Man carrying heavy load through the backstreets of Meknes, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Nepali porter carries a heavy load using traditional wicker basket and tump headband in the lower Hingku Valley, close to Lukla and Mount Everest, Khumbu region, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

A high altitude porter carries a heavy load using the traditional basket and tump (headband) used by the Nepali porters, under Mera Peak, 6420 metres, a popular trekking peak in the Khumbu region, near Mount Everest, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

A porter crosses a river using a fallen log whilst carrying a heavy load up the Hingku Valley, near Lukla, south of Mount Everest, Nepal Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

Truck on a local street in Kano, Nigeria

A porter crosses a river using a fallen log whilst carrying a heavy load up the Hingku Valley, near Lukla, south of Mount Everest, Nepal Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

Daily worker at traditional food market, woman carrying heavy bags on her head, Surabaya, Java, Indonesia, South East Asia, Asia

Overloaded woman, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Porter under a heavy load, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Farmer carrying heavy load, Hunza Valley, Pakistan, Asia

Indian women walking in the street, one carrying straw bale on head, in Nandi near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Indian women walking in the street, one carrying straw bale on head, in Nandi near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Girl carrying a heavy load, St. Louis, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Motorbike cart carrying a heavy load of bananas, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

British Parachutists on the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem, Ginkel Heide, Netherlands.

Man carrying heavy load through the street, Hanuman Dhoka, Durbar Square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

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.

Bangladeshmany carrying heavy load on bicycle cart.Dhaka

A mule loaded with expedition camping gear for a trek in the Jebel Sirwa region of the Anti Atlas mountains of Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Rice crops harvested, and being carried by hand in the Sunderbans, Ganges, Delta, India.

Porter carying a heavy load of timber on the Annapurna Base Camp Trek, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Carriers distributing the goods in the market, Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, India

Porter carrying heavy load up stone stairs, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

Two porters carrying heavy load on the pilgrimage route, Emei Shan, Sichuan province, China, Asia

Sherpa porter with heavy load, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Himal, Nepal

Three male caryatide of the Albertina fountain, Vienna, Austria

Sherpa porters with heavy load, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Himal, Nepal

Chakma woman on way to market, Khagrachari, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh

A woman pauses to rest against a wall while carrying a heavy load on her back, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India