Food shop, Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey, Eurasia

Various types of rice including black, arborio, basmati, red and parboiled on a banana leaf, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Tropical spices and beans sold at a local market in Hanoi, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pigeons feed on grain scattered on the paving stones in the courtyard of Jama Masjid (Friday Mosque), Old Delhi, Delhi, India, Asia

Pigeons feed on grain scattered on the paving stones in the courtyard of Jama Masjid (The Masjid-i Jah)

Assorted bread from the Danish bakery Emmerys, Aarhus, Jutland Peninsula, Denmark, Europe

Night market in Aswan, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Fresh bread for sale at Marche Aux Fleurs (flower market), Cours Saleya, Nice, UNESCO, Alpes Maritimes, French Riviera, Provence, France

Spices for sale in the Sardar Market in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Sacks of nuts and lentils in the Spice Souk, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Grain and peppercorns drying in the sun in front of Mishing tribal house, Majuli Island, Assam, India, Asia

Spices for sale, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa

Village woman pounding rice, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Goldfinch perched on a birdfeeder, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Wheat harvest, Gujarat, India, Asia

Batour village of the Anouak (Anuak) ethnic people, edge of Lake Tata, Ilubador state, Ethiopia, Africa

Grains at the market, Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

A woman pounds grain, Gulu, Uganda, East Africa, Africa

Grain vendor in local market Cuzco, Peru, South America

Women pounding grain, courtyard, Djenne, Mali, Africa

Wheat, Agadir, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Woman holding handfuls of grain, Soddo, Ethiopia, Africa

Various grains and spices on sale at the Atbara Souq, Sudan, Africa

Nepal. Ritual, sonam/boom. Lobsangs cremation. Humla. traveler reached of journey! In freedom of infinite he is free from sorrow, fetters that bound thrown away, burning fever of life is no more,oesays dharmapada. Lobsang having spent whole life preparing moment of death, finds liberation on february 14, 1986. Extensive ritual follows cremation-traditionally a forty nine period, sonam lama rattles damaru. A small ritual drum to have origin in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bone dreid human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. Boom lama blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers. On makeshift altar rest chhome, votive lamps filled with butter, cups of water, grains, tormas, holy food made of barley meal decorated with medallions of butter offered to gods. Alone, boom lama continues prayers of deceased

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 food being ferried across a river near Phalombe after the bridge was washed away.

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 land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows displaced people dividing up food aid in a refugee camp near Phalombe.

Zambia kaunga mashi village, shangombo district (near the angolan border). Pounding grain

South sudan cleaning grain, toposa tribals at nanyangacor

Cambodia w farmer holding soya beans, ready for planting. Toul village, kampong cham

Market, Port Louis, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

Faiyum, Egypt. Egyptian garden growing for marigolds and chamomille for harvest.

South sudan woman cleaning grain, toposa tribals at nanyangacor

Faiyum, Egypt. Marigold flowers being harvested in Faiyum.

Cook preparing couscous, Marrakesh, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Namibia women preparing food by pounding grain. Nyangana, a small village mission station in north of country on angolan border

Cambodia woman taking rice from a community rice bank which was established to prevent food shortages during the dry season. Kampong thom

Rice drying in the Annapurna Himalayas in Nepal, Asia

Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Rice for sale at the Mehrgon Market in Dushanbe.

Ethiopia girl winnowing grain, wutafa, tigray

Close-up of rice ready for harvesting, Japan, Asia

Sorghum for sale at a roadside stall in southern Uganda.

mute swan cygnus olor feeding on dumped grain montrose basin lnr, angus

Views from La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain

An IDP camp (internally displaced people) in Te-Tugu district of Northern Uganda has been created to accommodate the mass of Ugandan refugees fleeing the LRA (Lords Resistance Army) who are fighting the Ugandan government and its people. Although accommodation is basic- mainly mud huts, they are impeccably maintained, instilling a real sense of pride in the community. Te-Tugu, Uganda, East Africa

Views from La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain

La Gomera, Canary Islands

Grain silo in Maracaju, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, South America

Caucasian woman standing in tall grass

Pile of corn on cob

Traditional indigenous kitchen

Loaf of bread

Hand holding grass seeds from bowl

Caucasian girl standing in field of wheat

Hands holding loaf of bread

Wheat, sliced bread, sieve and flowers on bench

Caucasian boy walking in field of wheat

Caucasian men talking near field of wheat

Road near brown agriculture crop field

Hands of woman holding a plate of rice

Hand of Caucasian woman picking hay seeds

Traditional indigenous kitchen

Spices in sacks with prices at market

Caucasian girl sitting in wheat

Wheat, sliced bread, sieve and bottle on bench

Hands of Caucasian man examining wheat

Ingredients on wooden table

Distant Caucasian men in field of wheat at sunset

Woman sifting a crop, Minnanthu, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma)

arbore tribe in Ethiopia

Smiling woman carrying basket full of Kolo or roasted barley on her shoulder, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia

Closeup of roasted Chickpeas, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia

A young Zambian man stands with his crop of corn in a village in Livingstone, Zambia

Hand in a wheat field

Detail Wheat

Dried flower blossoms, herbs and grains, food drying, desiccated food, homemade

Ricefarmer and Mayon Volcano near Legazpi City, Legazpi, Luzon Island, Philippines

Igorot women on their way to the market, Mountain Province, Luzon Island, Philippines, Asia

Woman passing rice terraces, Danau Tamblingan, Bali, Indonesia

Farmer plows rice field with zebus west of Antananarivo, highlands, Madagascar, Africa

Evening shot of a lit bamboo house, pagoda style, set in a ricefield in Bali

Farmer plows rice field near Morondava, baobabs, Adansonia grandidieri, Madagascar, Africa

Woman throwing rice out of a basket, Tamil, Nadu, South India, India, Asia

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

Wind turbine and rape field, Nordstrand Island, North Frisian Islands, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Grain field with meadow flowers, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Sushi, Close-up

Sushi, Close-up

Cornfield in summer with cornflower in the foreground, Baltic sea, Bornholm, near Gudhjem, Denmark, Europe

Poppy blossom in wheat field; Weilheim, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Rice terraces at Ambalavao, highlands, Madagascar, Africa

Sushi, Close-up

Poppies in the wheat field, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Rice fields west of Antananarivo, highlands, Madagascar, Africa

Rapeseed field on a cliff near Travemuende, Luebeck Bay, Baltic Coast, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Rapeseed field on a cliff near Travemuende, Luebeck Bay, Baltic Coast, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Cornfield in summer, Baltic sea, Bornholm, near Gudhjem, Denmark, Europe

red poppies in grain field, wind turbines on horizon, northern Germany, Europe

sacrifice from a balinese woman, ubud, bali, indonesia

red poppies in grain field, wind turbines on horizon, northern Germany, Europe

red poppies in grain field, wind turbines on horizon, northern Germany, Europe