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Eskimos, sledge and whale bones at Yanrakino village (population 150), Chukchi Peninsula, Russian Far East, Russia, Asia
Maori women dancing at tribal gathering in front of the Wharenui meeting house at the Marae in New Zealand
Maori women dancing at tribal gathering in front of the Wharenui meeting house at the Marae in New Zealand
Wearing tree bark cloth masks and skirts, dancers representing fish spirits are invited during the season of the peach palm harvest to drink the juice. it is a feast and ritual exchange: the host group offers the spirits large quantities of peach palm juice, smoked meat and fish, and shaman-blessed coca and snuff. the visitors are the costumed dancers impersonating animal spirits. people eat the meat and fish, animal spirits receive the fruits of peach palm, which are cultivated, harvested, and processed by humans. this exchange expresses the idea that people and animals depend on each other for survival and reproduction. vaupes basin, eastern colombia amazon, population: 600
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. With population sizes equivalent to small towns, this camp has a real community spirit. Te-Tugu, Uganda, East Africa
Traditional dancers during a folklore event in a village of former hunters near the village of Kinigi on the edge of the Volcanoes National Park, Parc National des Volcans, Rwanda, Africa
Souvenir seller and female holidaymaker on the beach of Kendwa Rocks, north coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa
Young Basotho man wearing a traditional costume, shepherd, portrait, Drakensberg, Kingdom of Lesotho, southern Africa
Farmer with closed eyes sitting on dried loamy soil, dreaming, Basti Lehar Walla village, Punjab, Pakistan, Asia
Young woman from the Hamar tribe during the bull-leaping ceremony, an initiation rite, portrait, southern Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa
Man lifting pan with cement onto a scaffold, construction of brick houses for families whose houses were destroyed during the flood catastrophe of 2010, Lashari Wala village near Muzaffaragarh, Punjab, Pakistan, Asia
Woman pressing cow dung to dry on the wall of a house, Shibpur district, Howrah, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia
Woman of the Samdom tribe with traditional headdress at the annual Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia
Old man reading a book with Arabic script in the village Djabadin near Maalula, Syria, Middle East, Asia
Traditionally dressed and made-up girls at a temple festival, Matsuri Festival, at the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia
Clan chief of the Gambier Islands, belly covered in tattoos, Papeete, Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
Tahitian woman at a lei, floral garland binding competition, Papeete, Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
One of the wives of King Fon Abumbi II in traditional costume, palace fo Bafut, one of the traditional kingdoms of Cameroon, near Bamenda, north west Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa
The sons of a dead man pray for a good reincarnation for their father at Har Ki Pauri Ghat in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, India, Asia
Sadhu with a white beard and a begging bowl, Ramanathaswami Temple, Rameshwaram or Ramesvaram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia
King Fon Abumbi II, head of one of the traditional kingdoms in north west Cameroon, in front of the Achum sanctuary at his seat of power with one of his favourite wives, Bafut Palace, near Bamenda, Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa
Girl participating in a hygiene campaign, instructions for handwashing, Lashari Wala village, Punjab, Pakistan, Asia
Pupils in uniform during break, Amerindians, tribe of the Arawak, Santa Mission, Guyana, South America
Old woman from the Apatani tribe, known for the pieces of wood in their nose to make them ugly, Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh, northeast India, India, Asia
Bride with the typical wedding jewellery during the wedding ceremony, in the village of Gangi, India, Asia
Young waitress in traditional garb, Saint Lucian, Luxury Hotel Anse Chastanet Resort, LCA, St. Lucia, Saint Lucia, Island Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, Caribbean Sea
Children in front of the volcanic landscape at the village of Rhumsiki, Mandara Mountains, Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa
Old Apatani woman with the traditional noseplugs and tattoos, in front of her house, Hong village, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia
Visitors of the Holi festival, sprayed with colour powder and water, Vrindaban, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia
Theravada Buddhism, That Luang Festival, Tak Bat, novice, monks receive alms, Laotian believer with sash and alms bowl, pilgrims giving alms, orange robes, Vientiane, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia
Smiling little girl in a traditional dress, costume, New Year festival, Hmong hill tribe, ethnic minority, Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia
Woman wearing the calabash helmet that is typical for the region and a colourful dress, village of Tourou, Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa
Children beating an octopus with sticks in order to make it edible, Jambiani, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa
Keshdan ceremony, baby has hair shaved off which is later sacrificed in the temple in front of the Hindu temple fo Jagannath, Puri, Orissa, India, Asia
Children in a pre-school, girl holding a tame monkey, primary school in a village without road access in the Oriente rain forest, Curaray, Ecuador, South America
Man carving Tibetan Buddisht mantras on a stone plate, Zanskar Valley, Zanskar, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Himalayas, North India, India, Asia
Sadhu, portrait, Kumbh Mela or Kumbha, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, Indian Himalayas, North India, India, Asia
Old woman from the Apatani tribe, known for the pieces of wood in their nose to make them ugly, Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh, northeast India, India, Asia
Festival, two beautiful young women of the Lao Loum ethnic group, beauty pageant, beauty queens, traditional clothes, hair styles, colourful balloons, Muang Xai, Udomxai province, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia
Elephant loaded on a truck, Arattupuzha-Pooram festival, near Thrissur, Kerala, southern India, India, Asia
Students of the Escuela Ceiba school staging an election campaign, panel discussion, as part of their social studies class prior to the upcoming parliamentary elections, Lomas de Santa Faz slum, Guatemala City, Guatemala, Central America
Devout Sikh with a blue turban at Amrit Sagar, Ocean of Nectar, Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab, North India, India, Asia
Native woman with veil in the Al-Jahili Fort of Al Ain, Unesco World Heritage Site, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Arabian Peninsula, Orient, Asia
Pilgrim drying his wife's sari after having a bath in the river Yamuna, Vrindaban, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia
Older long-necked woman of the Karen or Padaung tribe weaving a carpet, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Burma, Southeast Asia, Asia
Child care worker of the Mexican non-governmental organization CIDES reading a picture book to indigenous children in a slum, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, Central America
Family with newborn baby, they have been living in a tent since the flood disaster of 2010, Lashari Wala village, Punjab, Pakistan, Asia
Young woman of the Akha Pala tribe looking out of a window dressed in a colourful head-dress and a red necklace, Ban Saenkham Tai, Phongsali Province, Laos, South East Asia
Traditionally dressed Xhosa people, during the Sangoma or Witchdoctor Festival, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa
Waitresses in traditional garb, Saint Lucian, Luxury Hotel Anse Chastanet Resort, LCA, St. Lucia, Saint Lucia, Island Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, Caribbean Sea
Festival, young Hmong woman, portrait, dressed in traditional clothing, colourful headwear, Xam Neua, Houaphan province, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia