China, Inner Mongolia, Hebei Province, Zhangjiakou, Bashang Grassland, Mongolians traditionnaly dressed with horses running in a group in the water

China, Inner Mongolia, Hebei Province, Zhangjiakou, Bashang Grassland, Mongolian horsemen lead a troop of horses running in a group in the meadow

China, Inner Mongolia, Hebei Province, Zhangjiakou, Bashang Grassland, Mongolian horsemen lead a troop of horses running in a group in the meadow

France, Rhone, Beaujolais, Le Perreon, harvest of the Domaine Longere, locality Les Roches

The Grand Place, Lille Chamber of Commerce Belfry, Old Stock Exchange and Restaurants at Dusk, Lille, France,

France, Doubs, Burgundy Snails (Helix pomatia

France, Corse du Sud, Alta Rocca, plateau of Cuscione, horse riding on the plateau around the Castellu d'Ornucciu with Justine Tauvel professor of the equestrian center, passage to the Canoso pass and...

France, Cote d'Or, Dijon, area listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, rue de la Chouette and rue de la Verrerie, typical half-timbered houses

Portugal, Alentejo region, Evora, UNESCO World Heritage site, Largo de Alvaro Velho, café terraces under the jacarandas in bloom

Africa, Benin, Kouaba. Fulani village

Benin, Ouidah, Atlantique Department. An Egungun masked dancer spins his decorated round cape at a lively voodoo celebration. The dancers represent Yoruba ancestral spirits which give guidance to th...

Benin, Ouidah, Atlantique Department. An Egungun masked dancer spins his sequined round cape at a lively voodoo celebration. The dancers represent Yoruba ancestral spirits which give guidance to the...

Sun rays filters between stormy clouds during sunset with Sassolungo group in the foreground. Fassa Valley, Trentino, Dolomites, Italy, Europe.

European Central Bank at dusk, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

Peterskopfl at sunrise. Europe, Austria, Zillertal, Peterskopfl, Keisergebirge

Gerold Lake, Krün, Garmisch-Partenkirchen district, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe. Sunrise at Gerold Lake with the Karwendel Alps in the background

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.

China, Shaanxi Province, Foping National Nature Reserve. Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana, endangered). Three juvenile monkeys sit together.

the Natural Park of Puez Geisler in Villnv?ssertal with some old footprints in the snow and the Geisler Group in the background, Bolzano province, South Tyrol, Trentino Alto Adige, Italy

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) diving under, backlit, Fish Swarm, Total Reflection, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO, World Natural Heritage, Queensland, Cairns, Australia, Pacific Ocean, Oceania

Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis Papua) Falkland Islands.

Africa, Kenya, Masai Mara National Reserve. Group of zebras on ridge

France, Rhone, Lyon, La Confluence district south of the Presqu'ile, first French sustainable quarter certified by WWF, Musee des Confluences

France, Britain, Finistere, Brest, scene of life on the harbor during the maritime festivals of the city

Evening fire, Pushkar Fair, India

South Georgia Island, St. Andrew's Bay. King penguins on beach at sunrise

South Georgia Island, St. Andrew's Bay. King penguins walk on beach at sunrise

Surma men, Ethiopia

Iran, Esfahan. A section of the tiles adorning the portal of the magnificent Sheikh Lotfoolah Mosque. The mosque is one of the masterpieces of Persian architecture built in the early 17th century.

Ama Dablam, Nepal. The stunning pyramid of Ama Dablam at 6812m is regarded as one of the world's most exquisite and sought after peaks.

Tanzania, Zanzibar, Kendwa, Masai group seafront

United States, California, Los Angeles, Venice Beach, skaters

United States, Arizona, Window Rock, Festival Navajo Nation Fair, rodeo

Japan, Honshu Island, Kinki region, Kyoto, geisha trainee called Maiko

Japan, Honshu Island, Kinki Region, city of Kyoto, Yasaka Pagoda District, Naoko, a young maiko or trainee geisha

Japan, Honshu Island, Kinki Region, city of Kyoto, the Gion District, geisha

Nepal, Gandaki zone, Upper Mustang (near the border with Tibet), village of Chuksang (2900m) surrounded by fields in the valley of the Kali Gandaki river, Nilgiri peak (7061m)

Avenue of the Baobabs (UNESCO World Heritage site), Madagascar

Baobab Trees at Sunset (UNESCO World Heritage site), Madagascar

Rime ice on pine cones and branches, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA

Tongan women in pounding grain on the shore of Lake Kariba, at sunset, Zambia, Africa

Salt lake with a tent during the blue hour, Salar de Uyuni, Uyuni, Bolivia

Bronze statue, West Africa

A group of Jain pilgrims doing a special pooja in front of the gigantic statue to receive the blessings of Bahubali by the local priests, Gomateshwara in Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India

Cuba, Sancti Spiritus Province, Trinidad. Colourful houses line either side of a cobblestone street in the historic part of Trinidad which was founded early in the 16th century.

Cuba, Havana, Habana Vieja. A colourful stilt walker pauses to entertain passers-by in a street in Habana Vieja.

China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Convention Center, exhibition of contemporary art from Christie's, visitors in front of a triptych of the Chinese painter Zeng Fanzhi

China, Hong Kong, Kowloon District, The Peninsula hotel, panoramic Felix restaurant drawn by the architect Philippe Starck with a view of the island of Hong-Kong

China, Guangxi Province, Longsheng, Dazhai village, Red Yao minority

China, Guangxi Province, Longsheng, Dazhai village, Red Yao minority

China, Gansu Province, Xiahe, Labrang, Labrang Monastery of Gelug or Gelugpa ritual situated in the former Tibetan Province of Amdo celebrates each year Losar, the Tibetan new year, the big horns help...

China, Gansu Province, Xiahe, Labrang, Labrang Monastery of Gelug or Gelugpa ritual situated in the former Tibetan Province of Amdo celebrates each year Losar, the Tibetan new year, on the occasion th...

China, Gansu Province, Xiahe, Labrang, Labrang Monastery of Gelug or Gelugpa ritual situated in the former Tibetan Province of Amdo celebrates each year Losar, the Tibetan new year, on the occasion th...

China, Guizhou, Dabian, child Shui

Europe, Italy, Trentino, Rolle pass. The small alpine church in a winter view. In the background the Cimone (Cimon della Pala) in the Pale di San Martino, Pala group, Dolomites

Monks entering Royal Palace Museum in Luang Prabang, Louangphabang Province, Laos

Prasat Preah Ko temple ruins, Roluos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia

Niger, Agadez, Inebeizguine. A pretty Wodaabe girl with traditional facial scarification watches a Gerewol ceremony performed by the young men of her tribe.

Niger, Agadez, Inebeizguine. A young Wodaabe man in traditional embroidered garments participates in the yakee dance known as the Dance of the Eyes.