Maori marae, or meeting house, at Putiki, just over the river from the city of Wanganui on the south west coast, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

The Hell Fire Caves, meeting place of the notorious Hell Fire Club, West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Business people talking on the Plaza de Armas, Lima, Peru, South America

Turquoise coral reef meeting the waves of the Indian Ocean, aerial view, Poste Lafayette, East coast, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

Eyre Square, Galway, Connemara, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

Spire of Sugar Hill Meeting House, New Hampshire, New England, USA, North America

Little boat on the meeting point of the Casiquiare River and black Pasimoni River, in the deep south of Venezuela, South America

Little boat on the meeting point of the Casiquiare River and black Pasimoni River, in the deep south of Venezuela, South America

A group of women involved in a meeting about their village, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Kenya, Lamu Island. The open, shady square outside Lamu Fort Plaza Square near the island's administrative offices is used as a meeting point during the heat of the day.

Kenya, Lamu Island. Chicken seller in Lamu Fort Plaza Square near the island's administrative offices is used as a meeting point during the heat of the day.

Group of believers around a meeting tree, priest with horsehair frond in foreground, Axum, Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Group of believers around a meeting tree, priest with horsehair frond in foreground, Axum, Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Women's church group, homestead of the chieftain, Fon, Bafut, West Cameroon, Cameroon, Africa

Locals sitting under village tree, Sehitwa, Botswana, Africa

Municipal Assembly Building (Poder Popular Municipal); Trinidad, Cuba

People outdoors in the city in spring time. New York City park. A young woman holding out a phone to take a photograph of herself and a companion, New York City, USA

City life in spring. Young people outdoors in a city park. A couple taking a self portrait or selfy with a smart phone, New York city, USA

City life in spring. Young people outdoors in a city park. A man checking his cell phone. Four people under a tree in blossom, New York city, USA

People outdoors in the city in spring time. New York City park. Two women in a group of friends, looking at a cell phone and smiling, New York city, USA