European brown bear (Ursos arctos arctos) reflected in lake, Finland

Castle of Charles V, Monopoli, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Young man holding a Kalashnikov rifle (AK47), Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Sculpture of seated Mexican bandit, with part of head missing, Isla Mujeres, Caribbean Coast, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

Snow capped peak of Mount Cika viewed through hillside forest trees, near Dhermi, Albania, Europe

Domed roof of basilica St. George church in town centre of Victoria Rabat, Gozo, Malta, Mediterranean, Europe

Joyful Moment Statue, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America, North America

Connemara ponies in the rain, Ballinakill Bay, Letterfrack, Connemara, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

Moment of reverence in front of the eternal flame at the center of the twelve granite slabs of the Armenian Genocide memorial complex on the hill of Tsitsernakaberd at Yerevan, Armenia, Eurasia

Adult Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii), surfacing in Stanley Harbor in the Falkland Islands, South America

View of the nearly full moon rising over snow-covered mountains on the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Winter Landscape in Franciacorta Country area, Brescia province, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Sculpture on Wenningstedt beach, Sylt, Schleswig Holstein, Germany, Europe

Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, 537 AD, Sultanahmet Square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

AI generated image of White horse with a flamboyant mane

Al Akbar Surabaya National Mosque, Muslim men praying together at Friday prayer, Surabaya,Java, Indonesia

View of ema (small wooden plaques), Nishikubo Hachiman Shinto Shrine, 5 Chome, Toranomon, Minato City, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan

View of subway entrance in Asakusa at night, Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan

Waiter in red apron at Brasserie Au Pied du Cochon, Paris, France

Waiter on a break outside a restaurant in Paris, France

View of Gojikken Nagaya-Kanazawa Castle at dusk, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

Two men on terrace of tea room Salon de The on Rue Francois Miron, Paris, France

View of couple in Kimonos and rickshaw in Gion, Kyoto Geisha District, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

River Ogmore estuary at sunset, Ogmore-by-Sea, Bridgend, South Wales, United Kingdom

Sand reflections at sunset, Dunraven Bay, Southerndown, South Wales

Elevated view of Osaka Castle (Osaka-jo) at sunset, Chuo Ward, Osaka, Honshu, Japan

View of Osaka skyline from Osaka Castle at sunset, Chuo Ward, Osaka, Honshu, Japan

Couple outside restaurant Bouillon Julien on Rue Saint-Denis, Paris, France

The world's first seven star luxury hotel Burj Al Arab at sunset seen from Jumeirah public beach, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

St. Pauls Pro-Cathedral and The Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at Sunrise, Marsamxett Harbour, Valletta, Malta

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque at dusk, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

A serene moss-covered ravine framed by autumn trees and a striking red bridge, creating a picturesque scene in Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Faithful people touching the grave, Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua, Padua, Veneto, Italy

Silhouette sunset of Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar and the River Ebro, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Peaceful Deer in the Forest, Nara, Honshu, Japan

Two playful deer engaging with one another in Nara Park, Nara, Honshu, Japan

View of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., United States of America

A woman wearing a traditional kimono gazes at the peaceful Zen garden of Hogon-in Temple in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Dunraven Bay, Southerndown, South Wales, United Kingdom

Hong Kong Trams in warm light taken from another tram, Hong Kong, China

View of colourful buildings in the city centre at dusk in winter, Reykjavik, Iceland

Young brown bear (Ursus arctos) scratching its back on the gravel at the Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, United States of America

Street Person, Images, Graffiti, Street Scene, Havana Old Town, Havana, Cuba

Walkers under a pergola in the Mellah area, Marrakech, Morocco

Women sitting by the pond and pavilion in the Menara gardens, Marrakech, Morocco

Pastries designed by Pierre Herme, made by Richard Bourlon, with mint tea, Pavillion Menzeh, garden of La Mamounia Hotel, Marrakesh, Morocco

Colourful sunset over the English Channel as seen from Brighton beach, City of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

A woman enjoys a moment with her horse in rural British Columbia, Canada, North America

Little girl with a butterfly net in field of barley, Commune de Senantes, Departement d'Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France, Europe

Master at clay pottery workshop enjoying Turkish tea, Avanos, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia Region, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia

A tourist observes sunset at Stratified city in Lanzarote, Teseguite, Las Palmas, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Adult snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea nivea) near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

View of Mochi, traditional Japanese confectionery and tea in the Higashi Chaya District, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

View of Christmas light tunnel during winter at dusk, Stortingsparken, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia

A serene deer resting amid the peaceful forest setting of Nara Park, Nara, Honshu, Japan

LUMA Cultural Center building, architect Frank Gehry, Arles, Bouches du Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, Europe

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing in the Weddell Sea near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Le Saint Denis, Paris, France

Adult brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis), plunge diving for fish, Isla Carmen, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

View of Geishas in Shijo dori street, Gion Kitagawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Rocky mountain trail, with a lone windswept tree and panoramic views of the surrounding landscape, Sierra Nevada, Andalusia, Spain

City at sunset with Parthenon and Acropolis seen from Lycabettus hill viewpoint, Athens, Greece

Close-up of two deer in Nara, Honshu, Japan

Sunset in the Tibesti Mountains, Chad

Adult sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) mother and pup in Inian Pass, Southeastern Alaska, United States of America

African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), Dzanga Bai, Dzanga Sangha National Park, UNESCO, Central African Republic

School children at the Green School in Kampong Tralach, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Young woman relaxing in European spruce forest, near Villabassa in High Puster Valley, South Tyrol (Alto Adige), Italy

Camogli, a fishing village and tourist resort located on the west side of the peninsula of Portofino, Camogli, Liguria, Italy, Europe

Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) with minutes-old newly hatched chick at Gold Harbor on South Georgia

Mar Saba, one of the oldest continuously inhabited monasteries in the world, eastern Judean Desert, Israel

Quiet moment in Komyo-in temple garden, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Rural settlement, village cobbled streets, Entradas, near Castro Verde, Baixo Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Sacre-Coeur Basilica on a sunny day with tourists, Paris, France, Europe

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

Purchang (cremation palace) of h.h. Dilgo khyenste. Bhutan. H.h. Dilgo khyentse rinpoche (1910-1991), tutor to present dalai lama revered as of greatest exponents of dzogchen- teachings of great perfection. Khyentse rinpoche®s purchang (cremation palace), satsam chorten, below paro takstang, bhutan, november 4, 1992 never forget swiftly this life will be over, like a flash of summer lightning or wave of a hand. that have opportunity to practice dharma, do waste a single moment on anything else, practice with your energy.oe h.h. Dilgo khyenste rinpoche, heart treasure of enlightened ones my delight in death is, greater than delight of traders at making vast fortunes at, or of lords of gods vaunt their victory in battle or of those sages have entered rapture of perfect meditative absorbtion. So just as a traveler sets on road when time come to go, i will remain in this world no longer, will dwell in stronghold of great bliss of deathlessness. -longchenpa, fourteenth- century dzogchen master

Sunrise over Lake Windermere in Ambleside, Lake District, UK, with a man paddling a Canadian Canoe.

The pointy snout of a surfacing Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) keeping its blowholes tightly closed until the moment they break the surface. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

The actual moment of take for a group of five transient Orca (Orcinus orca) that chased, killed, and then ate a single female Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) in Icy Strait, Alaska, USA

The actual moment of take for a group of five transient Orca (Orcinus orca) that chased, killed, and then ate a single female Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) in Icy Strait, Alaska, USA

Adult Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) fluke-up dive at sunset in the mid-riff region of the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico. (Restricted Resolution - pls contact us)

Portrait of an adult California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

Windermere at sunset in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Detail of a very unusual iceberg calved from the Sawyer Glacier in Tracy Arm in southeast Alaska, USA.

The Sawyer Glacier, a tidewater glacier at the end of Tracy Arm in Southeast Alaska, USA.

The face of the Le Conte Glacier in Le Conte Bay, just outside Petersburg in Southeast Alaska, USA. Le Conte glacier is the southernmost tidewater glacier in the northern hemisphere.

Glacier meltwater forms a small waterfall in Tracy Arm in southeast Alaska, USA.

Valley mist over Ambleside from Wansfell Pike in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Caucasian mother holding baby son face to face in bedroom

Smiling mother helping baby son walking

Group of lovely dogs kissing young man. Wilderness husky sledding taiga tour with Bearhillhusky in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland

Young woman receives love from friendly dogs. Wilderness husky sledding taiga tour with Bearhillhusky in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland

Blonde young mature woman in pyjamas at home in breakfast time, reading a magazine and eating a toast.

Blonde young mature woman in pyjamas at home in breakfast time looking his mobile and eating a toast.

Blonde young mature woman with glasses in pijamas at home in breakfast time, reading a magazine and having a moment with her cat.

Blonde young mature woman with glasses in pijamas at home in breakfast time, reading a magazine and having a moment with her cat.

Young woman receives love from friendly dogs. Wilderness husky sledding taiga tour with Bearhillhusky in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland

Portrait of a cute young asian woman

Attractive short haired woman sunbathing by the swimming pool

Sunset surfing on Cote des Basques beach, Biarritz