Tikse (Tiksay) gompa (monastery), Tikse (Tiksay), Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

Lamayuru gompa (monastery), Lamayuru, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

Lamayuru gompa (monastery), Lamayuru, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

Lake Ashino-ko, Mt. Fuji in the background, Japan

Cesky Krumlov Castle, Czech Republic, Europe

Machapuchare (Machhapuchhre) peak, Pokhara, Himalayas, Nepal

Sepik River, Papua New Guinea

Cape Horn, Chile, South America

Karon Beach, Phuket, Thailand

Winding road, Khyber Pass area, Frontier Province, Pakistan

Anse Intedance, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Shanty town, Montego Bay, Jamaica, Caribbean, West Indies

Shanty town, Montego Bay, Jamaica, Caribbean, West Indies

Grand Anse Beach, Grenada, Caribbean, West Indies

River Nile, Aswan, Egypt, North Africa

Jal Mahal, once a hunting lodge, reflected in the lake near Amber, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Goriano Sicoli, Abruzzo, Italy, Europe

Antisamos Beach, Cephalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece, Europe

Monastery of St. Stephen, Meteora, Greece, Europe

Line of African elephants (Loxodonta africana), Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Guanaco (Lama guanicse) mother and calf, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, South America

African elephant (Loxodonta africana), Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Sorvagur, Vagar, Faroe Islands, a self-governing dependancy of Denmark, Europe

Devastation caused by Civil War 1991-1996, Kabul, Afghanistan

Jain Holy Hill and Temple complex, Mount Girnar, Junagadh (Junagarh), Gujarat, India

Jain Holy Hill and Temple complex, Mount Girnar, Junagadh (Junagarh), Gujarat, India

Jain Holy Hill and Temple complex, Mount Girnar, Junagadh (Junagarh) , Gujarat, India

The Abode of the Gods, there are over 863 temples on this most sacred of Jain Holy Hills, Shatrunjaya Hill, Palitana, Gujarat, India

Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde, Anasazi culture, Colorado, USA

The main port of Mindelo on the island of Sao Vicente, Cape Verde Islands

View from Green Mountain, Ascension Island, Mid-Atlantic

Two mountain bikes climbing up hill, silhouetted against mist, Newlands Corner, near Guildford, Surrey Hills, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cottage and Red Cuillins at Torrin, Cuillin Hills, Isle of Skye, Highlands Region, Scotland, UK, Europe

Elgol and the Cuillin Hills, Isle of Skye, Highlands Region, Scotland, UK, Europe

Beauchaille Etive, Glencoe (Glen Coe), Highlands Region, Scotland, UK, Europe

Glenfinnan Monument and Loch Shiel, Highlands Region, Scotland, UK, Europe

Daffodils by the River Tay and Wade's Bridge, Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, Europe

Inland icecap at top, moraine in front, Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, Polar Regions

Floating restaurants at Aberdeen, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Sheep and fields with Cheviot Hills in the distance, Northumbria (Northumberland), England, UK, Europe

Fields and rural road near Old Winchester Hill, Hampshire, England, UK

Blossom on pear trees in orchard, Holt Fleet, Worcestershire, England, UK, Europe

Rowing boats and lake Windermere, Bowness on Windermere, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, UK, Europe

The prehistoric Castlerigg Stone Circle, Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria, England, UK

Mini volcanos at Altverer, Iceland, Polar Regions

Vallee de San Luis, Trinidad, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Roman archaeological site, Volubilis, Meknes Region, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Almond trees in bloom, Haut Atlas (High Atlas), Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Tangier, North Region, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Harvesting tea, hill country, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, Asia

Harvesting tea, hill country, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, Asia

Dades valley, Dades gorges, Ouarzazate region, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Village of Banani, Sanga (Sangha) region, Bandiagara escarpment, Dogon region, Mali, Africa

View of Lindos Bay from the Acropolis, Lindos, Rhodes, Dodecanese Islands, Greece

View of the Parthenon and the Acropolis seen from Filopappos Hill, Athens, Greece

Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, California, USA

View of the Parthenon and the Acropolis seen from Filopappos Hill, Athens, Greece

Loggos, Paxos, Ionian Islands, Greece, Europe

Cape Winelands near Stellenbosch, South Africa

Chapman's Peak Drive, Cape Town,South Africa

Sugar cane fields, Reunion Island, Indian Ocean

Siwa Oasis, Egypt

The exclusive suburb of Double Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Listvianka, Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia

Mekong River, Luang Prabang, Laos, Asia

Meherangarh Fort on hill above Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Painted rocks, Tafraoute, Morocco, North AfricaIn 1984 Belgian artist Jean Verame used 18 tonnes of paint and the help of a group of Moroccan firemen to paint the granite boulders in the anti-Atlas country west of Tafraoute

Oumesnat village, Tafraoute, Morocco, North Africa

Kasbah near El Kelaa M'Gouna, Dades Valley, High Atlas mountains, Morocco, North Africa

Cultivated roses, grown in the Dades Valley region, High Atlas, Morocco, North Africa

Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy, Europe

Winter landscape, Loch Mallachie, Speyside, Scotland, UK, Europe

Two lambs in June, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, Europe

Two Shetland ponies, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, Europe

Red deer stag in the Highlands in February, Highland Region, Scotland, UK, Europe

Farmhouses near Pienza near Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

Road winding up hillside, Orcia Valley, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Briancon, Hautes Alpes, Provence, France, Europe

Landscape near Pienza, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

San Antimo Abbey, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Barga, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Harris, Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Camel caravan, Khongoryn Els dune, Gobi Desert National Park, Omnogov, Mongolia

El Kelaa M'Gouna, Dades Valley, Ouarzazate, Morocco, North Africa

Countryside in autumn in the Otter Valley, Devon, England, UK

Typical landscape, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, Europe

Nazareth, Israel, Middle East

Sandy dunes and Peninsula de Gandia in the background, View of the Coastline near Tiscamanita, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

The harbour and quay of Husavik, a fishing town also popular for leisure and tourism including whale-watching, Husavik, Iceland

Bare tree on stony outcrop, Parwich, Hartington, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, UK, Europe

Harbour, abbey and St. Mary's church, Whitby, Yorkshire, England, UK, Europe

Salon Beach from Balcon de Europe, Nerja, Andalucia (Andalusia), Spain, Europe

The ramparts of the Moorish Castelo dos Mouros, captured by Christians in 1147, above the town of Sintra, Estremadura, Portugal, Europe

Gum trees in a billabong at Rawnsley and the southwest escarpment of Wilpena Pound, the huge natural basin in the Flinders Ranges National Park, South Australia, Australia

Town of Mindelo, capital of Sao Vicente, Cape Verde Islands, Atlantic Ocean

Ladybower Reservoir, Derwent Valley, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England

Olu Deniz, Lagoon Beach, Turkey, Eurasia

The Port, Cannes, Cote d'Azur, Provence, France

Elounda, Crete, Greece, Europe