Anakena beach, the only white sand beach on the Island, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile, South America

View of the Ratinger Tor, a customs gate built between 1811 and 1815 in the classicist style, the last built and only remaining city gate, Dusseldorf, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Indonesia a kindergarten in banda aceh which lost many of children to tsunami, been rebuilt. schools director halimah anwar bustam (seen here in foreground) describes horrors suffered: area kids came from completely flattened by waves. On that fateful sunday children were in their homes, or many were already on beach having. So many died that morning. It devastating. Only we getting things back together, very grateful to helping with reconstruction of damaged building. staff give up a portion of their (already) salaries to sponsor poor children from outlying villages to come to school. structure includes offices staff, a library, prayer room wheelchair accessible classroom.__ Photograph taken in banda aceh, -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devasted much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour

Momandiyon, Khatlon Province, Tajikistan. August 13, 2021. Girl wearing a scarf on her face, at a field where pears are being prepared and dried in the sun. Editorial Use Only

Margib, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 15, 2021. Baking flat bread in a wood fired oven. Editorial Use Only

Dushanbe, Tajikistan. August 12, 2021. Shoppers at the Mehrgon Market in Dushanbe. Editorial Use Only

Women Only carriage subway platform sign, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Women Only carriage subway platform sign, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Margib, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 15, 2021. Baking flat bread in a traditional wood fired oven. Editorial Use Only

Momandiyon, Khatlon Province, Tajikistan. August 13, 2021. Mature Tajik man and woman. Editorial Use Only

Khujand, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 20, 2021. Interior view of the Panjshanbe Bazaar in Khujand. Editorial Use Only

Rabot, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Tajikistan. August 14, 2021. A woman in a blue head scarf in rural Tajikistan. Editorial Use Only

Momandiyon, Khatlon Province, Tajikistan. August 13, 2021. Girl slicing pears to be dried in the sun. Editorial Use Only

Momandiyon, Khatlon Province, Tajikistan. August 13, 2021. Women and girls slicing pears to be dried in the sun. Editorial Use Only

Momandiyon, Khatlon Province, Tajikistan. August 13, 2021. Tajik woman in a red head scarf. Editorial Use Only

Panjakent, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 18, 2021. Craftsperson doing traditional needlework at the Historical Museum in Panjakent. Editorial Use Only

Kulob, Khatlon Province, Tajikistan. August 13, 2021. Woman being fitted with a head scarf in the market in Kulob. Editorial Use Only

Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Tajikistan. August 14, 2021. A woman wearing a red head scarf in the mountains of Tajikistan. Editorial Use Only

Panjakent, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 18, 2021. Craftsperson weaving at the Historical Museum in Panjakent. Editorial Use Only

Khujand, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 20, 2021. Vendor at the Panjshanbe Bazaar in Khujand. Editorial Use Only

Panjakent, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 18, 2021. Craftsperson doing traditional needlework at the Historical Museum in Panjakent. Editorial Use Only

Khujand, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 20, 2021. Shoppers in the Panjshanbe Bazaar in Khujand. Editorial Use Only

Dushanbe, Tajikistan. August 12, 2021. The Mehrgon Market in Dushanbe. Editorial Use Only

Panjakent, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 18, 2021. Craftsperson doing traditional needlework at the Historical Museum in Panjakent. Editorial Use Only

Haft Kul, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 17, 2021. A woman with her two children in the mountains of Tajikistan. Editorial Use Only

Khujand, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 20, 2021. Fresh peppers for sale Bulk spices at the Panjshanbe Bazaar in Khujand. Editorial Use Only

Khujand, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 20, 2021. Woman selling sausages at the Panjshanbe Bazaar in Khujand. Editorial Use Only

Khujand, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 20, 2021. Woman at the Panjshanbe Bazaar in Khujand. Editorial Use Only

Panjakent, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 18, 2021. Craftsperson doing traditional needlework at the Historical Museum in Panjakent. Editorial Use Only

A peasant farmer gathers dried corn husks to burn as fuel on the kitchen stove which not only cooks the food and heats the water but also heats the house, Heilongjiang province, China, Asia

A Chinese family cooks on a stove fuelled by dried corn stalks and husks which not only cooks the food and heats the water but also heats the house, Heilongjiang province, China, Asia

Girl miss school to pan for gold in the mountains near Ankavandra, Madagascar

Group of women praying, in ISKCON temple, Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir,Vrindavan,Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India

Food market of Ambohimahasoa city, Madagascar

Girl miss school to pan for gold in the mountains near Ankavandra, Madagascar

Pilgrims praying, golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Woman making offering, in the ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Group of women praying, in ISKCON temple, Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir,Vrindavan,Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India

Humayun's tomb, Delhi, India

Portrait of a muslim girl, in Jama Masjid mosque, Delhi, India

pilgrims and sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Jama Masjid mosque, Delhi, India

Volunteers cleaning dishes, Each day eat 60,000 - 80,000 pilgrims in Golden Temple, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Concepcion Ramirez is the woman Tzutujil appears on coins of 25 cents of Guatemala. Woman in traditional dress as profiled on 25 cent coin Santiago Atitlan Guatemala Central America.

Morihisa Suzuki is putting the finishing touches at iron teapot or tetsubin, the only woman who has made teapots in the nearly 400 years of history that has molten iron crafts in Iwate, in Workshop of Morihisha Suzuki,craftsmen since 1625, nanbu tekki, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

street scene, in Dasaswamedh Ghat, Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Volunteers preparing broad beans for cooking, to do meals for the pilgrims who visit the Golden Temple, Each day, they serve free food for 60,000 - 80,000 pilgrims, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Morihisa Suzuki is reviewing the quality of work in a new iron teapot or tetsubin , the only woman who has made iron teapots in the nearly 400 years of history that has molten iron crafts in Iwate, in Workshop of Morihisha Suzuki,craftsmen since 1625, nanbu tekki, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

pilgrims and sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Morihisa Suzuki is putting the finishing touches at iron teapot or tetsubin, the only woman who has made teapots in the nearly 400 years of history that has molten iron crafts in Iwate, in Workshop of Morihisha Suzuki,craftsmen since 1625, nanbu tekki, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Pause Diabolo, a risk reduction center for drug users, in Lyon, France. A 19-year old woman living on the street comes to Pause Diabolo on the women only day.

Woman on a Swing with Mountain View and Sunlight over Lake Lugano in Morcote, Ticino in Switzerland.

Sign on a toilet door in a Bavarian guesthouse with the inscription Weiberleid, for women only, Tegernsee, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Banishanta is a peninsula, in the middle of the 20th century a large brothel was opened there, with about 1000 woman, today there are only about 100, they administer themselves and elect their head, Banishanta, Bangladesh, Asia

Banishanta is a peninsula, in the middle of the 20th century a large brothel was opened there, with about 1000 woman, today there are only about 100, they administer themselves and elect their head, Banishanta, Bangladesh, Asia

Banishanta is a peninsula, in the middle of the 20th century a large brothel was opened there, with about 1000 woman, today there are only about 100, they administer themselves and elect their head, Banishanta, Bangladesh, Asia

Banishanta is a peninsula, in the middle of the 20th century a large brothel was opened there, with about 1000 woman, today there are only about 100, they administer themselves and elect their head, Banishanta, Bangladesh, Asia

A Tajik woman holds a baby with kohl rimmed eyes, in the compound of an extended, traditional family in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province, September 25, 2002. The Tajik are one of the larger ethnic groups in Afghanistan, second only to the Pashtun people.

Cowgirl Herding Cattle Across River

A Pregnant Woman

Businesswoman Buried In Pile Of Paper

Symbol Of Christianity

A woman wearing a hijab with only her eyes showing, Locarno ticino switzerland

View through a door marked Staff Only to a commercial kitchen and two people working

Woman in swimming pool, St. John, US Virgin Islands

Woman looking at view, Bagan Archaeological Zone, Buddhist temples, Mandalay, Myanmar

Grand Galet waterfall, Langevin River, Saint-Joseph, Reunion Island, France

Forest and tea plantation, on the slopes of the Himalayas , Destruction of the forest, a woman harvests tea leaves, rural municipality of Maijogmai in Ilam, Nayabazar, Nepal

Fisherman on foot, harvesting shells, wearing a yoke with two buckets, Woman, Xiapu County, Fujiang Province, China

Woman on top of a mountain, view on Lake Wakatipu with city of Queenstown, Remarkables mountain range, South Island, New Zealand

Scuba diver with big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Planting a sage step by step: take the plant out of the pot.

Planting a sage step by step: Incision of a clod with a knife to help the recovery.

Planting a sage step by step: Incision of a clod with a knife to help the recovery.

Planting a sage step by step: mulching the stump with dead leaves against the winter cold.

Woman harvesting Fringed rue (Ruta chalepensis) for maceration

Planting a sage step by step: soil preparation.

Planting a conifer hedge. Planting an Italian cypress 'Stricta'.

Covering seeds with a rake, Permaculture sowing

Green manure sowing, Permaculture sowing

Researchers applying a mascara brush to the hairs of a Sowell's short-tailed bat (Carollia sowelli) to test methods to capture pollen that bats may carry as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

Repotting a bonsai olive tree in a pot, step by step. Removing the potting material.

Repotting a bonsai olive tree in a pot, step by step. Final watering.

Cow-girl on her horse in front of the a giant saguaro cactus. Tanque Verde ranch. Tucson. Arizona. USA.

Shiba Inu, female running after a ball thrown by a carer in a meadow, France

Fisherman on foot, harvesting shells, wearing a yoke with two buckets, Woman, Xiapu County, Fujiang Province, China

Planting a sage step by step: placement of the plant in its planting hole.

Creation of a passage in a garden. Step 3: lining with textile (mulch cloth).

The Hautes Combes, Snowshoeing, in the background: the Jura Mountains, Jura, France

Snowshoeing at La Dole, Jura sur Leman ski resort, Canton Vaud, Switzerland

Landscape of Svalbard in Norway, also known as Spitsbergen. This territory stretches from latitude 75 to 80 degrees to the pack ice a few hundred kilometers from the North Pole. Melting ice, premature global warming. Exploration boat in Madeleine Bay. Young explorer on deck.

Forest and tea plantation, on the slopes of the Himalayas , Destruction of the forest, a woman harvests tea leaves, rural municipality of Maijogmai in Ilam, Nayabazar, Nepal

Forest and tea plantation, on the slopes of the Himalayas , Destruction of the forest, a woman harvests tea leaves, rural municipality of Maijogmai in Ilam, Nayabazar, Nepal

The Monastery;Deir), Petra. Monumental building excavated and sculpted in stone in the ancient Jordanian city of Petra. Jordan.

Burmese schoolgirl in the south of the country in the city of Pa Han

Sowell's short-tailed bat (Carollia sowelli) caught as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

Researchers applying a mascara brush to the hairs of a Sowell's short-tailed bat (Carollia sowelli) to test methods to capture pollen that bats may carry as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

Fringe-lipped Bat (Trachops cirrhosus) in the hand of a scientist as part of a pollination study, tropical forest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

The Hautes Combes, Snowshoeing, Jura, France

Repotting a bonsai olive tree in a pot, step by step. Reducing the volume of the root ball with an old fork.