstonei), Sombrero Chino, Galapagos

Galapagos Carpetweed (Sesuvium edmonstonei) growing in lava on the shore of Sombrero Chino, Galapagos

Lava Cactus (Brachycereus nesioticus), Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands

Lava Cactus (Brachycereus nesioticus), Galapagos - final round of judging, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019

Mollugo sp Carpetweed colonising Pahoehoe Lava (Rope Lava) dating from a 19th century volcanic eruption (see Description), Santiago Island, Galapagos

Giant Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia helleri), Darwin Bay, Genovesa, Galapagos Islands

Giant Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia helleri) with pair of Swallow-Tailed Gulls (Larus furcatus) behind, Darwin Bay, Genovesa, Galapagos Islands

Palo Santo Tree (Incense Tree) (Bursera graveolens), Prince Philip's Steps, Genovesa, Galapagos Islands

Lava Cactus (Brachycereus nesioticus), Prince Philip's Steps, Genovesa, Galapagos Islands