Algeria, Sahara, Tadrart Plateau, site listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, neolithic rock art (Bovidian period, 7000 B.C.), ochre, cow milk and animal blood

France, Cotes d'Armor, Ploumanach, Perros-Guirec, the lighthouse of Ploumanac'h (Men Ruz)

France, Cotes d'Armor, Pink Granite Coast, Perros-Guirec, on the Customs footpath or GR 34 hiking trail, Ploumanac'h or Mean Ruz lighthouse

Mountain Riflemen, Corpus Christi Procession, Wackersberg, Isarwinkel, Tolzer Land, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

People playing football on Icarai Beach at sunset, Niteroi, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Unesco World Heritage, Tajik National Park - Mountains of the Pamirs, climber above 6000m on Peak Korzhenevskaya (7105m) and Peak Communism/Ismoil Somoni (7495m) behind

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Unesco World Heritage, Tajik National Park - Mountains of the Pamirs, climber above 6000m on Peak Korzhenevskaya (7105m) and Peak Communism/Ismoil Somoni (7495m) behind

France, Brittany, Cote de Granit Rose (Pink Granite Coast), Cotes d'Armor, Tregastel, Ploumanach (Men Ruz) lighthouse at dusk

Snowboarder, freerider, Sˆlden, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

India, Goa, Colva beach

India, Goa, Bogmalo Beach

Two men wearing thawb on the beach and City Center Skyline, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom

France, Finistere, Iroise Sea, Iles du Ponant, Parc Naturel Regional d'Armorique (Armorica Regional Natural Park), Ile de Sein, Chaussee de Sein, Ar Men Lighthouse during storm Ruth, February 8th 2014...

France, Finistere, Iroise Sea, Iles du Ponant, Parc Naturel Regional d'Armorique (Armorica Regional Natural Park), Ile de Sein, Chaussee de Sein, Ar Men Lighthouse during storm Ruth, February 8th 2014...

Evening fire, Pushkar Fair, India

Surma men, Ethiopia

Iran, Shiraz. Two young men in traditional costume in Jahan Nama Garden.

Native Rapa Nui man in tradititional costume on the rim of the Rano Kau Volcano, Easter Island, Chile

Entrance ceremony of a Sumo tournament, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan

Traditional Intha fisherman, Inle Lake, Shan State, Burma, (MR)

Traditional Intha fisherman, Inle Lake, Shan State, Burma, (MR)

Two Middle Eastern men traditionally dressed walking in the courtyard of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Africa, (easthern) Madagascar, Tamatave, Indian Ocean coast, fishermen with pirogue canoe going out to sea

Italy, Liguria, Cinque Terre. Grape harvest in Manarola

Pedestrians in Souq Waqif with the tower of the Qatar Islamic Cultural Center, FANAR, Doha, Qatar, Middle East

Ice climbing in an ice cave or glacier cave, glacier crossing, Grey Glacier, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile

Couple of Tango dancers, El Caminito street, La Boca district, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Mosaic of Bacchic dancers, 2nd cent. A.C., Hatay Archaeology Museum, Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey

Servant wearing a yellow turban and earrings, portrait, Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Man wearing a wine-red turban, Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, North India

Thullal dancer, Kottayam, Kerala, South India, India

Priest in front of the Jain statue of Gomateshwara, Indragiri Hill, Sravanabelagola, Hassan district, Karnataka, South India, India

Blik Van Licht, statue by Charles Delporte, Damme, West Flanders, Belgium

Freerider, skier, snowy landscape, Arlberg mountain range, northern Tyrol, Austria

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.

Men in traditional dress at Dinagyang Festival, Iloilo City, Western Visayas, Philippines

Men on a fishing boat on the Kampot River at sunset, Kampot, Kampot Province, Cambodia

South East Asia, Thailand, Chiang Mai, Wat Phan Tao temple, monks celebrating Loi Kratong festival

South East Asia, Thailand, Chiang Mai, Wat Phan Tao temple, monks celebrating Loi Kratong festival

New York City, NY, USA. Jazz Age Lawn Party at Governors Island.

A group of backpackers sit on a Cenang beach in Langkawi, Malaysia for the sunset. (MR)

Traditional Mariachi group at San Antonio de Padua monastery, Izamal, Yucatan, Mexico (MR)

Traditional Mariachi group at San Antonio de Padua monastery, Izamal, Yucatan, Mexico (MR)

Traditional mexican Mariachi group in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico (MR)

Traditional mexican Mariachi group in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico (MR)

Europe, Portugal, Alentejo, Arronches, a local folk group in Arronches

Close up, underwater photo of a surfer duck diving under a wave

Oman, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Nizwa. A black masked woman at the lively livestock market at Nizwa where local farmers sell goats and cattle. These masks usually denote a woman’s Bedouin heritage.

Traditional Moroccan Musicians Performing in a Restaurant, Tangier, Morocco, North Africa

A silhouetted hiker stands on a rock bluff while camping on the summit of Saxifrage Peak, Pemberton, BC, Canada.

A camper watches the sunset while standing beside his tent on the summit of Saxifrage Peak, Pemberton, BC, Canada.

Sahara desert, Morocco. Silhouette on the dunes at sunset.

Ksar of Ait Ben Haddou, a striking example of southern Moroccan architecture, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco

Ethiopia, Assale, Afar Region. In the early morning, Tigrayan men lead their camels across the Assale salt flats to load salt blocks which have been mined there for centuries. Salt was once the medium...

Local gondaliers row their traditional boat in one of Cannaregios canals, Cannaregio, Venice, Veneto, Italy.

Africa, Kenya, Narok County, Masai Mara. Masai elders dressed in traditional attire at their homestead, preparing for one of their customary ceremonies.

Old tea house in Qibao, Shanghai, China

Asia, Republic of Korea, South Korea, Seoul, Deoksugung palace, changing of the guards ceremony