A selection of the best environment photos of 2011

Top nature shots from Nat Geo's 2011 photo contest

Young Chinese photographer shoots gauzy and ethereal images of nature

Misty abstraction from Portland-based photog

Dreamy shots from next-generation Aussie photographer

Nature reigns supreme in epic pics from Brit photographer

California longboard shaper profiled in support of earthquake relief in Japan

Rambling photog documents his global wanderings

Sweet snaps by young Croatian photog