Risk Collection

If London flooded tomorrow, what would you do?
Text with map of London, showing Flood Risk Area, and underground and railway lines. If London flooded tomorrow, what would you do

Deux meres ( Two Mothers ), 1888. Artist: Leon-Maxime Faivre
Deux meres ( Two Mothers ), 1888. From the Musee d Orsay, Paris

No Fear
A curmudgeonly workman, balanced precariously on a chimney, looks at an aircraft during World War I and mutters, " Blowed if I d risk my bloomin neck"

Bolts of electricity discharging in the lab of Nikola Tesla
Inventor and scientist Nikola Tesla in his lab while his magnifying transmitter high voltage generator produces bolts of electricity. December 1899

Man riding bucking horse in rodeo

Mouse held away from Mousetrap
" My Wife won t let me!" A male mouse is prevented by his wife from taking the unwise step of trying to obtain a tempting block of cheese from a little wire cage

Running of the bulls (Encierro), San Fermin festival, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain, Europe

Illustration of person flying microlight above clouds

Illustration of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzig climbing Mt. Everest wearing oxygen masks

Black panther (black leopard) (Panthera onca), Montana, United States of America, North America

Logging truck in Mississippi driving into the heart of a thunderstorm with an extreme tornado watch, United States of America, North America

A climber on the classic extreme route Raven Wall on the cliffs at Bosigran, near St. Just, West Penwith, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ardnamurchan Lighthouse, at the westernmost point of the British mainland, west coast, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Mountaineers and climbers, Mont Blanc range, French Alps, France, Europe

Female Blondin / Tightrope
Madame Genevieve Young, the Female Blondin crosses the Thames between Battersea and Cremorne

Ice climbing on Grey Mares Tail Waterfall, Moffat Hills, Moffat Dale, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Climber i on Sgurr Alasdair on the Cuillin Ridge Isle of Skye Scotland
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Chair lift in the early morning, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Man jumping off a large cornince on a snowboard on Flagstaff Peak in the Wasatch Mountains of northern Utah

Looking west towards Cape Cornwall and Lands End from Bosigran Cliff, West Penwith, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cable cars approaching Aiguille du Midi summit, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, French Alps, France, Europe

Rock climber, Halong Bay (Ha-Long Bay) (Ha Long Bay), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vietnam, South China Sea, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Rock climber attempts bouldering, and volcano in background, Conguillio National Park, Chile, South America

Kite surfing at Santa Maria on the island of Sal (Salt), Cape Verde Islands, Atlantic Ocean, Africa

RRS Bransfield in rough seas en route to Antarctica, Polar Regions

RAF Sea King Helicopter crew attend a mountain rescue incident in the Lake District UK
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Mountaineers and climbers, Mont Blanc range, French Alps, France, Europe

The Titanic Slip, c1910s, (1928)
The Titanic Slip, 1928. From A History of Lloyd s, by Charles Wright and C. Ernest Fayle. [Macmillan and Company Limited, London, 1928]

Digital image sequence of pilot sitting in ejection seat, explosive charge forcing seat from aircraft, pilot floating in sky suspended from parachute

U. S. Navy SEALs combat diver prepares for HALO jump operations from a C-130 Hercules
U.S. Navy SEAL combat diver prepares for HALO jump operations from a C-130 Hercules

Tandem skydivers, Waldviertel, Austria

Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) spy-hopping to observe Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) in preparation to knock it from the ice by creating a wave. Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, summer

Robert the Bruce at the altar of enemy

Planet Earth on human hands, breaking down and crumbling with fragments falling apart. Airbrush illustration

LCC-LFB Fireman in his fire kit with new cork helmet
A London fireman in his fire kit, including the new style compressed cork helmet with its LFB crest, which replaced the traditional brass helmets used since the days of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade

19th-century coal mining. Historical artwork of a coal mine worker igniting methane gas in a coal mine. This gas (also called fire-damp) is formed naturally by coal

Man on a snowboard jumping off a cornice at Snowbird Resort in Little Cottonwood Canyon in the Wasatch Mountains of northern Utah. (MR)

Reefs from the Sun
Ken Kiefer

Lion Intimidating An English Bulldog
A lion angrily scowls down at a worried Bulldog sitting next to him

Red Lionfish flares its deadly spines as a warning to the photographer not to get any closer, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

Rock climber climbing steep face of rock cliff
Rock climber in the Needles climbing area. This area is part of the Giant Sequoia National Monument, Sequoia National Forest, CA

Kingfisher -Alcedo atthis-, young male, threatening, Middle Elbe, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

TRAPEZE ARTISTS, 1890. American lithograph poster, 1890

Showjumper falling head-first off bucking horse

A climber ascending a difficult crack climb, Cadarese Valley, northern Italy, Europe

Scientist Working In A Fusion Reactor F003 / 6438
Scientist Working In A Fusion Reactor

Jumping Sheet Drill - London Fire Brigade Date: circa 1940s

Bull fighting, San Fermin festival, Plaza de Toros, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain, Europe

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"Embracing the Unknown: The Thrill and Peril of Risk-Taking" Deux meres (Two Mothers), 1888. Artist: Leon-Maxime Faivre In a world where uncertainty looms, two mothers navigate uncharted territories, their love for their children outweighing any fear of risk. Mouse held away from Mousetrap Sometimes, avoiding they can save us from harm, but what if taking that leap leads to unexpected rewards? Dare to challenge the mousetraps in your life. If London flooded tomorrow, what would you do? When faced with an unpredictable disaster, our resilience is put to the test. Risk-taking becomes a survival instinct as we adapt and overcome adversity. Bolts of electricity discharging in the lab of Nikola Tesla Revolutionary minds like Tesla's remind us that great discoveries often require daring experiments and facing potential dangers head-on. Man riding bucking horse in rodeo Life throws challenges our way; it's how we ride through them that defines our character. Embrace the thrill and conquer those wild moments. No Fear To truly live life without regrets, one must shed fear's grip on their dreams and aspirations – embracing risks with open arms paves the way for extraordinary achievements. Ice climbing on Grey Mares Tail Waterfall, Moffat Hills, Moffat Dale, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Scaling icy heights demands courage beyond measure; those who dare ice climb know that triumph lies just beyond calculated risks taken amidst breathtaking beauty. Running of the bulls (Encierro), San Fermin festival, Pamplona, Navarra. The thunderous hooves echo through ancient streets as adrenaline surges within brave souls chasing exhilaration amidst danger - a timeless tradition where risk intertwines with tradition.