A nude woman in a shell in a shop in Prague, Czech Republic

A nude woman in a shell in a shop in Prague, Czech Republic in January 2014

Seafood Shell meat for sale in a market in Kyoto, Japan

Seafood Shell meat for sale in a market in Kyoto, Japan in March 2015

A giant sea shell sculpture in a gallery in Istanbul, Turkey

A giant sea shell sculpture in a gallery in Istanbul, Turkey in February 2014

A seashell mirror at the Chiang Rai Walking Street market in Chiang Rai, Thailand

A seashell mirror at the Chiang Rai Walking Street market in Chiang Rai, Thailand in May 2016

People walking at the sculpture by the sea exhibition at Tamarama, Sydney

People at the sculpture by the sea exhibition at Tamarama, Sydney in October 2015

A shell sculpture at the sculpture by the sea exhibition at Tamarama Beach in Sydney

A shell sculpture at the sculpture by the sea exhibition at Tamarama Beach in Sydney in October 2015

Shell screen in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Shell screen in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia in January 2012

Shells in a shop in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Shells in a shop in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia in January 2012

Shell necklaces in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Shell necklaces in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia in January 2012

Cooking scallops

Ant cooking scallops in Canberra in November 2013

Eating oysters

Oysters in Canberra in November 2013

Eating oysters

Oysters ready for eating in Canberra in December 2013

Seafood delight

A seafood dish in Hanoi, Vietnam in January 2012

Giant tortoise shell

A tortoise shell at the Sculpture by the Sea festival at Tamarama, Sydney in November 2010

Oyster shells

Oyster shells on a tyre at Ulladulla harbour on the New South Wales South Coast in August 2011

Shell wall

A shell wall in Korat, Thailand, taken in June 2011

Crystal

Items for sale at Ao Nang, Krabi district, Thailand in March 2010

Shells

Shells on the beach at Had Yao, Krabi, Thailand taken in March 2010

shell food

Eating shellfish outside Gapuwiyak in the Northern Territory of Australia in January 2009

Green-lipped mussels

seafood for sale, taken in Khorat, Thailand in December 2009