Museo dei Ferri Taglienti (Sharp Irons Museum), Frosolone, Isernia, Molise, Italy, Europe

Bell Foundry, Agnone, Isernia, Molise, Italy, Europe

Spectacular Iron Flower performance in WuNvZhou Resort, Wuyuan County, Shangrao, Jiangxi Province, China

Welder at work in a workshop in Marrakesh, Morocco

Dala hill historic iron working place, Kano, Nigeria

Nomadic tribal women and a man, blacksmiths, beating axe head on hot anvil in the street, Dhenkanal district, Orissa (Odisha), India, Asia

Traditional cast bronze statues of Nataraj in traditional Chola style lost wax bronze casting workshop, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Man in white vest and dhoti, pouring molten bronze into clay mould, in Chola style lost wax bronze casting workshop, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Blacksmith forging knives, Keren, Eritrea, Africa

Newly forged blades, Keren, Eritrea, Africa

Young Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) at play underwater in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Craftsman at work in a workshop in Marrakesh, Morocco

Craftsmen at work in a workshop in Marrakesh, Morocco

Craftsman at work in a workshop in Marrakesh, Morocco

Craftsman at work in a workshop in Marrakesh, Morocco

Portrait of a blacksmith at work, town of Axoum (Axum) (Aksum), Tigre region, Ethiopia, Africa

Metalsmith craftsman, Analide Carmo, copper shop, Loule, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Metalsmith making temple ornaments, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Blacksmiths shops in Jayma Bazaar, one of the greatest traditional markets in central asia. City Osh in the Fergana Valley close to the border to Uzbekistan. Asia, central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

Blacksmiths shops in Jayma Bazaar, one of the greatest traditional markets in central asia. City Osh in the Fergana Valley close to the border to Uzbekistan. Asia, central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

Blacksmiths shops in Jayma Bazaar, one of the greatest traditional markets in central asia. City Osh in the Fergana Valley close to the border to Uzbekistan. Asia, central Asia, Kyrgyzstan