Christmas market in Plaza Piata Mare, Sibiu, Romania, Europe

Columns at the Philae temple complex, The Temple of Isis, currently on the island of Agilkia, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Typical half-timbered buildings, Monchau, North Rhine, Germany, Europe

Aerial of the beach of Cala Galdana, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

Sunset over the south rim of the Grand Canyon, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Saumur Chateau and the River Loire, in the Loire Valley, France

Altar boys and girls at Celebration of the Myrrh bearers' Sunday in the Nazareth Melkite (Greek Catholic) church, Galilee, Israel, Middle East

Local selling vegetables and using mobile phone, Espargos, Sal, Cape Verde Islands, Africa

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) in surf conditions at Baily Head on Deception Island, South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica

Looking down on the Andasol solar power station near Guadix in Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Aqueduct in front of the castle and fortress Krak des Chevaliers, Qal'at al-&6;i&9;n, UNESCO World Heritage Site, built by crusaders, Syria, Middle East, Asia

Ankor Wat, a 12th century historic Khmer temple and UNESCO world heritage site. Arches and carved stone blocks, fallen masonry and structures being overgrown by the jungle, Angkor Wat, Cambodia

USA, Colorado, Telluride, Downhill skiing