Stone Buddha head entwined in the roots of a fig tree, Wat Mahatat, Ayutthaya Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ayutthaya, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asiacuvres used to bring out red in top of roots and blue at bottom of roots, increased contrast

Neon signs bring Dotonbori entertainment district to life after sunset, Osaka, Japan

Famers bring their cows home along a dusty road in Kachin State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Stone Buddha head entwined in the roots of a fig tree, Wat Mahatat, Ayutthaya Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ayutthaya, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asiacuvres used to bring out red in top of roots and blue at bottom of roots, increased contrast

Bronze lion statue outside the HSBC Bank Headquarters, rubbing its paws is said to bring good luck, Central, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Neon signs bring Dotonbori entertainment district to life after sunset, Osaka, Japan

Ngong Ping 360 gondola brings visitors back from Big Buddha and Po Lin Monastery, Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Two men bring in harvest of the sea, Chimbote, Chile, South America

Aqueduct built in the 1720s and 1730s to bring water from nearby springs to Santiago de Queretaro (Queretaro), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queretaro, Queretaro State, Mexico, North America

Aqueduct built in the 1720s and 1730s to bring water from nearby springs to Santiago de Queretaro (Queretaro), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queretaro, Queretaro State, Mexico, North America

Padlocks to bring luck in love, the monastery complex of Wudai Shan (Mount Wutai), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia

Worker brings tea on his bicycle back home, Assam, India, Asia

The Kara Kum canal brings water from the River Amu Darya (Oxus), to irrigate cotton fields, Turkmenia, Central Asia, Asia

Sunset brings out the dramatic shape of Pumori, seen here from Kala Patar, Khumbu, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

A rising tide brings the Atlantic around and over shoreline rocks at Welcombe Mouth, a remote cove near Hartland, on the Atlantic coast of Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Aqueduct built in the 1720s and 1730s to bring water from nearby springs to Santiago de Queretaro (Queretaro), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queretaro, Queretaro State, Mexico, North America

Ecuador. Fishermen bring their catch for sale at puerto lopez on the pacific coast

A lioness (Panthera leo) brings to the lake shore a fresly hunted impala calf, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Detail of old adobe house with turquoise shutters and picket fence which traditionally bring good luck, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Fishermen bring in their boats and their catch to the fish market in Manila, Philippines

Il Porcellino, rubbing the nose of the wild boar statue will bring you luck and you will return to Florence, Mercato Nuovo, Florence (Firenze), Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Il Porcellino, rubbing the nose of the wild boar statue will bring you luck and you will return to Florence, Mercato Nuovo, Florence (Firenze), Tuscany, Italy, Europe

South sudan lutaya primary school, constructed and financed by jesuit refugee services since 2005, yei. lesson taking place in one of the classrooms. some classes have over 100 children. most classes do not have desks or seats. children often bring their own stools to sit on

A pumping station sends water uphill over the mountains on the California aquaduct that brings water from snowmelt in the Sierra Nevada mountains to farmland in the Central Valley. Following a four year long catastrophic drought, irrigation water is in short supply, with $2 billion annually wiped off the agricultre sector.

The California aquaduct that brings water from snowmelt in the Sierra Nevada mountains to famrland in the Central Valley. Following a four year long catastrophic drought, irrigation water is in short supply, with $2 billion annually wiped off the agricultre sector.

A pumping station sends water uphill over the mountains on the California aquaduct that brings water from snowmelt in the Sierra Nevada mountains to farmland in the Central Valley. Following a four year long catastrophic drought, irrigation water is in short supply, with $2 billion annually wiped off the agricultre sector.

N month of november 7 days before full moon a sacred ceremony is held in various monasteries throughout himalayas by traditional healers known as amchis. They bring their precious herbs, minerals special animal glands to be blessed. A selected amount of herbs is placed in a copper vessel placed on monastery alter. 7 days amchis go through an elaborate potenization of these medicines through prayer other practices. Seen here is of amchis holding a dorje (sacred object used cutting through obscurations) which is lined from a vessel containing various herbs sitting on monastery alter to heart chakra. Chang tang nyee, ladakh, indi

Vultures, drigung. bodies what we most attached to, says of monks. Thats offering ones body carries greatest merit. believe that should benefit other beings at every stage of ones life. After completion of powa ceremony, corpse is traditionally offered to great vultures lammergeiers that frequent charnel grounds. Vultures descend on flayed corpse. Offering bodies to birds is same as reciting mantras. It brings merit benefit to dead person as well as to family friends bring here. While cutting up corpse i to keep a pure compassionate mind. would feel if someone felt cutting up your body. -tomdenla. Tibet

The California aquaduct that brings water from snowmelt in the Sierra Nevada mountains to farmland in the Central Valley. Following a four year long catastrophic drought, irrigation water is in short supply, with $2 billion annually wiped off the agricultre sector.

UGANDA The work of Comboni Samaritans, Gulu. Visiting Atoo Alice, 48, who has AIDS and suffers from depression. She lives with her 52-year-old sister Ventorina Ayo who is her primary care giver, and with her husband Michael. Michael and Ventorina are very loving and slo look after Alice's two children, Geoffrey and Enice, both of whom are epileptic. They have taken on a huge committment, and are helped by the Combonis who bring supplioes and food. Ventorina washing and dressing Alice. PHOTO by Sean Sprague

Tanzanian villagers washing their hands after installing water system for their village. This is a project of caritas tanzania financed by caritas australia, and will bring safe drinking water to the region for the first time. Previously people would have to collect, often unsafe, drinking water from distant streams and carry it in buckets on their heads. Kighare, same, in the north-east near kilimanjaro

Shrine at edge of lake, near Wan Sai village (Aku tribe), to help bring good luck when fishing, Kengtung (Kyaing Tong), Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

The mine uses the most sophisticated modern mining techniques to bring grit salt to the surface, including a laser guided JOY excavator and mechanical drills and lift.

The mine uses the most sophisticated modern mining techniques to bring grit salt to the surface, including a laser guided JOY excavator and mechanical drills and lift.

Waiter brings tray of Mai Tai cocktails, Kona Village Resort Luau, Kailua-Kona, Big Island, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

The mine uses the most sophisticated modern mining techniques to bring grit salt to the surface, including a laser guided JOY excavator and mechanical drills and lift.

The mine uses the most sophisticated modern mining techniques to bring grit salt to the surface, including a laser guided JOY excavator and mechanical drills and lift.

The mine uses the most sophisticated modern mining techniques to bring grit salt to the surface, including a laser guided JOY excavator and mechanical drills and lift.

The mine uses the most sophisticated modern mining techniques to bring grit salt to the surface, including a laser guided JOY excavator and mechanical drills and lift.

The mine uses the most sophisticated modern mining techniques to bring grit salt to the surface, including a laser guided JOY excavator and mechanical drills and lift.

The mine uses the most sophisticated modern mining techniques to bring grit salt to the surface, including a laser guided JOY excavator and mechanical drills and lift.

A warning sign for the gas pipeline which brings natural gas from the Morecambe Bay gas field to the gas processing plant in Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Stromy Arctic weather brings up sea weed on Chirpoy Island (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia

The well service crew on a workover rig works on an oil well to try to bring it back into service.

The well service crew on a workover rig works on an oil well to try to bring it back into service.

Tulum is the site of a Pre-Columbian Maya walled city serving as a major port for Cobá, Daily tour buses bring a constant stream of visitors to the site,

The charro rides alongside the left side of the bull, wraps its tail around his right leg, and tries to bring the bull down in a roll as he rides past it

An attractive brunette woman brings two cups of coffee to a table while two dogs are around her. Yukon Territory, Canada

Total eclipse of the Moon, December 20/21, 2010, taken from home with 130mm AP apo refractor at f/6 and Canon 7D at ISO 400. An HDR composite of 9 images from 1/125 second to 2 seconds, composited in Photoshop CS5. Vibrancy increased to show bring out the colour variations across the shadow and at the edge of the shadow. Taken at about 12:21 am MST on Dec 21, about 20 minutes before totality began, during the partial phase.

Gum Nebula area of Vela and Puppis. Taken from Atacama Lodge, Chile, March 19, 2010, with modified Canon 5D MkII and Sigma 50mm lens at f/4, for stack of 10 x 6 minute exposures (Mean combined) at ISO 800 plus 2 x 6 minutes with Kenko Softon filter. High contrast boost and Selective Colour adjustments to bring out nebulocity while retaining neutral sky.

Tulum is the site of a Pre-Columbian Maya walled city serving as a major port for Cobá, Daily tour buses bring a constant stream of visitors to the site,

the charro rides alongside the left side of the bull, wraps its tail around his right leg, and tries to bring the bull down in a roll as he rides past it

Local shaman explaining how he interprets chicken bones that people bring to him for guidance, in the Lisu village of Sridongyen in rural Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.

Comet Holmes, 17P, taken Nov 1, 2007 on excellent night. Taken with A&M 105mm apo refractor at f/5 with Borg 0.85x compressor/field flattener on SkyWatcher HEQ5 mount. Canon 20Da camera at ISO400. Composite of 4 min, 2min, 1min, 30sec, 15sec, and 7 sec exposures, each exposure being a stack of 3 to 4 identical exposures. Registered and stacked in Photoshop (HDR mode did not produce usable result, so manually composited with sucessively smaller masks to reveal short exposure content around nucleus. Contrast exaggerated with Curves to bring out very faint tail structure. North up, so tail to the S and SW.Nucleus is dot at upper left of inner coma, other star in inner coma at right is a field star

Taken with 90mm Stowaway AP Refractor, with Borg .85x compressor/flattener for f/5.6. With Canon 20Da camera at ISO 400 for 13 second exposure. on Skywatcher HEQ5 mount tracking at Lunar rate. Exposure kept long to bring out star background. original = 1

Oxygen therapy is a treatment that has the aim to bring oxygen to a person

Oxygen therapy is a treatment that has the aim to bring oxygen to a person

Oxygen therapy is a treatment that has the aim to bring oxygen to a person

Oxygen therapy is a treatment that has the aim to bring oxygen to a person. Here, the young woman use nasal cannula.

Bronze statue of Francis of Assisi (touching his beard is said to bring luck) in the old part of Havana, Cuba, Caribbean

Teapot on the fire, Wadi Rum, Jordan

Pot of tea on a camp fire, Tadrat, Algeria, Africa

Pot of tea on a camp fire, Tadrat, Algeria, Africa

A small white dog retrieves a stick in the snow

Relief, Saint Nepomuk thrown off the bridge, laying hands on the relief in the bridge is supposed to bring good luck, Charles Bridge, Karluv Most, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Steaming pot on a campfire, beach, evening, Pacific Coast, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA

The 2011 Dodge Avenger on the assembly line at Chrysler's Sterling Heights Assembly Plant which plant had been scheduled to close following Chrysler's 2009 bankruptcy, but the company now says it will bring new car models and new jobs to the plant, Sterli

Panther (Panthera pardus) cub with milk bottle, Zoo, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

Fishermen bring in their fishes, Cochin, Kerala, India

Great Ocean Road, lunch board, Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia

casual male posing with electric scooter

Relief, Saint Nepomuk thrown off the bridge, laying hands on the relief in the bridge is supposed to bring good luck, Charles Bridge, Karluv Most, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Little ferry bringing tourists to Svartisen glacier, Kystriksveien Coastal Road, Norway, Europe

Mother holds daughter by the hand and takes her to kindergarten, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

A fishing boat brings brightly dressed women to the beach, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa

A female skier in is standing in a beautiful mountain landscape with snow covered trees near the ski resort of Rusutsu on Hokaido, Japan. Hokkaido, the north island of Japan, is geographically ideally located in the path of consistent weather systems that bring the cold air across the Sea of Japan from Siberia. This results in many of the resorts being absolutely dumped with powder that is renowned for being incredibly dry. Some of the Hokkaido ski resorts receive an amazing average of 14-18 metres of snowfall annually! With an average annual snowfall of over 14 metres, the Rusutsu Resort has some of the most incredible powder and tree skiing to be found anywhere in the world. Frequently the powder is incredibly dry; you blast right through it with virtually no resistance. Next by Kiroro was mentioned as one of the 20 must visit destination in Best of the World 2016 of National Geographic Traveler.

A male skier is riding in deep powder snow. The trees are covered with a white layer and the sky is blue. Fairy tale landscape. Hokkaido, the north island of Japan, is geographically ideally located in the path of consistent weather systems that bring the cold air across the Sea of Japan from Siberia. This results in many of the resorts being absolutely dumped with powder that is renowned for being incredibly dry. Some of the Hokkaido ski resorts receive an amazing average of 14-18 metres of snowfall annually.

With Mount Yotei in the background, a team of backcountry skiers, led by a woman, are hiking to the summit of mount Annupuri, near ski resort Niseko United on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. The skis they carry are big and wide allowing the winter enthusiasts to fully enjoy skiing down the waist deep powder slopes Niseko United is known for. Niseko United is comprised of four resorts on the one mountain, Annupuri (1,308m). 100km south of Sapporo, Niseko Annupuri is a part of the Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park and is the most eastern park of the Niseko Volcanic Group. Hokkaido, the north island of Japan, is geographically ideally located in the path of consistent weather systems that bring the cold air across the Sea of Japan from Siberia. This results in many of the resorts being absolutely dumped with powder that is renowned for being incredibly dry. Some of the Hokkaido ski resorts receive an amazing average of 14-18 meters of snowfall annually. Niseko is the powder capital of the world and as such is the most popular international ski destination in Japan. It offers an unforgettable experience for all levels of skier and snowboarder.

Home electronics collection day in Stamford, Connecticut is sponsored by Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority (CRRA). Local residents can bring in old electronics for free collection. The equipment is sent to Amandi who pays about 20 cents a pound to recycle the electronics.

Naga is the Sanskrit and Pali word for a deity or class of entity or being, taking the form of a very large snake, found in Hinduism and Buddhism. In India, nagas are considered nature spirits and the protectors of springs, wells and rivers. They bring rain, and thus fertility, but are also thought to bring disasters such as floods and drought. According to traditions nagas are only malevolent to humans when they have been mistreated. They are susceptible to mankind's disrespectful actions in relation to the environment. They are also associated with waters &33; rivers, lakes, seas, and wells &33; and are generally regarded as guardians of treasure.They are objects of great reverence in some parts of southern India where it is believe that they bring fertility and prosperity to their venerators. Expensive and grand rituals are conducted in their honour.

Some of the hundreds of dugout canoes or pirogues that are paddled out to tie onto the boat and barges that steam up the congo River. People who live along the river bring bush meat, fish, and produce to trade with the merchants who travel on the boat.

Men in a canoe paddle to join with others tied up the the side of barges pushed up the Congo River by the Col. Ebeya. The canoes bring fish, meat, insects, and produce to the boat, which the fishermen trade for manufactured goods.

View of one of the crowded barges and the dugout canoes or pirogues which the fishermen and hunters who live along the Congo River use to bring bush meat to the boat to trade for salt, sugar and other goods.

A boat of tourists huddle under blue plastic ponchos to keep the drenching waterfall spray off as the boat, ?Maid of the Mist? brings them to the base of Niagara Falls, on the Niagara River.

With the volcano Yotei in the background a female and two male backcountry skiers are hiking to the summit of mount Annupuri, in the ski resort Niseko United on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Niseko United is comprised of four resorts on the one mountain, Annupuri (1,308m). 100km south of Sapporo, Niseko Annupuri is a part of the Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park and is the most eastern park of the Niseko Volcanic Group. Hokkaido, the north island of Japan, is geographically ideally located in the path of consistent weather systems that bring the cold air across the Sea of Japan from Siberia. This results in many of the resorts being absolutely dumped with powder that is renowned for being incredibly dry. Some of the Hokkaido ski resorts receive an amazing average of 14-18 meters of snowfall annually. Niseko is the powder capital of the world and as such is the most popular international ski destination in Japan. It offers an unforgettable experience for all levels of skier and snowboarder. Mount Yotei in the background is often referred to as the "Mount Fuji of Hokkaido".

Cha-Cha'ac Ceremony. "Chac" is the Myan word for rain. This is a rain ceremony held in the middle of the growing season of corn to bring or to assure good rainfall for the crop. They decorate the bread with paste made up of ground squash seeds and wrap it in leaves to bake. The ceremony is held in a clearing near the village. An alter is built and a H'man (religious figure) is brought in to conduct the ceremony and say prayers. It is a combination of Catholic and Mayan gods and prayers.

Garmeh, Iran - February, 2008: The tiny mud brick desert oasis of Garmeh in central Iran. A natural spring brings life to this otherwise dry and hostile landscape.

June 13, 2011 / Mongolia / Young mongol farmer, brings his goal to the field with his moto

Sunrise brings light and warmth, as well as beautiful colors, to 12,000 feet on Mount Rainier's Emmons Glacier; Little Tahoma Peak rises behind.

Summer brings colorful displays of wildfllowers along the roads of Peak Seven.

Decoration For Hanging With Wishes To Bring Good Luck Used In Chinese New Year, The Chinese Character Is Used For Representing Blessing Or Good Fortune, Xiamen, Fujian, China

Llama Foetuses For Sale At The Mercado De Las Brujas (Witches' Market) On Calle Linares In La Paz. These Are Used In Ancient Inca Rites To Bring Good Luck Or The Good Will Of The Goddess Pachamama (Mother Earth)., La Paz Department, Bolivia

Yatiri (Aymara Healer) Performing An Ancient Sacrificial Burning Rite To Bring The Good Will Of The Goddess Pachamama (Mother Earth), Isla Del Sol In Titicaca Lake, La Paz Department, Bolivia

Pacific ocean surge brings down oxygenated sea water to a school of Whitebar Surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucopareius), Hawaii, United States of America

Eunuch employed to dance for wedding guests to bring good fortune, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

An elephant, Loxodonta africana, brings its trunk to its mouth as it eats, with temporal gland secretion, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

Folk art particular to the Cuzco area are the small bulls or 'toritos' placed on roofs of new homes to bring good luck to inhabitants, Cuzco, Highlands, Peru

Tara Oceans Expeditions - May 2011. Tara with deployed plancton nets. On "station", the boat is drifting without engine or sails. Tara Oceans, a unique expedition: Tara Oceans is the very first attempt to make a global study of marine plankton, a form of sea life that includes organisms as small as viruses and bacterias, and as big as medusas. Our goal is to better understand planktonic ecosystems by exploring the countless species, learning about interactions among them and with their environment. Marine plankton is the only ecosystem that is almost continuous over the surface of the Earth. Studying plankton is like taking the pulse of our planet. Recently, scientists have discovered the great importance of plankton for the climate: populations of plankton are affected very rapidly by variations in climate. But in turn they can influence the climate by modifying the absorption of carbon. In a context of rapid physico-chemical changes, for example the acidification observed today in the world's oceans, it is urgent to understand and predict the evolution of these particular ecosystems. Finally, plankton is an astonishing way of going back in time ? a prime source of fossils. Over the eons, plankton has created several hundred meters of sediment on the ocean floors. This allows us to go back in time, to the first oceans on Earth, and better understand the history of our biosphere. More than 12 fields of research are involved in the project, which will bring together an international team of oceanographers, ecologists, biologists, geneticists, and physicists from prestigious laboratories headed by Eric Karsenti of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory. Galapagos

Serval (Leptailurus serval) female in the savannah, she caught a small rodent and bring it to its young, Masai Mara National Reserve, National Park, Kenya, East Africa

Serval (Leptailurus serval) female in the savannah, she caught a small rodent and bring it to its young, Masai Mara National Reserve, National Park, Kenya, East Africa