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

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

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

Khujand, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 20, 2021. Interior view of the Panjshanbe Bazaar in Khujand. 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 weaving at the Historical Museum in Panjakent. Editorial Use Only

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Khujand, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 20, 2021. Woman 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

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

Food market of Ambohimahasoa city, Madagascar

Widows begging, widow holds the container that widows usually carry to keep the food that they obtain begging, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

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

Portrait of widow, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Widows praying in an Balaji ashram, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Widows praying in a Bhajan ashram, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Hands of widow , Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Widows praying in a Bhajan ashram, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Firewood stand, food market, Fianarantsoa city, Madagascar

Widows begging, Vrindavan, Mathura district, 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

Street scene, in Kasbah of the Udayas, Rabat. Morocco

Widows on line for collecting their daily food ration offered by an ashram in compensation for their prayers , Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Humayun's tomb, Delhi, India

Jankee, a young Widow, she is rebellious and does not obey the rules of tradition, and she wears colorful clothes, has long hair and paints her nails, she collaborates with sos mujer, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Widow begging, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Widows praying in a Bhajan ashram, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Portrait of widow, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

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

Widows begging, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Widow sleeping in the street,homless, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Window washing clothes on the street, facing the room where resides, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Hikers and signaling in Torres Sector, Torres del Paine national park, Patagonia, Chile

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

Jama Masjid mosque, Delhi, India

widows begging, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

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

Widow cleaning her ashram, Vrindavan, Mathura district, 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.

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

Pilgrims praying, golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Onions stand, food market, Fianarantsoa city, Madagascar

Widow sleeping in the street,homless, Vrindavan, Mathura district, 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

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

Pilgrims making a ritual offering, and praying, ghats in Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Widows begging, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Tea harvest in Sahambavy, near Fianarantsoa city, Madagascar

Widows praying in a Bhajan ashram, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Widows praying in a Bhajan ashram, Vrindavan, Mathura district, 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

Widows praying in a Bhajan ashram, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Mrs Mohini Giri, Chairperson in India of The NGO Guild for Service, and her assistant Lopamudra, Delhi, India

Mrs Parvathy (widow), in Ma Dham ashram for Widows of the NGO Guild for Service,the NGO proposes widows to wear colorful clothes, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Widow sleeping in the street,homless, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Group of Widows, in Ma Dham ashram for Widows of the NGO Guild for Service, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Followers of the Christian sect of Fifohazana, sunday mass, Soatanana village, Madagascar

Widows praying in a Bhajan ashram, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Portrait of widow, Vrindavan, Mathura district, 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

Widows praying in an Balaji ashram, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Group of widows begging, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Widows praying in an Balaji ashram, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Followers of the Christian sect of Fifohazana, sunday mass, Soatanana village, Madagascar

Widows working in the orchard, in Ma Dham ashram for Widows of the NGO Guild for Service, Vrindavan, Mathura district, 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

Widows practising Yoga, in Ma Dham ashram for Widows of the NGO Guild for Service, the NGO proposes at widows to wear colorful clothes, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Portrait of Widow, in Ma Dham ashram for Widows of the NGO Guild for Service, the NGO proposes at widows to wear colorful clothes, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Widows sleeping, in Ma Dham ashram for Widows of the NGO Guild for Service, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

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

Pilgrims making a ritual offering and praying, ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

hands of Mrs Kambeti (widow), in Ma Dham ashram for Widows of the NGO Guild for Service, the NGO proposes at widows to wear colorful clothes, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Widows praying in an ashram, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Portrait of Widow, in Ma Dham ashram for Widows of the NGO Guild for Service, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

People washing clothes in the river of Ilakaka village, Madagascar

widows begging, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

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.