Local woman in colourful traditional dress cooks breakfast over an open fire, Chumbe Community, Lamay, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

A woman fans the open fire as she makes coffee in a traditional Ethiopian coffee pot, Ethiopia, Africa

Candle and Bible, with woman praying in the background, Saint Nicolas de Veroce, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Bible, candle and angel statuette, Switzerland, Europe

Woman cooking at Kidang Mas Batik House, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Boiling water pot over an open fire on a campsite and tipi on Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka, Russia, Eurasia

Local man cooking sausages on open flame at one of the food stalls in the Djemaa el Fna, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

This is the Belt of Orion with its three blue stars across the top of the frame (L to R: Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka), with the iconic Horsehead Nebula (aka B33) below Alnitak, with the dark Horsehead set against the bright nebula IC 434, aka Orion's Dagger. The pinkish nebula above Alnitak is NGC 2024, the Flame Nebula. The small blue reflection nebula left of the Horsehead is NGC 2023, with smaller IC 435 to the left of it. The field is filled with the large open cluster Collinder 70. The multiple star at bottom left of centre is Sigma Orionis. Many other smaller bits of reflection nebulas populate the field in and around the Belt.

The Belt and Sword region of Orion, with the Orion Nebula, Messiesr 42 and 43, at bottom. Below the left star of the Belt, Alnitak, is the famous Horsehead Nebula, while above it is NGC 2024, aka the Flame Nebula. At very top left is Messier 78, while part of Barnard's Loop arc across the field at left. The field is filled with other faint red emission and blue reflection nebulas. The large loose open cluster Collinder 70 surrounds the middle star of the Belt, Alnilam.

Grilling Espetada beef skewer kebabs over an open fire at a religiois festival, Ponta Delgada, Madeira, Portugal

Fisherman frying mussels over an open fire, Hotel Areias do Seixo, Povoa de Penafirme, A-dos-Cunhados, Costa de Prata, Portugal

Young man reading in front of open fireplace

Kettle in an open fireplace in a historical cottage in the Grampians, Scotland, Great Britain, Europe

Wood fire, blazing, red hot logs, large flames

Indians preparing game on green bamboo sticks, typical Indian preparation, the meat is cooked over an open fire, Amazonia, Brazil, South America

Boiling water pot over an open fire, Kamchatka, Russia, Europe

Woman from the Lahu people, hill tribe, ethnic minority, cooking on an open fire in a kitchen made of bamboo, Mae Hong Son Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

A woman cooking on open fire, Alappuzha, Kerala, India, Asia

Spit-roasted mutton cooking on open fire, typical and traditional speciality in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia, Ushuaia, Argentina, South America

Whole lamb asado, barbecuing on iron cross spit next to open fire in Altea La Vella, Alicante, Spain, Europe

Mitla, Oaxaca, Mexico, Central America, Tortillas are baked on an open fire, a hand turns the tortillas, Central America

Whole lamb asado, barbecuing on iron cross spit next to open fire in Altea La Vella, Alicante, Spain, Europe

Whole lamb asado, barbecuing on iron cross spit next to open fire in Altea La Vella, Alicante, Spain, Europe

Open fire, fireplace

Meat skewers, open fire kebabs, Agadez, Niger, Africa

Wood fire in an open fire-place

Sparks from an open air fire

Open fire, fireplace

Atesgah, Ateschgah Fire Temple of the Zoroastrians, Abseron Peninsula, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Middle East

Open fire in an old kitchen

Open fire in an old kitchen

Salmon cooks in the native people style over an open flame.

Young Boy Toasting Marshmallows On An Open Fire In A Backyard, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

Bacon Skewers Cooking Over A Flame On A Grill, Ontario, Canada

The Blue Duck lodge located in the Whanganui National Park is a working cattle farm with a focus on conservation. Local meat is cooked over an open fire; Retaruke, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Apple Slices Being Cooked In A Frying Pan On A Grill Over An Open Flame, Ontario, Canada

Paella on open fire stove, Valencia, Spain