Lava lake Nyiragongo with lava meltings and fountains - Congo, Democratic Republic, North Kivu, Virunga Mountains, Nyiragongo, crater edge - Great Rift Valley, Albertine Rift, Virunga National Park

Dune landscape in Erg Admer - Algeria, Djanet, Erg Admer - Sahara

Erosion landscape in Tassili du Hoggar - Algeria, Tassili Hoggar, Tin Akaschaker - Sahara

Erosion landscape in Tassili du Hoggar - Algeria, Tassili Hoggar, Tin Akaschaker - Sahara

Man in Burnoose walking past blue doorway, Chefchaouen, Morocco

Richards Camp, Masai Mara, Kenya, sundowners beneath a huge tree and dramatic skies.

Richards Camp, Masai Mara, Kenya, a couple enjoy the scenary beside the river in the evening at a bush dinner.

Richards Camp, Masai Mara, Kenya, a beautiful guest tent.

Richards Camp, Masai Mara, Kenya, a lone Masai giraffe stands beneath an acacia tree.

Africa; South Sudan; Kapoeta. A portrait of an old Toposa lady in traditional attire.

Africa; South Sudan; Kapoeta. A young Toposa girl in traditional attire stands at the entrance to her thatched house.

Africa; South Sudan; Kapoeta. Toposa children stand beside their family's granary. In a year of good rainfall, a supplementary granary is placed beneath the main granary.

Africa; South Sudan; Kapoeta. A portrait of a Toposa lady in traditional attire and scarification on her forehead and chest.

Africa; South Sudan; Kapoeta. A portrait of a Toposa lady in traditional attire with light scarification above her eyebrows and on her cheeks.

Africa; South Sudan; Terakeka. A young Mundari girl polishes the horns of her favourite long-horned Ankole-Watusi cow. Regular polishing helps to prevent the horns from cracking.

Africa; South Sudan; Terakeka. A Mundari herdsman among his family's herd of long-horned Ankole-Watusi cattle at sunset.

Temple of Hatshepsut, Archaeological Sites, West Bank, Thebes West, Luxor, Egypt (m)

Man and his camel at the Pyramids of Giza, Giza, Cairo, Egypt

Man and his camel at the Pyramids of Giza, Giza, Cairo, Egypt

Man and his camels at the Pyramids of Giza, Giza, Cairo, Egypt

Camels train at the Pyramids of Giza, Giza, Cairo, Egypt

Guardian at the Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt, Africa

toursit walking through the Temple of Philae on an island in Lake Nasser, Nile River, Aswan, Egypt, Africa

Guradian at the Temple of Philae on an island in Lake Nasser, Nile River, Aswan, Egypt, Africa

Nubian sailor on his felucca boat on the Nile River, Aswan, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa

Nubian sailor on his felucca boat on the Nile River, Aswan, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa

Morocco, High Atlas, Marrakech, Imperial city, Medina listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, guerrabas or water carrier in the souks

Morocco, Tafilalet region, Merzouga, erg Chebbi dunes

Morocco, High Atlas, Marrakech, Imperial city, medina listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Kasbah district, Luxury Hotel La Sultana (5 stars)

Tunisia, Bizerte, Houses at the old port

Tunisia, Kairouan, Madina, decorative blue window, decorative

Tunisia, Kairouan, View of dome of cosmetic shop and the Great Mosque

Tunisia, El Jem, Roman Amphitheatre

Tunisia, El Jem, Mosaics at Archaeology musuem

Tunisia, Monastir, Bourguiba mausoleum

Tunisia, Monastir, Bourguiba mausoleum

Sand dunes with Tim Bejin mountain, Sahara desert, Tunisia, Northern Africa.

Hummus served on a table with some of the ingredients used to prepearate the place including chickpeas, lemon and parsley with sides of fresh tomatoes, black olives, raw onion, and olive oil.

Morocco, Marrakech-Safi (Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz) region, Marrakesh. Interior archway with view to gardens at Bahia Palace (Palais de la Bahia).

Koutoubia Mosque, Marrakech, Morocco

Morocco, Marrakech-Safi (Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz) region, Marrakesh. Terminal buildings at Marrakesh Menara Airport at dusk.

Morocco, Marrakech-Safi (Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz) region, Marrakesh. Modern architecture terminal building at Marrakesh Menara Airport.

Morocco, Marrakesh-Safi (Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz) region, Essaouira. A person rides a bicycle through a dark alley in the medina old town at dawn.

Morocco, Marrakech-Safi (Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz) region, Marrakesh. Colorful painted ceiling at Bahia Palace (Palais de la Bahia).

Morocco, Marrakech-Safi (Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz) region, Marrakesh. A man wearing a djellaba walks past a decorative doorway in the medina (old town).

Morocco, Marrakech-Safi (Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz) region, Marrakesh. Decorative architectural elements and blue wall at Jardin Majorelle gardens.

Morocco, Marrakech-Safi (Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz) region, Marrakesh. Interior courtyard of Ben Youssef Madrasa, 16th century Islamic college.

Africa, Morocco, Marrakesh, Medina, A gouda musician

Egypt, Upper Egypt, Aswan, View of Sofitel Legend Old Cataract hotel and swimming pool situated on the banks of the river Nile

Pyramid of Khafre (Chephren) and the Sphinx at night, Giza, Cairo, Egypt

Waiter preparing a hookah/sheesha, Naguib Mahfouz Cafe in the Khan el-Khalili bazaar (Souk), Cairo, Egypt

Lanterns for sale in a shop in the Khan el-Khalili bazaar (Souk), Cairo, Egypt

Pyramids of Giza, Giza, Cairo, Egypt

Pyramids of Giza, Giza, Cairo, Egypt

Pyramids of Giza, Giza, Cairo, Egypt

Pyramid viewed from the Mena House Hotel, Giza, Cairo, Egypt

Morocco, Fes. A detail of an ornate wall of the King's palace.

Two women wearing colourful dresses, Havana, Cuba

Berber Woman. Agadir. Morocco.

Morocco, Chefchaouen or Chaouen is most noted for its small narrow streets and neighborhoods painted in variety of vivid blue colors. Plantings in colorful pots line the narrow corridors.

Morocco, tea time with moroccan pastry

Morocco, High Atlas, Marrakech, imperial city, medina listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, before a Moroccan zelliges wall

Morocco, High Atlas, Marrakech, imperial city, Luxury Hotel La Sultana (5 stars), woman reading in his room

Morocco, High Atlas, Marrakech, imperial city, Luxury Hotel La Sultana (5 stars), woman Hamman and spa

Morocco, High Atlas, Marrakech, imperial city, medina listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Souk El Khir, merchant of olives, vegetables and jars of condiments

Morocco, Haut Atlas, Marrakesh, Imperial city, detail of woman turkish slippers and bougainvillea

Morocco, Rif, Chefchaouen

Egypt, Cairo, minarets of Hassan mosque by sunrise

Egypt, Cairo, old town listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, facade with moucharabie, children watching outside a window

Egypt, Upper Egypt, Aswan, Old Cataract Hotel terrace in the edge of Nile River

Egypt, Lower Egypt, Libyan Desert, Bahareyya Oasis, Lazuli Lodge, Ecolodge, serving tea in a suite, the rammed clay mosque in the background

Egypt, Cairo, drawing lesson in ancient house

Egypt, Upper Egypt, Nile Valley, Ramadi

Egypt, Upper Egypt, Nile Valley, Edfu, Egyptian men in the temple dedicated to Horus God

Egypt, Upper Egypt, Nile Valley, Luxor, Archaeological Museum of Luxor, Thutmosis III statue

Egypt, Upper Egypt, Nile Valley, Edfu, temple dedicated to Horus God

Egypt, Lower Egypt, the Mediterranean Coast, Alexandria, the fish market

Egypt, Lower Egypt, the Mediterranean Coast, Alexandria, the fish market