People in costumes at the Naadam Festival, Ulaan Baatar (Ulan Bator), Mongolia, Asia

Punan man using a blow-pipe, Lasam, Borneo, Asia

Oruva fishing catamaran, Negombo, Sri Lanka

Prayer flags on the Peak of Victory, Leh, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

Buddhist prayer flags, McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh state, India, Asia

Sand dunes at Murlough Nature Reserve, with views to Dundrum Bay, County Down, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

Ferns growing amongst the sand dunes at Murlough Nature Reserve, with views to Dundrum Bay and the Mountains of Mourne beyond, County Down, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

Sand dunes at Murlough Nature Reserve, with views to Dundrum Bay and the Mountains of Mourne beyond, County Down, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

Decorations for the Day of the Dead festival with Iglesia de San Rafael in the background, Plaza Principal, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America

Mist blows over rolling countryside in the early morning near Talybont-on-Usk, Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Sousophone players at Oruro Carnival, Oruro, Bolivia, South America

Aircraft on the ground in a blizzard, Antarctica

Isolated cottage on the moorland between Rannoch Moor and Glencoe, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Men playing traditional horn instruments at a Lunar New Year festival in the Miao village of Qingman, Guizhou Province, China, Asia

Thai New Year decorations blow in the wind, Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Wind blows white sand across the top on dune, under a blue sky, at Lancelin, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Portrait of a musician, La fete des vendanges, Commune du Bois, Ile de Re, Charente Maritime, France, Europe

Sperm Whale blows Air of Bullet Wound, Physeter macrocephalus, Caribbean Sea, Dominica

Mexican flag, Queretaro, Queretaro State, Mexico, North America

Costa Rican Flag, San Jose, Costa Rica

Marram grass blows in the wind, Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Village Hall, East Hampton, the Hamptons, Long Island, New York State, United States of America, North America

The cold wind that blows constantly shapes the snow on the rocks around Uttakleiv at dawn, Lofoten Islands, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

The United Nations Building, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

The United Nations Building, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

National flag, Dominican Republic, Caribbean, West Indies

Flags, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, North America

Elephants being washed in the river near Chiang Mai, The North, Thailand

Prayer flags on the Peak of Victory, Leh, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

Prayer flags blowing in wind, Snow mountain, Tagong, Sichuan, China, Asia

A rainbow appears looking east across the granite mountains of the Andringitra National Park, as a squall of rain blows in from the Indian Ocean, Southern Madagascar, Africa

Bathsheba, colourful garments blow in the breeze, windswept palm trees, Atlantic waves, rugged East Coast, Barbados, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Lamayuru gompa (monastery), Lamayuru, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

Prayer flags on the Peak of Victory and Namgyal Tsemo gompa (monastery), Leh, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

A large pod of Gerlache Strait type B killer whales (Orcinus orca), traveling and socializing in Gerlache Strait, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Poipu, blow hole, Kauai Island, Hawaii, United States of America, North America

Whale blow (spout) and icy mountains, low lying mist, evening sun, Bransfield Strait, off South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Frothy seas, Eshaness, jagged cliffs, stacks, geos and blow holes, Northmavine, Shetland Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Lamayuru gompa (monastery), Lamayuru, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

Peak of Victory and the town of Leh, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

Poipu, blow hole, Kauai Island, Hawaii, United States of America, North America

Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) surfacing, showing the remains of a blow and its mottled appearance, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Eshaness, jagged cliffs, stacks, geos and blow holes, Northmavine, Mainland, Shetland Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Spray from a storm blows up the cliffs at dawn in the seaside town of Sidmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Auberge de Castile et Leon, the Prime Minister's office, Valletta, Malta, Europe

Katabatic winds blow snow into the sea off glacier face at Brown Bluff, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Stormy rain clouds blow down the Exe estuary at Exmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Blow hole on the volcanic south coast of Taveuni, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

Close-up portrait of a Punan Rasan using a blow gun for hunting, Borneo, Indonesia, Asia

Horn player from Whagi, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Nuba funeral dance, Garunda village, Sudan, Africa

Australian Aborigine plays didgeridoo, New South Wales, Australia

Bagpipe player of massed band of Scottish pipers at Braemar Games Highland Gathering, Scotland

La fete des vendanges (grape harvest festival), Commune du Bois, Ile de Re, Charente Maritime, France, Europe

Street musician, Habana Vieja, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

A woman blows through a wooden pipe to get the fire going whilst brewing some coffee on an open fire, Ethiopia, Africa

School girls facing Ho Chi Minh statue, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

La fete des vendanges (grape harvest festival), Commune du Bois, Ile de Re, Charente Maritime, France, Europe

Wind blowing snow, Greenland, Polar Regions

'Iron Blow', the famous Mount Lyell mine where gold and copper was discovered in 1883, starting the mining boom and subsequent environmental damage here, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

Nepal. Sonam & boom praying at charnel grounds. Humla. Vajrayana is tantric mahasiddha, lives fearlessly in terrifying places like remote jungles charnel grounds. nyingma lamas perform ritual at cremation grounds. lama rattles damaru, a small ritual drum to have origins in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bones dried human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. other lama, boom blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers

Nepal. Ritual, sonam/boom. Lobsangs cremation. Humla. traveler reached of journey! In freedom of infinite he is free from sorrow, fetters that bound thrown away, burning fever of life is no more,oesays dharmapada. Lobsang having spent whole life preparing moment of death, finds liberation on february 14, 1986. Extensive ritual follows cremation-traditionally a forty nine period, sonam lama rattles damaru. A small ritual drum to have origin in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bone dreid human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. Boom lama blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers. On makeshift altar rest chhome, votive lamps filled with butter, cups of water, grains, tormas, holy food made of barley meal decorated with medallions of butter offered to gods. Alone, boom lama continues prayers of deceased

Minke Whales(Balaenoptera acutorostrata) feeding in the Gerlache Strait separating the Palmer Archipelago from the Antarctic Peninsular off Anvers Island. The Antartic Peninsular is one of the fastest warming areas of the planet.

Bonpo conch shell, t. Norbutse. young monks, wearing ceremonial hats, blow on conch shells to call monks to prayer. yellow cylindrical object behind them is a victory banner, symbolizing monasteries defeat of negativity evil intention on premises

Bombo Beach and Blow Hole Point at Kiama, a popular tourist destination, Illawara region, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Humpback whale, megaptera novaeangliae. back and blowhole at sunset; mountains as backdrop; evening light

Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Kayakers looking for the blow in order to locate the blue whales, St. Lawrence River, close to Les Bergeronnes, on the north coast, Quebec, Canada, North America

Adult Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) surfacing in the Scotia Sea

Adult Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) surfacing in the Scotia Sea

Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) sub-surface feeding in the rich waters off the continental shelf on the west side of Spitsbergen Island in the Barents Sea, Norway

Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing (note blow) in Icy Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Lindblad guests with an adult California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) in Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) at the surface to breath with blow hole open. Characteristic white bands on the flipper visible thorugh the water. Hebrides, Scotland (1 of 2 images).

Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) with small blow hole and triangular dorsal fin visible above the surface. Hebrides, Scotland

Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) showing the characteristic single ridge down between the blow hole and rostrum. Hebrides, Scotland

Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) at the surface to breath with blow hole open. Characteristic white bands on the flipper visible thorugh the water. Hebrides, Scotlan

Blue whales (balaenoptera musculus) Gulf of California.Whale watchers are delighted by a blue whale that surfaces near their small boat.

Blue whale (balaenoptera musculus) A blue whale blow at sunset. The Gulf of California.

Blue whale (balaenoptera musculus) A close up view of a blue whale blow.The Gulf of California.

Killer whale (Orcinus orca) Adult male with vapour from blow against snow-capped mountains. Mid-winter in Tysfjord, Norway

Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) with water vapour from blow and blow hole visible. Bay of Biscay, SW Europe. (RR)

Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) lifting its rosturm above the suface and associating with whale watching boat. Slender rostrum and small blow hole typical of minke

Leopard seal below the surface near ice, opens its mouth and blows bubbles, Antarctica

Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) blow. Azores

Minke whale ( Balaenoptera acutorostrata) associating with North Sailing whale-watching boat. Blow lit up by low light Fjordland, in far north of Iceland.

Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) with its eye and blow visible and characteristic scarring over its body and dorsal fin. Hebrides, Scotland.

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sub-surface feeding among black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), west of Spitsbergen, Barents Sea, Norway

Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis) surfacing (note the blow behind head) in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

Pacific humpback whale adult, Megaptera novaeangliae, competitive male, head-lunging, blow, in the Au Au Channel near Maui, Hawaii.

A pod of 40 to 50 short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus), Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Norte, Mexico

Blue whale fast swimming off the Azores with a big blow

Adult Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) hunting fish underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

False Killer Whale (Pseudorca Crassidens). Azores, North Atlantic

Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) with a loup of plastic packing tape stuck in its baleen, round its upper jaw and over its blow hole. Hebrides, Scotland

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother and calf surfacing in pack ice near the Antarctic Peninsula

A pod of 15 to 20 killer whales (Orcinus orca) off Cabo Corso at 24�ï�¿�½�Ã�¸ 37.9?N 112�ï�¿�½�Ã�¸ 13.1?W Baja California Sur, Mexico, Pacific Ocean

Short finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorynchus). A pilot whale showing its pectoral fin and a reflected blow. Gulf of California.

Fin whale (balaenoptera physalus) Gulf of California.The blowholes of a fin whale.

Male Killer whale (Orcinus orca) surfacing with blow forming spray over its head. Snaefellsness Peninsular, Iceland