Woman on a boat checking freshly dyed fabric hanging from bamboo poles to dry. Lake Inle, Nyaungshwe Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar

Moored gondolas with San Giorgio Maggiore in the background at dawn, Venice, Veneto region, Italy

Woman in a window checking freshly dyed fabric hanging from bamboo poles to dry on a house. Lake Inle, Nyaungshwe Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar

A girl is walking near Alp Crampiolo in autumn season, Alpe Veglia and Alpe Devero Natural Park (Alpe Devero, Baceno, Antigorio Valley, Verbano Cusio Ossola province, Piedmont, Italy, Europe) (MR)

Sunrise on pier and Canale Burlamacca, Viareggio, Lucca province, Versilia, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Sindhia Ghat, Wicker baskets on bamboo poles containing lanterns. It is believed that the lights from diya oil lamps will lighten the path for the souls of dead ancesto...

Santa Maria della Salute Basilica from Ponte della Accademia (Accademia Bridge) at sunset, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Some traditional venetian gondolas moored at Riva del Vin during a snowfall, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Namche Bazaar, Nepal. Thamserku mountain, at 6623m, as seen from Namche Bazaar.

Face carved into a totem pole in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Totem poles at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Kenya, Marsabit County, Kalacha. Burji men and women sing and dance at the Kalacha Festival. An elder’s beard is dyed orange with henna. The Burji people live principally in Southern Ethiopia.

Kenya, Marsabit County, Kalacha. Burji men and women sing and dance at the Kalacha Festival. An elder’s beard is dyed orange with henna. The Burji people have their roots in Southern Ethiopia.

Kenya, Marsabit County, Kalacha. Burji men and women sing and dance at the Kalacha Festival. The Burji people have their roots in Southern Ethiopia.

Chad, Arboutchatak, Guera, Sahel. A Peul woman and her daughter ride on the back of a cow loaded with her chattels and the structure of her house.

Chad, Arboutchatak, Guera, Sahel. Peul nomads on the move with their long-horned cattle. Their house structures are carried on oxen.

Sri Lanka, Dalawella, Indian Ocean, stilt fishermen, sunset

Sri Lanka, Dalawella, Indian Ocean, stilt fishermen, sunset

Newly dyed fabric being hung up to dry, Sari garment factory, Rajasthan, India, (MR/PR)

Newly dyed fabric hanging from Bamboo poles to dry, Sari garment factory, Rajasthan, India, (PR)

Woman in Saree checking freshly dyed fabric hanging from Bamboo poles to dry, Sari garment factory, Rajasthan, India, (MR/PR)

A very unusual full circle rainbow phenomenon surrounded by lungdhar Buddhist prayer flags.

India, Ladakh, Thiksey. The open courtyard of Thiksey Monastery, and view towards the Zanskar Range.

A woman backpacking in Yosemite National Park, California.

A couple hike along a trail in the Wasatch Mountains in Salt Lake City, Utah. USA

Asia, Nepal, Himalayas, Sagarmatha National Park, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Unesco World Heritage, Chukhung Valley, trekker at river crossing (MR)

Silhouette of three skiiers with ski equipment attached to their backpacks climbing up a rocky slope with a sun burst halo.

Glacier travel, Aoraki/Mount Cook, New Zealand.

Woman skiing at Snowbird, Utah.

Man skiing in Uinta Mountains.

A young man gets some air skiing at the Mayerhofen Ski Resort, in the Ziller Valley, Austria.

A young man skis at the Mayrhofen Ski Resort, in the Ziller Valley, Austria.

A young man skis untracked powder off-piste at St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria.

A young man skis untracked powder off-piste at St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria.

Man mountaineering in the Bugaboo Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada (silhouette).

A young man skis untracked powder off-piste at St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria.

A young man skis down a steep slope at St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria.

A young man skis down a steep slope at St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria.

Myanmar, Burma, Kaladan River. A traditional sailing boat on the Kaladan River.

Myanmar, Burma, Kaladan River. A traditional sailing boat on the Kaladan River with cattle and a haystack of rice straw in the fields beyond the river bank.

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

USA, Texas, Route 66, Abandoned town of Jericho (Jericho Gap - last paved section of Route 66)

New Caledonia, Grande Terre Island, Noumea, Le Meridien Hotel / Anse Vata resort area, Totem Poles

Totem Poles, British Columbia, Canada

The luxurious Winter Palace Hotel in Luxor, Egypt. Previous guests include Howard Carter and the Earl of Carnarvon.

The extinct volcano at Chew Bet in southern Ethiopia has a dark, seasonal lake at the bottom of its deep, steep-sided crater. Borana tribesmen harvest salt there for their livestock. They use long pol...

Hiker admiring the blue water of lake Bastiani standing on top of Monte Renoso, Haute-Corse department, Corsica, France

Southwold Pier Poles, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Woman in a window checking freshly dyed fabric hanging from bamboo poles to dry on a house. Lake Inle, Nyaungshwe Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar

Two women checking freshly dyed fabric hanging from bamboo poles on a house to dry, Lake Inle, Nyaungshwe Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar

A girl is walking in a larches forest in Alpe Veglia and Alpe Devero Natural Park in autumn season (Alpe Devero, Baceno, Antigorio Valley, Verbano Cusio Ossola province, Piedmont, Italy, Europe) (MR)

A girl is walking at Alp Crampiolo in autumn season, Alpe Veglia and Alpe Devero Natural Park (Alpe Devero, Baceno, Antigorio Valley, Verbano Cusio Ossola province, Piedmont, Italy, Europe) (MR)

Sunrise on pier and Canale Burlamacca, Viareggio, Lucca province, Versilia, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Uganda, Western Uganda, Ntoroko District, Lake Albert. Fishermen in the shallow southern part of Lake Albert where there are rich fishing grounds.

Aerial view, electricity pylons in fog, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, high-voltage transmission masts in a field, Geesthacht, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Plaza Cisneros, Medellin, Antioquia Department, Colombia

Plaza Cisneros, Medellin, Antioquia Department, Colombia

Plaza Cisneros, Medellin, Antioquia Department, Colombia

Plaza Cisneros, Medellin, Antioquia Department, Colombia

Plaza Cisneros, Medellin, Antioquia Department, Colombia

Plaza Cisneros, Medellin, Antioquia Department, Colombia

Skiers with equipment from the 1930s, Mt Alpspitze at back, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Pylons in mist, near river Ruhr at Hattingen, Ruhrauen, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Pylons in mist, by the river Ruhr, river bend, Hattingen, Ruhrauen, Ruhr, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Pylons in mist, near river Ruhr at Hattingen, Ruhrauen, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Skier at Mt Alblittkopf, Kappl-Sunny Mountain ski resort, Paznaun Valley, Kappl, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

A girl is walking in the Alpe Veglia and Alpe Devero Natural Park in autumn season (Buscagna Valley, Alpe Devero, Baceno, Verbano Cusio Ossola province, Piedmont, Italy) (MR)

A girl is looking at the Alpe Veglia and Alpe Devero Natural Park in autumn season (Buscagna Valley, Alpe Devero, Baceno, Verbano Cusio Ossola province, Piedmont, Italy) (MR)

A girl is walking in the Alpe Veglia and Alpe Devero Natural Park in autumn season (Buscagna Valley, Alpe Devero, Baceno, Verbano Cusio Ossola province, Piedmont, Italy) (MR)

A girl is walking near the Nero Lake in the Alpe Veglia and Alpe Devero Natural Park (Buscagna Valley, Alpe Devero, Baceno, Verbano Cusio Ossola province, Piedmont, Italy) (MR)

A girl is walking near the Nero Lake in the Alpe Veglia and Alpe Devero Natural Park (Buscagna Valley, Alpe Devero, Baceno, Verbano Cusio Ossola province, Piedmont, Italy) (MR)

Tipical Russian village, Irkutsk region, Siberia, Russia

Footpath in Faldina Valley with Teverone Mount on background, Cansiglio Forest, Prealps of Belluno, Farra d’Alpago, Belluno province, Veneto, Italy

Native American totem poles, First Nations, Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Men carrying bamboo poles along Kokusai street that are decorated with the symbols of local towns and guardian deities to pray for prosperity, Hatagashira Parade, Ohtsunahiki Matsuri, Naha, Okinawa, J...

Men carrying bamboo poles along Kokusai street that are decorated with the symbols of local towns and guardian deities to pray for prosperity, Hatagashira Parade, Ohtsunahiki Matsuri, Naha, Okinawa, J...