Namibia, Damarland, Brandberg. Young children running down a sand dune near Brandberg, Namibias highest mountain. (MR)

Sweden, Island of Gotland, Visby. Detail from Viking carved rune stones in the Historical Museum of Gotland showing characteristic interlocking patterns.

Africa, Namibia, Skeleton Coast. A meerkat (Suricata suricatta) burrowing into the sand of the coastal dune belt in search of insect food source

Jordan, Petra, Wadi Daphna. A local beduin guide dressed in traditional clothing prepares a lunch time meal over an open fire in the dead chasm within Wadi Daphna. (MR)

Oman, Muscat, Ghala, Al Ghubrah (Grand Mosque) Mosque. The mosque, a magnificent example of modern islamic architecture, was built for the nation by Sultan Qaboos to mark the 30th year of his reign an...

Detail of carved faces at Baray temple.

Fisherman cast hand nets on the River Niger from shallow-draught boats

Namibia, Damaraland. Welwitschia mirabilis being examined by local guide Faan Ooesthuizen (MR)

Namibia, Walvis Bay. Flamingo filter feeding in Walvis Bay Lagoon at sunset.

Namibia, Walvis Bay. Cape Fur Seals take to the waters of Walvis Bay Lagoon near Swakopmund.

Morocco, Essaouira. The traditional fishing port. Influenced heavily both physically and culturally from the historic port of Essaouira and is a popular tourist destination for both locals and incomin...

Nepal, Everest Region, Khumbu Valley. Trekkers and Porters on the Everest Base Camp Trail alongside the Periche Valley

Nepal, Everest Region, Khumbu Valley. Trekkers and Porters on the Everest Base Camp Trail alongside the Periche Valley

Nepal, Everest Region, Khumbu Valley. Trekkers on the Everest Base Camp Trail rest at a tea house surrounded by majestic peaks in the Periche Valley

Nepal. Kathmandu, Boudinath Stupa one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Kathmandu and one largest stupa's in the world

Nepal. Kathmandu, Boudinath Stupa one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Kathmandu and one largest stupa's in the world

Nepal. Kathmandu, Boudinath Stupa one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Kathmandu and one largest stupa's in the world

Nepal, Everest Region, Khumbu Valley. The typical weathered smiling face of high altitude Sherpas

Nepal, Everest Region, Khumbu Valley. With Ana Dablan in the background a group of trekkers on the Everest Base Camp Track head north.

South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Central uKahlamba Drakensberg mountain range. Rowing boats await the first customers.

Malawi, Lilongwe, Ntchisi Forest Reserve - illustrating the generational spread of this African extended family.

Malawi, Upper Shire Valley, Liwonde National Park. A family school of hippos in the peaceful Shire River.

Malawi, Upper Shire Valley, Liwonde National Park. Early morning sunrise over the Shire River.

Malawi, Blantyre. Southern Malawis famous tea plantations in the area of Thyolo

Malawi, Blantyre. Southern Malawis famous tea plantations in the area of Thyolo

Sweden, Island of Gotland, Visby. Detail from Viking carved rune stones in the Historical Museum of Gotland showing characteristic interlocking patterns.

Sweden, Island of Gotland, Visby. Detail from Viking carved rune stones in the Historical Museum of Gotland showing characteristic interlocking patterns.

Namibia, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert. A young boy revels in the close proximity of a curoius meerket (Suricata suricatta) on Namibias coastal sand dune belt (MR)

China, Hong Kong. Chinese Chariman Mao souvenirs for sale in Hong Kong street market

Chile, Tierra del Fuego, Strait of Magellan. Storms and high winds have always made this crucially important seaway and interesting challenge for mariners and high winds sends spindrift across the s...

Antarctica, Drakes Passage. A Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) sweeping gracefully across the stormy wind-blown waters of the Drakes Passage crossing from Antarctica to continental Sout...

Antarctica, Drakes Passage. Albatross sweeping gracefully across the stormy wind-blown waters of the Drakes Passage crossing from Antarctica to continental South America

Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula, a Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) in flight over sunny seas

Brazil, Bahia, Barra Grande. Local fisherman rides the beach in search of signs of fish in the surf line.

Oman, Muscat Region, Bandar Khayran. A old fisherman fishes for sardines with a traditional net from a beach on the coast near Muscat

Oman, Muscat Region, Bandar Khayran. A old fisherman fishes for sardines with a traditional net from a beach on the coast near Muscat

Jordan, Petra Region. The doors to an office of the antiquities department in the ancient Nabataean trading capital of Petra.

Jordan, Petra. El Deir, otherwise known as the Monastary is one of the ancient Nabataean capital's major tombs. The classical decoration of the main facade, is evident in the finely carved sandstone.

Namibia, Damaraland, Brandberg. An African Rock Python (Python sebae natalensis) Africa's largest snake wrapped around the back of man dressed in safari shirt and shorts with a knife on his belt (MR)

Namibia, Damaraland, Erongo Region. A young girl, her hair blowing in the wind, leans over the side of a safari vechicle as it drives through grassland on a game track (MR)

Namibia, Damaraland, Brandberg. Wildlife guide dressed in desert kharkis and bush hat, rests on a rock overlooking one of the many hidden valleys that surround Brandberg Mountain Namibia's higest peak...

Namibia, Damaraland. Close-up of a White Rhinoceros or Square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) which is one of the few remaining megafauna species.

Namibia, Damaraland, Twfelfontien. A young boy takes photographs with a Canon camera mounted on a tripod at sunrise over the savannah near Twyfelfontien in northern Namibia (MR)

Namibia, Damaraland. With Brandberg Mountain Namibia's highest peak in the background two young children go game viewing from the top of a four wheel drive in late afternoon light. (MR)

Namibia, Damaraland. With Brandberg Mountain Namibia's highest peak in the background two young children go game viewing from the top of a four wheel drive in late afternoon light. (MR)

Jordan, Finan. Beduin family smile and pose for the camera.

Oman, Muscat, Ghala, Al Ghubrah (Grand Mosque) Mosque. A chandelier in the Main Hall. The mosque is magnificent example of modern islamic architecture was built for the nation by Sultan Qaboos to mark...

Oman, Western Hajar Mountains, Wadi Bani. Young boys have a great time playing in the village waterhole at the remote village of Bilad Sayt.

Greenland, Ilulissat. The development of the town has predominately followed traditional design lines with simple timber framed buildings often brightly coloured.

Greenland, Eqi Glacier. The area surrounding the glacier provides fantastic trekking opportunites up to the surrounding glacier.

Greenland, Eqi Glacier. Base camp for French Expedition to the Greenland icecap led by Paul-Émile Victor who was the initiator of the Expéditions polaires françaises, the French polar expedition after...

Greenland, Eqi Glacier. An attractive Greenlandic woman working as an adventure tour guide dressed in a parka with national badges.

Brazil, Amazon, Jamaraqua. In the village stall on the riverside village of Jamaraqua, sweet potatoes are for sale.

Brazil, Bahia, Salvador, Pelourinho. A fountain in the 16 de Novembro Square at the heart of Pelourinho - the historical centre of Salvador.

Brazil, Bahia, Tinhare Island, Tinhare Archipelago. A small catholic church with a wooden cross outside is typical of the small chapels that service the villages along the coast of Tinhare Island.

Brazil, Bahia, Tinhare Island, Tinhare Archipelago. The beaches and palm trees of the the Atlantic Coast of Bahia.

Brazil, Bahia, Boipeba Island. The shop of the island's bone collector who searches the shoreline for the cast up remains of living creatures from the island's Atlantic coastline.

Brazil, Bahia, Barra de Serinhaem. Fishermen returning to shore at sunset in thier dug out canoe.

Brazil, Bahia, Salvador. Within the historic Old City, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the front facade and bell tower of the Igreja Nossa Senhora dos Ros‡rios dos Pretos, Pelourinho.

India, Rajasthan. Images of one of India's most emblematic states - postcards from Rajasthan.

India, Rajasthan, Jaisalmer. In Jaiselmer Fort market, beautifully worked leather book covers for sale in various sizes and decorative styles.

India, Rajasthan, Jaisalmer. Bright dynamic design on silk hand woven floor covering, for sale on a market stall in Jaisalmer Fort.

India, Rajasthan, Jaiselmer, Patwon ki Haveli. Traditionally dressed dressed lady looks out of one of the heavily decorated windows in the in one the city's best preserved Havelis.

India, Rajasthan, Jaisalmer, Bada Bagh (literally Big Garden). Built by a descendant of Jaisal and maharaja of Jaisalamer, Jai Singh II, commissioned a dam to create a water tank during his reign in t...

Namibia, Erongo Region, Swakopmund. Stone polishers in the Gem Museum at work and also form part of an educational display.

Namibia, Erongo Region, Okahandja. A young family group get a close encounter with a tame young cheetah on a farm in the Erongo Region. (MR)

Namibia, Erongo Region, Damarland. A Cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus). The word cheetah is derived from the Sanskrit word chitrakayah, meaning 'variegated body' and it is the largest the fastest land mamma...

Namibia, Erongo Region, Damarland. A Cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus). The word cheetah is derived from the Sanskrit word chitrakayah, meaning 'variegated body' and it is the largest the fastest land mamma...

Africa, Namibia, Etosha National Park. A large male elephant (Loxodonta africana) drinks from one of the park maintained water holes near the park accommadation area at Okaukuejo, the parks oldest lo...

Namibia, Erongo Region, Walvis Bay. In the lagoon, Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) wade through the silt on this internationally acclaimed Ramsar Site of International Importance stirring up...

Namibia, Namib Desert, Spitzkoppe Mountain. One of the features of this community managed park is the impressive Rock Arch here at sunset with an intrepid tourist climbing along its ridge.

Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula, Paradise Harbour. Nature guide Gabriela Rodan dons a 'penguin police' vest to ensure that visitors to the breeding colony to do not disturb the young birds or the feed...

Antarctic, Antarctic Peninsula, Hope Bay. Wilson's Storm Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) seems to walk across the surface of the water as it searches for its favourite food - plankton.

Rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis, plantations on the banks of the Amazon, cut marks showing where the tree has been milked over a number of years and latex collected in cup below.

Young Indian girl in the riverbank community of Managia on the Tapajos river, a tributary of the Amazon River in the Amazonas Region of Brazil

Fishermen returning to home at the end of the day on the Amazon River in the Amazonas Region of Brazil

Local lady wearing traditional Bahian dress reflecting the area's colonial past in the UNESCO city of Salvador da Bahia, North East Brazil

Baroque fountain reflecting the citiy's Spanish colonial past in the UNESCO listed area of the Centro Historico area of Salvador de Bahia, in Bahia in the north east region of Brazil

Paintings for sale, showing traditional scenes in Bahia, in the main square of the UNESCO city of Salvador da Bahia, North East Brazil

Local resident in UNESCO listed area of the Centro Historico area of Salvador de Bahia, in Bahia in the north east region of Brazil