Bullock carts, Myanmar, Asia

Transporting a precarious load through Beijing, China, Asia

Parents with children (6-8) unpacking luggage from their car

Main street (path) through Tatopani village with pack animals on route through Himalayas, Nilgiri 7050m beyond, Nepal

Parents with children (6-8) unpacking luggage from their car

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

Guilin, Guangxi, China, Asia

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

Women carrying goods and water on their heads on the very bad road between Tshikapa and Kananga, Kasai, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

Porter carrying a load on Mera Peak, Solukhumbu, 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

Camel caravan walking with firewood through Keren, Eritrea, Africa

Camel caravan walking with firewood through Keren, Eritrea, Africa

Woman carrying a huge load on her head and back in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo) (DRC), Africa

Camel loaded with firewood, Monday market of Keren, Eritrea, Africa

Cycle rickshaw carrying huge load of oil cans through market, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia

Unloading the morning's catch of fish, Dhanushkodi, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Naga tribeswomen carrying loads of fan palm leaves for domestic thatch, on traditional headbands, rural Nagaland, India, Asia

Everybody joins in as the morning's catch of fish is unloaded, Dhanushkodi, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Man carrying huge load of fresh chrysanthemums from flower market on the road to Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Man carrying huge load on his back, remote Tetang village, Kingdom of Mustang, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Two young men on a motorbike carrying a very large load of bunched flowers for sale in Pyin Oo Lwyn town, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Farmer carrying heavy load, Hunza Valley, Pakistan, Asia

Indian woman villager working at farm smallholding carrying animal feed at Sawai Madhopur near Ranthambore in Rajasthan, India

Indian woman villager working at farm smallholding carrying animal feed at Sawai Madhopur near Ranthambore in Rajasthan, India

Indian woman villager working at farm smallholding carrying animal feed at Sawai Madhopur near Ranthambore in Rajasthan, India

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

Nepalese Farmer carrying a full load of branches on his back, Dhampus Mountain village, Nepal, Asia

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

Man carrying heavy pots on shoulder hoist, Patan, Nepal

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

African woman carrying a load on her head., Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Heavy loads of washing carried on head to be washed in river, Uganda, East Africa, Africa

Porter carrying large load of wood on the trail between Lukla and Namche Bazar, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

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

Women loading up, using dokos to carry loads, in Durbar Square, Patan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Two men carrying heavy loads on the way to local market, Shabin area, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Woman carrying vegetables in pannier basket by mountian village of Ping An, Guilin, China

Carrying a load of cork during harvest, Sardinia, Italy, Europe

Small group of children carrying load on bicycle and walking up a country road, Toraja area, island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, 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 Nepalese woman sirdar carrying a load in the Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

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

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

A mule train transporting loads of gas cylinders close to Machapuchare (Fish Tail Peak) in the Annapurna Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Boats carrying people and goods in the Sunderbans, a low lying area of the Ganges Delta in Eastern India, that is very vulnerable to sea level rise.

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

Boats carrying people and goods in the Sunderbans, a low lying area of the Ganges Delta in Eastern India, that is very vulnerable to sea level rise.

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

Boats carrying people and goods in the Sunderbans, a low lying area of the Ganges Delta in Eastern India, that is very vulnerable to sea level rise.

An old woman carrying a load of foliage from the surrounding forest to feed goats and cows, Annapurna Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

An old woman carrying a load of foliage from the surrounding forest to feed goats and cows, Annapurna Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

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

Trucks carrying highly polluting low grade coal from an open cast coal mine near Heihe, Heilongjiang, China, Asia

Trucks carrying highly polluting low grade coal from an open cast coal mine near Heihe, Heilongjiang, China, Asia

Trucks carrying highly polluting low grade coal from an open cast coal mine near Heihe, Heilongjiang, China, Asia

Trucks carrying highly polluting low grade coal from an open cast coal mine near Heihe, Heilongjiang, China, Asia

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

A caravan of camels and tourists traversing the barren volcanic landscape surrounding the Erta Ale Volcano in the Afar Region of Ethiopia

Two women carrying large baskets of fruit on sholder yokes on a street in Fenghuang, China.

African woman carrying a load on her head.

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

Woman carrying load on her head over rice fields, Bangli district, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Porter carrying desk up steep mountain steps, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, China, Asia

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

Porter carrying desk up steep mountain steps, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, China, Asia

Porter carrying building material up steep mountain steps, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, China, Asia

Women carrying baskets to market place, Varanasi, Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Woman carrying load on her head over rice fields, Bangli district, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Porter carrying a bed up steep mountain steps, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, China, Asia

Man carrying a load crossing the U Bein Bridge at sunset, old wooden teak bridge, Mandalay, Myanmar, Southeast Asia

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

Bridge over Dudh Koshi river, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu, Nepal

Freight train carrying a load of strip steel rolls, ThyssenKrupp Steelworks, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Three male caryatide of the Albertina fountain, Vienna, Austria

Bang-bang carriers in a market at the port of Chongqing, the carriers are like a caste of their own, carrying loads for the traders for little money, mostly immigrant workers from rural areas, Chongqing, China, Asia

Trekkers carrying packs on the Khumbu Glacier with Mt. Nuptse (7861 m), Khumbu Himal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Bang-bang carriers in a market at the port of Chongqing, the carriers are like a caste of their own, carrying loads for the traders for little money, mostly immigrant workers from rural areas, Chongqing, China, Asia

Bang-bang carriers in a market at the port of Chongqing, the carriers are like a caste of their own, carrying loads for the traders for little money, mostly immigrant workers from rural areas, Chongqing, China, Asia

Bang-bang carriers in a market at the port of Chongqing, the carriers are like a caste of their own, carrying loads for the traders for little money, mostly immigrant workers from rural areas, Chongqing, China, Asia

Bridge over Dudh Koshi river, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu, Nepal

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

Yak caravane obove Machhermo Sherpa village (4410), Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Himal, Nepal

Zainabu Ramadhani, 19, (yellow and red patterned skirt) her mother Fatma Mziray, age 38, (blue head dress) and Fatma’s sister-in-law Zaitun Hamad, 18, (orange wrap and white top) walk home after gathering firewood near Fatma’s home in Mforo. Mforo is near Moshi, Tanzania. Fatma Mziray is a Solar Sister entrepreneur who sells both clean cookstoves and solar lanterns. Fatma heard about the cookstoves from a Solar Sister development associate and decided to try one out. The smoke from cooking on her traditional wood stove using firewood was causing her to have a lot of heath problems, her lungs congested her eyes stinging and her doctor told her that she had to stop cooking that way. Some days she felt so bad she couldn't go in to cook. Fatma said, “Cooking for a family, preparing breakfast, lunch and dinner I used to gather a large load of wood every day to use. Now with the new cook stove the same load of wood can last up to three weeks of cooking. “With the extra time I can develop my business. I also have more time for the family. I can monitor my children’s studies. All of this makes for a happier family and a better relationship with my husband. Since using the clean cookstove no one has been sick or gone to the hospital due to flu.” Fatma sees herself helping her community because she no longer sees the people that she has sold cookstoves have red eyes, coughing or sick like they used to be. She has been able to help with the school fees for her children, purchase items for the home and a cow. “What makes me wake up early every morning and take my cookstoves and go to my business is to be able to take my family to school as well as to get food and other family needs.”

Burning plants on farm in Trang An, Vietnam

Two Donkeys Tied Up With Relatively Light Backpacks, Fes, Morocco

Back end of tractor carrying a load of harvested cornstalks (Zea Mays) on a highway driving through the countryside; Yarrow, British Columbia, Canada

Mule Waiting Patiently In The Street, Chefchaouen, Morocco

Horses are led through the mountains at King's Canyon National Park, California, United States of America

Horses and riders lead a string of pack animals near Sixty Lake Basin in King's Canyon National Park, California, USA, California, United States of America

Horses are led through a stream at King's Canyon National Park, California, United States of America

Rustic Scene Of Mule Carrying Supplies, Azilal, Morocco

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

Women walking with loads on their heads, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Karnataka woman walking on the beach carrying a bundle on her head, Goa, India