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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sunset surfing on Cote des Basques beach, Biarritz

After being adopted and cared of, Gitano now lives a new happy life, far from the hunting circuits and other potentially dangerous situations,

Young woman swims underwater in the beautiful waters of Menorca, Spain

Young woman walking on Hikkaduwa beach at sunset, Sri Lanka

Attractive short haired woman sunbathing by the swimming pool

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 swims underwater in the beautiful waters of Menorca, Spain

Portrait of a cute young asian woman

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

Young woman swims underwater in the beautiful waters of Menorca, Spain

Young attractive woman with her Spanish greyhound in nature

Young woman with her dogs at sunset

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 walking on Hikkaduwa beach at sunset, Sri Lanka

Blonde young mature woman with glasses in pyjamas at home in breakfast time, reading a magazine and having a cup of coffee

Portrait of a cute young asian woman

Kittens play at home

Portrait of a cute young asian woman

Young woman drinks wine at sunset in valley

Attractive short haired woman sunbathing by the swimming pool

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

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

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

Young attractive woman relaxing at sunset, in the Mediterranean Sea waters

Portrait of a cute young asian woman

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 preparing 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.

Just married couple playing with costumes and guests in wedding party

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

Young woman walking on Hikkaduwa beach at sunset, Sri Lanka

Portrait of a cute young asian woman

Young woman walking on Hikkaduwa beach at sunset, Sri Lanka

Latin bride enters church with her brother

Portrait of a juvenile specimen of damselfish (Chromis chromis). Before taking the typical dark brown color of their adult form, these fishes have magnificent electric blue bands. The juvenile specimens are very small, a few centimeters, and they move with nervous and unpredictable movements without any moment of pause.

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

Young woman and cute kitten sleeping at home

Portrait of a cute young asian woman in a field, at sunset

Young woman enjoying wilderness husky sledding taiga tour with Bearhillhusky in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland

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 doing yoga tree pose at sunset, Hikkaduwa beach, Sri Lanka

Blonde young mature woman with glasses in pyjamas at home in breakfast time, reading a magazine and preparing a cup of coffee.

Blonde young mature woman with glasses in pyjamas at home in breakfast time, reading a magazine and having a cup of coffee

Just married couple playing with costumes and guests in wedding party

Attractive short haired woman sunbathing by the swimming pool

Young woman walking on Hikkaduwa beach at sunset, Sri Lanka

This is an important moment in the construction process. They are checking that no water escapes from the new iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Young woman enjoying sunset at Hikkaduwa beach, Sri Lanka

Sunset surfing on Cote des Basques beach, Biarritz

Young woman enjoys a cup of wine

Sunset surfing on Cote des Basques beach, Biarritz

Young man carries girl on her back

Sunset surfing on Cote des Basques beach, Biarritz

Dolphin

Stray Cat

Humpback Whale

Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

Skier jumping in the sunset, See, Tyrol, Austria

Gilded Buddha statue, Bhumispara-mudra, Buddha Gautama at the moment of enlightenment, Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

Theyyam performer looking into a mirror, moment of initiation, during a Theyyam ritual, near Kasargod, North Kerala, South India, Asia

Canoe Polo players in action, 38th Kiel Week Canoe Polo Tournament, Kiel Week 2008, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe