France, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, Haute Savoie, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Mont Blanc Massif, piste skiing on the Brevent domain

France, Hautes-Alpes, Nevache, valley of La Claree, bivouac on the shore of Lake Laramon (2359 m) at sunset, in the background the Cerces massif (3093 m)

France, Paris, Ile de la Cite, Place du Dauphine

Indonesia, Bali, Sanur, portrait of female Legongdancer in traditional costume

USA, Washington State, Seabeck. Dahlia blossom close-up.

Tanzania, Zanzibar, Jambiani, veiled woman walking on a white sandy beach lapped by turquoise waters

United States, Alaska, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Kaktovik, Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), female adult with 2 cubs

United States, Alaska, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Kaktovik, Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), mother with one cub playing together

United States, Alaska, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Kaktovik, Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), female adult with 2 cubs from the year

United States, Alaska, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Kaktovik, Polar Bear( Ursus maritimus ), mother with one cub along a barrier island outside Kaktovik, Alaska. Every fall, polar bears (Ursus mar...

Japan, Honshu Island, Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama near Omotesando, the Italian luxurious shop Prada by the architects Herzog & de Meuron

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, Great Himalaya Range, Helambu Region, Bagmati Zone, portrait of an old woman

Russia, Lake Onega, Kizhi Island, Russian Girl front of Sergeev's House

United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, Liwa Oasis, Moreeb Hill, Tal Mireb, woman in the sand dunes of the Rub Al Khali desert (Empty Quarter)

United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque

Iran, Yazd Province, Yazd, portrait of an iranian beauty with an iman hussein badge

Jordan, Nabataean archeological site of Petra, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, silhouette of a woman watching the façade of the Roman Soldier's Tomb, carved out of a sandstone rock face

Woman wearing a yellow Sari, Ram Devra pilgrims festival, Ramdevra, Pokhran, Rajasthan, North India

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, Shanghai, Pudong, Shanghai World Financial Center, Park Hyatt hotel, bar entrance

China, Shanghai, Pudong, Expo 2010 Shanghai China park with 73 millions visitors, Nigeria pavilion

China, Shanghai, The Purple Onion restaurant and bar, designed by interior designers Lime 388

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...

Sri Lanka, center province, Dalhousie, Tamil woman picking tea leaves in a tea plantation

Sri Lanka, North Central province, Polonnaruwa, the former capital of the country (11th to 13th century) listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Vihariya Gal (Gal Vihara), meditating Buddha carved out of...

Mongolia, Khovsgol province, region of Tsagaannuur, tribal territories of the Western Taiga, elderly woman wearing traditional clothes, from a Tsaatan family, in the teepee where she lives

Maldives, Atoll Baa, Anantara Kihavah Villas hotel, bungalows on piles

Indonesia, Bali, Singaraja, portrait of Dewi, Legong dancer at I Nyoman Durpa school

Myanmar (Burma), Kayah state, Kayah tribe, Daw Du Mar Gyi, kayah woman called bat-woman

Myanmar (Burma), Shan state, Pao's tribe, Naung Yar Sai, Moe Bu and her grand-mother Moe Phar Jhun sharing a tea

Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, Fishermen

Myanmar (Burma), Mandalay Division, Amarapura old city, U Bein Bridge

Vietnam, Mekong Delta, Making of incense sticks, incense sticks drying

Vietnam, Hue, Imperial Tombs

Vietnam, Nha Trang, Evason Hideaway and Spa at Ana Mandara, massage

Malaysia, Kuala-Lumpur, the yearly festival colors hold in Kuala Lumpur and presenting folklore and traditions from all over Malaysia (plus some others asian countries)

Singapore, Marina Bay, Fullerton Bay Hotel opened in 2010, lobby made by Hong Kong based designer Andre Fu

Thailand, Bangkok, Siam square, the Erawan shrine, traditional dancer

Laos, Sekong Province, sekong, charity for buddhist monks

Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Royal University of Fine Arts, Khmer Classical Dance, listed as World Intagible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, morning warm-up for young dancers of national ballet

Ecuador, Imbabura, Chilcapamba, portrait of a traditionally dressed Ecuadorian peasant

Ecuador, Imbabura, Chilcapamba, portrait of a young peasant girl dressed Ecuadorian traditional way

Ecuador, Imbabura, Atuntaqui, Ecuadorian busy modern woman in front of a wall graffiti depicting a traditional Andean woman

Peru, Cuzco province, Livitaca, Feria de San Sebastian, which meets all the Indian communities in the region, woman in traditional dress Chumbivilcas

Peru, Cuzco Province, Cuzco, colonial patio of one of three hotels of Ninos Hotel managed by Jolanda Van den Berg, the hotel profits are donated to the Charitable Foundation Ninos Unidos Peruanos whic...

Peru, Puno province, descendants of the indians Uros live on totora floatting islands on the Titicaca lake, mainly from the tourism

Peru, La Libertad province, north coast, Trujillo, Plaza de Armas, wrought iron window of the house Urquiaga, colonial mansion where Simon Bolivar lIstd

Panama, Veraguas province, Gulf of Chiriqui, National Park of Coiba listed as World Heritage by UNESCO since 2005, Rancheria island, palm-fringed beach

Panama, San Blas archipelago, Kuna Yala autonomous territory, Carti island, Kuna indian showing off her bracelets and molas (embroidered textiles)

Mexico, Jalisco State, Guadalajara, the Governor's Palace in the historical centre, Hidalgo Incendario fresco by Jose Clemente Orozco

Mexico, state of Quintana Roo, Tulum, woman with a hat

Mexico, Yucatan State, Izamal, the yellow town, Franciscan Convent of San Antonio de Padua (Saint Anthony of Padua)

Mexico, Yucatan State, Merida, children during folklore dances

Portrait of a girl with the traditional face make-up and sun screen, Thanakha, Myanmar (Burma)

Lithuania (Baltic States), Vilnius, Restaurant Grey

France, Finistere (29), parc naturel regional d'Armorique, Pleyben, Cercle Les Kanfarded de Saint-evarzec

France, Finistere (29), parc naturel regional d'Armorique, Pleyben, Cercle Eostiged Ar Stangala (Les rossignols du Stangala) de Kerfeunteun Quimper

France, Finistere (29), parc naturel regional d'Armorique, Pleyben, Cercle Les Kanfarded de Saint-evarzec

France, Hauts-de-France, Somme (80), Baie de Somme, Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Cap Hornu, Sanglier (wild boar) nicknamed 'titine', not very shy and accustomed to the human presence which has taken up res...

France, Normandy, Manche, Mont Saint Michel Bay, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Abbey of Mont Saint Michel and River Couesnon

France, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, Doubs, Tarier shepherd (Saxicola torquata), female on a dry stem, Doubs, France

France, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, Doubs, Brognard, Tarier shepherd (Saxicola torquata), female, on a thistle, feeding chicks

France, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, Doubs, Brognard, bird, Black-tailed tarier (Saxicola torquata), female

France, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, Doubs, European Warbler (Accipiter nisus), female in a paddock on a pasture

France, Hautes-Alpes, Ecrins national park, Vallouise, hike to the Bancs refuge (2083 m)

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye, Roure lakes (2558 m), from left to right the Aiguille Large (2857 m), the Aiguille Pierre Andre (2812 m), the Pics de...

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye, hamlet of Maljasset

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye, lakes of Roure, in the background the Aiguille de Chambeyron (3412 m), the Aiguille de Chillol (3316 m) and the 'Aigu...

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhone, Regional Natural Park of Alpilles, Eygalieres, Romanesque chapel of Saint Sixte from the 12th century

France, paris, district of the Eiffel tower, the Eiffel tower from the Trocadero plaza, Human Rights square

France, Paris, the New Berges, the Rosa Bonheur sur Seine

France, Paris, the Great Mosque of Paris

France, Paris, the Canal Saint Martin, quai de Valmy

France, Paris, 12th arrondissement, the pop market, ephemeral wasteland during the summer with shops and restaurants