Mongolian wrestling school, near Ulan Bator, Mongolia

Novice Buddhist monks, Doi Kong Mu Temple, Mae Hong Son, northern Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Young Bedouin woman, Sinai, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Two school girls in traditional Ao Dai on a bicycle in the Mekong Delta region south of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

School kids dancing in Parque Cespedes during a school festival, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Young girls in uniforms marching at a school festival, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Mother and baby of the Hamer tribe, the woman's hair is treated with ochre, water and resin then twisted into tresses called goscha, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Maasai tribesmen in colourful native dress playing football on the beach, Paje, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Maasai tribesmen in colourful native dress playing football on the beach, Paje, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

A Maasai tribesman on Paje Beach wearing colourful native dress, Paje, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

A Maasai tribesman on Paje Beach wearing colourful native dress, Paje, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

A schoolgirl walking along Kiwendwa Beach wearing a white headscarf and blue skirt, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Hindu devotees wearing Assamese white and red gamosa scarves, drumming in Durga puja religious procession, Sualkuchi town, Assam, India, Asia

Young Himba women, Kunene region, Namibia, Africa

Himba girl, Kaokoveld, Namibia, Africa

Himba girls, Kaokoveld, Namibia, Africa

A young girl in a colourful headscarf harvesting seaweed, Paje, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Bonda tribeswoman and her baby, Onukudelli, Orissa, India, Asia

Young man stirring milk for chai, with blind man sitting beside him, roadside chai stall, Dangiyawas, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Family group beside the Tigris River, Iraq, Middle East

Mala maker (garland maker) at work with orange and yellow marigolds in morning flower market, Howrah, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

Sisters wearing Momba tribal dress, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

A young girl in a colourful headscarf harvesting seaweed, Paje, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

A Maasai tribesman on Paje Beach wearing colourful native dress, Paje, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Young boys dressed in colourful costumes for a school festival, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Mardi Gras festival, Mindelo City, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde Islands, Africa

Portrait of teenager dressed in traditional special occasion dress of Armenian heritage, Armenia, Central Asia, Asia

Young woman performing a traditional coffee ceremony in a village in Ethiopia, Africa

Portrait of teenager about 16 years old dressed in traditional special occasion dress of Armenian heritage, Armenia, Central Asia, Asia

Portrait of a young Mexican girl dancer in folkloric costume being dressed up by friends, Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico, North America

Novice monk and reclining Buddha, Wat Pha Baat Tai, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Brahmin boy, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Band of Flagwavers (sbandieratori ) (bandierai degli Uffizi), San Martino a Mensola, Firenze province, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Young woman in the Masha area of Ethiopia, Africa

The Flagwavers (sbandieratori ) (bandierai degli Uffizi), San Martino a Mensola, Firenze province, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Farmers harvest and process tea tree oil for sale for export as a health and beauty product, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Schoolgirls in white headscarves walking in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Wonsan City, East Sea of Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), North Korea, Asia

Schoolgirls walking along Kiwendwa Beach wearing white headscarves and blue skirts, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Girl posing with her horse, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, North America

Teenage girl posing with her horse, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, North America

Kalash dance, Bumboret, Kafiristan, Pakistan, Asia

Girl with Shiva tattoo on back, Sanja Matsuri Festival, Sensoji Temple, Asakusa Jinja, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Maiko, trainee geisha, entertaining at dinner, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Karo man with body painting, made from mixing animal pigments with clay, Kolcho village, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Teacher with three teenage students taking a science lesson in a school or college, Ghana, West Africa, Africa

Young man dyeing leather, Medina, Fes, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Portrait of a punk, Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Portrait of a smiling shoeshine boy in downtown Van in Kurdistan, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Woman washing clothes, Uganda, East Africa, Africa

Portrait of a girl and child with a dummy at Pacoval Village on Curua Una river in the Amazon area of Brazil, South America

Young woman weaving carpet on loom, Iran, Middle East

Portrait of a man with facial decoration and head-dress with feathers at Mardi Gras carnival, Dinagyang in Iloilo City on Panay Island, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Portrait of a man with facial decoration and head-dress with feathers at Mardi Gras carnival, Dinagyang in Iloilo City on Panay Island, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

A group of men with body decoration and sunglasses during the Mardi Gras, Ati Atihan, at Kalico on Panay Island, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Long neck girl, Paduang tribe, Mae Hong Son in Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Long neck girls, Paduang tribe, Mae Hong Son in Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Portrait of a Long Neck girl of the Paduang tribe at Mae Hong Son, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Miao bride, Taigong, China, Asia

A gay boy preparing backstage for a show at the Rome Club Disco in Patpong in Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Group from the Aka (Akha) Hill Tribe in traditional dress, Chiang Rai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Portrait of a Karaja Indian boy with bow and arrow at Bananal, Brazil, South America

Portrait of a young Buddhist monk in saffron robe in front of a blue door near Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Teenage girl praying in traditional costume, for Santa Lucia Day 13, marking the shortest day of the year, a very important Swedish day, Gothenburg, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Backpackers relax by the Nam Song river in Vang Vieng, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bhutanese girls, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Two school girls in military uniform on the way to school, Damascus, Syria, Middle East

Bhutanese girls, Thimphu, Bhutan, Asia

Head and shoulders portrait of an Iban girl, Sarawak, island of Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Novice monk sitting in window of 18th century wooden monastery of Nat Taung Kyaung (May-taung taik) thought to be the oldest wooden monastery in the area, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Head and shoulders portrait of a young Gourage woman with facial tattoo, Lasta Valley, Wollo region, Ethiopia, Africa

Yani man with Dani men, South Beliam valley, Irian Jaya, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Yanomami with vine for basket making, Brazil, South America

Portrait of a Kamayura Indian, Xingu, Brazil, South America

Portrait of a school boy in military uniform, Damascus, Syria, Middle East

Students in classroom, secondary school, Ghana, West Africa, Africa

Girl posing at the Carneval in the town of Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe, Atlantic Ocean, Africa

St. Patrick's parade, Patrick Street, Dublin, County Dublin, Eire (Ireland), Europe

Head and shoulders portrait of a Nuer man with forehead scarification, Itang region, Ilubador state, Ethiopia, Africa

Friendly girls, Carneval in the town of Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe, Atlantic Ocean, Africa

Friendly girls at the Carneval in the town of Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe, Atlantic Ocean, Africa

St. Patrick's parade, Patrick Street, Dublin, County Dublin, Eire (Ireland), Europe

Carnaval sur le Mayo (carnival), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, West Indies, Central America

New Year (Losar) celebrations, Labrang Monastery, Gansu province, China, Asia

New Year (Losar) celebrations, Labrang Monastery, Gansu province, China, Asia

Traditional facial decoration and head dress of feathers, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Walkers on Offa's Dyke, Llanfair Hill, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Novice monk, Buddhist monastery at Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Portrait of two young women applying henna to hand, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

St. Patrick's Day Parade celebrations, Dublin, Republic of Ireland (Eire), Europe

Tokyo subculture, Harajuku, Yoyogi koen park, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Tokyo subculture, teenage girl eating noodles, Harajuku, Yoyogi koen park, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Tokyo subculture, Harajuku, Yoyogi koen park, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Tokyo subculture, Harajuku, Yoyogi koen park, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Tokyo subculture, Harajuku, Yoyogi koen park, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Girls dancing in traditional dress, Dress Feast with Wreath and Duck Festival, village of Skoronice, Moravian Slovacko folk region, Skoronice, Brnensko, Czech Republic, Europe

Ladies in traditional dress, Traditional Dress Feast Festival, Milotice village, Moravian Slovacko folk region, Milotiice, Brnensko, Czech Republic, Europe

Two girls in traditional dress comforting duck during interdue of struggle for duck, Martin Feast with Wreath and Duck Festival, Kyjov town, Brnensko, Czech Republic, Europe

Maroon Town, Jamaica, West Indies, Central America

Embera Indian woman, Soberania Forest National Park, Panama, Central America