Traditional tattoos on face of Maori warrior

Guardsmen in London, United Kingdom.

Social worker (left) visiting blind woman with aids, tanzania. Musoma

A friendly Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) has rolled onto its right side to take a better look at the excited people on the boat. Note that the left eye is open. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezii), detail of head as shark swims from left to right in half frame, Bahamas, Caribbean.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf raising its left flipper into the air. Monterey, California, Pacific Ocean. MORE INFO: The animals left eye can be seen.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf spy-hopping. Monterey, California, Pacific Ocean. MORE INFO: The animals left eye is visible.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf raising its left flipper into the air. Monterey, California, Pacific Ocean. MORE INFO: The animals left eye is also visible.

A mosaic of the region around the Small Sagittarius Starcloud and Dark Horse dark nebula complex. The field takes in the Milky Way from the Lagoon Nebula at bottom to the Eagle Nebula at top left. In between from top to bottom are the Swan Nebula (M17), and the Small Sagittarius Starcloud (M24). Flanking the bright M24 starcloud are the large open clusters M23 (right) and M25 (left). At bottom left is the M22 globular star cluster. The prominent dark nebula at right is the large Pipe Nebula (B78) with the small Snake Nebula (B72) above it. The whole complex is visible to the naked eye as the Dark Horse.

A mosaic of the region around the centre of the Milky Way in Sagittarius and Scorpius. The field takes in the Milky Way from the Cat's Paw Nebula at bottom edge to the Eagle Nebula at top left. In between from top to bottom are the Swan Nebula (M17), the Small Sagittarius Starcloud (M24), the Trifid and Lagoon Nebulas (M20 and M8) and the open clusters M6 and M7. The prominent dark nebula at right is the large Pipe Nebula (B78) with the small Snake Nebula (B72) above it. The whole complex is visible to the naked eye as the Dark Horse.

The asterism of the False Cross in Vela and Carina, at left, with Gamma Velorum, a bright blue supergiant star, at right. In between are faint arcs of nebulosity in the Gum Nebula. To the left of Gamma Velorum is the open star clister NGC 2547. Below the bottom star of the False Cross, Epsilon Carinae or Avior, is the large naked-eye star cluster NGC 2516. To the right of the right star of the False Cross, Delta Velorum, is the loose open cluster IC 2391.

Typhoon Mitag, Philippine Sea, Asia, In 2002, True Colour Satellite Image. Typhoon Mitag on 6 March 2002 in the Philippine Sea, north of the Philippines (lower left-hand corner of the image). True-colour satellite image using MODIS data.

Aerial view, ponds and puddles left by the melting glacier, on the northwestern edge of the Vatnajoekull glacier, Iceland, Europe

Aerial view of Pelican Island peninsula off Long Island, far left East Rock, Whitsunday Islands National Park, Queensland, Australia

Statue of St. Ansgar on the Trostbruecke (Trost Bridge) in front of the historic Patriotischen Gesellschaft (right) and Kontorhaus Globushof (left) buildings, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

City of Essen, Philharmonie opera house, bottom left, Aalto Theater, RWE Tower administrative building, right, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Statue of St. Ansgar on the Trostbruecke (Trost Bridge) in front of the historic Patriotischen Gesellschaft (right) and Kontorhaus Globushof (left) buildings, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Aerial photo, St. Petri church, right, St. Patrokli-Dom Cathedral, left, inner city, Soest, Kreis Soest, Soester Boerde, South Westphalia, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Moselle river at Dieblich, left, and Kobern, right, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Monte Carlo district with the road leading up to the Casino, the start of the Formula 1 race track, top left, the Casino, and to the right the port of La Condamine with superyachts, Principality of Monaco, Cote d'Azur, Europe

Aerial photo, Haus zur Rose, House of the Rose or Freiligrathhaus, to the left Wilhelm Morgner's birthplace, Soest, Kreis Soest, Soester Boerde, South Westphalia, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial photo, bridges crossing the Moselle River, Europe Bridge, Railway Bridge and the Baldwin Bridge from left to right, Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Downtown, with the philharmonic hall, bottom left, Aalto Theater, Opera, EVONIK headquarters and RWE Tower administrative building, right, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Skyscrapers, Tour Coeur Defense reflected in the glass facade of the Opus 12 building, between the Tour Initiale, left, and Tour EDF towers, right, La Defense, Paris, France, Europe

An African elephant (Loxodonta africana) stares at the camera, showing its wrinkled skin, long trunk and left eye and tusk, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

BRAZIL Amazon Acre Brazil nut trees left after deforestation by slash and burn. Brasil

NEW ZEALAND SOUTH ISLAND WEST COAST MOUNT COOK NATIONAL PARK VIEW OF NEW ZEALANDS HIGHEST MOUNTAIN MOUNT COOK CENTRE AND MOUNT HICKS LEFT WITH SUN ON THEIR WEST FACES WITH LAKE PUKAKI BELOW TAKEN FROM ROUTE 80 MOUNT COOK ROAD. Antipodean Oceania Center Scenic

COLOMBIA Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Southern Foothills San Sebastian de Rabago Catholic mission bell tower in ancient Ika village administrative centre of Nabusimaque since Capuchins left in 1978 American Center Christian Colombian South America Columbia Hispanic Latin America Latino Religion Religious Christianity Christians Franciscan

WEST INDIES Antigua General Couple sitting on rocks on hillside above Ordnance bay on the right and Tank Bay on the left.