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Woman carrying food offerings on her head, celebrating festival of Kuningan, Ubud village, island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman carrying basket of fruit on her head, Sape, Sumbawa, Nusa Tenggara group, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Portrait of a Mursi woman with clay lip plate, Mursi Hills, Mago National Park, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Back view of a Nuer woman carrying a wicker cradle or crib on her head, Itang region, Ilubador state, Ethiopia, Africa

A Xhosa woman walking with a bucket of water on her head, as is traditional in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.

A WWF project to supply electricity to a remote island in the Sunderbans, a low lying area of the Ganges Delta in Eastern India, that is very vulnerable to sea level rise. Prior to this project the subsistence farmers had no access to electricity. The project involves charging large batteries from solar panels. Each villager collects a battery to run household lighting, and returns to the recharging station once a week to recharge their battery. This shot shows women carrying the heavy batteries (20Kg) from the charging station.

A WWF project to supply electricity to a remote island in the Sunderbans, a low lying area of the Ganges Delta in Eastern India, that is very vulnerable to sea level rise. Prior to this project the subsistence farmers had no access to electricity. The project involves charging large batteries from solar panels. Each villager collects a battery to run household lighting, and returns to the recharging station once a week to recharge their battery. This shot shows women carrying the heavy batteries (20Kg) from the charging station.

In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedneted floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of alnd, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows a displaced women carrying water in the refugee camp of Chiteskesa refugee camp, near Mulanje.

Indonesia woman walking along road carrying food offerings to temple, on hedr head, during hindu ceremony near klungkung on full moon. Bali

Indonesia woman walking along road carrying food offerings to temple, on hedr head, during hindu ceremony near klungkung on full moon. Bali

Paddlers carry their kayak to the start point for Downriver challenge. Paddlers race from a Le Mans style mass start, head to head down a stretch of challenging class 4 whitewater. Trisuli, Nepal

Paddlers carry their kayak to the start point for Downriver challenge. Paddlers race from a Le Mans style mass start, head to head down a stretch of challenging class 4 whitewater. Trisuli, Nepal

Domestic duties in Uganda include finding wood for burning and domestic improvements. Here a group of African women are carrying the load back on their heads. Gulu Town, Uganda, East Africa

Old woman in bright dress is carrying her load on top of her head. On the outskirts of Jinja, Uganda. Jinja, Uganda, East Africa

Young adult bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) holding a young pup's head underwater on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Smiling woman in Arsenal soccer jersey carries heavy banana tree on head, near Gisakura, Western Province, Rwanda, Africa

Two women carrying basket and heavy banana tree on their heads, near Gisakura, Western Province, Rwanda, Africa

Workers carry sacks of potatoes on their heads with banana trees behind them, near Nyamabuye, Southern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Pilgrim making a milk sacrifice, Hindu festival Thaipusam, Batu Caves limestone caves and temples, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Two Indian women wearing red saris carrying water filled jugs on their heads through a village, Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Indio Boy in traditional costume with poncho and hat, carrying bag, near Cusco, Andes, Peru, South America

Indio boy with hat with colorful ribbons and poncho wearing sack with potatoes, portrait, at Cusco, Peru, South America

Ahir woman in traditional colorful clothes carrying water in a clay jug on her head, Great Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India, Asia

Girl carrying a water jug on her head, African village Sambona, Southern Province, Republic of Zambia, Africa

Women carrying firewood up the 3.500 steps to the temples of Shatrunjaya, Palitana, Gujarat, India, Asia

Indian woman with covered face carries a large bundle of branches on her head, Kishan Ghjat, Rajasthan, India

An Indian man pauses to pose for the camera while carrying a large bundle of leaves on his back with a strap across his head, Sikkim, India

Researchers applying a mascara brush to the hairs of a Sowell's short-tailed bat (Carollia sowelli) to test methods to capture pollen that bats may carry as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica