Morning exercise against the background of Lujiazui Finance and Trade zone, with Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai, China, Asia

Masked Bhutanese dancers, Bhutan

Rice farming, Sri Lanka, Asia

Women and children gathering dung for their cooking fires, near Khimsar, Rajasthan, India

Women and children gathering dung for their cooking fires, near Khimsar, Rajasthan, India

Village life, Deogarh, Rajasthan, India

Collecting firewood, Dhariyawad, Rajasthan, India

Village life, Dhariyawad, Rajasthan, India

Snack food stall and stall holder, Dhariyawad, Rajasthan State, India

Men playing Chinese chess, Shanghai, China

Town Hall Square, Tartu, Estonia

Temple of the Golden Buddha, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

Women at the Lakshmi Puja Festival celebrating Lakshmi, the Hindu Goddess of Wealth and Beauty, India

The Ganges (Ganga) River waterfront, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh, India

A deserted church in Goa, India

Street side restaurant, Bangkok, Thailand

Traditional Kalbalia Dance Troupe, Rajasthan, India

Girl with a python, part of a traditional Kalbalia dance troupe, Rajasthan, India

Traditional Kalbali Dance Troupe with musicians, Rajasthan, India

Group portrait of masked actors in the Ramlilla, the stage play of the Hindu Epic the Ramayana, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Tibetan women pray at Harvest Festival, Tongren Area, Qinghai Province, China

Sumo wrestlers competing, Grand Taikai Sumo Wrestling Tournament, Kokugikan Hall Stadium, Ryogoku district, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Tourists in inflatable cruising past icebergs, Antarctica

Day of the Dead, Acatlan, Mexico, Central America

Mahoot and boys on decorated elephants at a roadside festival, Kerala State, India, Asia

Wrestling at the tournament, Naadam Festival, Ulaan Baatar (Ulan Bator), Mongolia, Asia

People in costumes at the Naadam Festival, Ulaan Baatar (Ulan Bator), Mongolia, Asia

Harvesting tea, hill country, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, Asia

Harvesting tea, hill country, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, Asia

Stilt fishermen at Welligama, south coast, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean, Asia

The Dutch fort, Galle, Sri Lanka, Asia

Embera Indians dancing, Chagres National Park, Panama, Central America

Embera Indian musicians, Chagres National Park, Panama, Central America

Portrait of an Embera Indian girl, Chagres National Park, Panama, Central America

The Castro district, a favorite area for the gay community, San Francisco, California, USA

Playa de ses Illetes, beach, Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain

Market, St. Paul, Reunion Island, Indian Ocean

Old street musicians, Trinidad, Cuba, Caribbean, Central America

Masked Dogon dancers, Sangha, Mali, Africa

Women painting a Mandana on the ground, Village near Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

People wearing masked carnival costumes, San Giorgio in the background, Venice Carnival, Venice, Veneto, Italy

People wearing masked carnival costumes, Venice Carnival, Venice, Veneto, Italy

People wearing masked carnival costumes, Venice Carnival, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Hmong girls, Luang Prabang, Laos, Asia

Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Horse drawn sleigh at ski resort, Arosa, Graubunden region, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Nomads' encampment, Orkhon Valley, Ovorkhangai, Mongolia

A group of Tobas performing the Devil Dance - La Diablada, during the carnival, Oruro, Bolivia, South America

A bedouin (bedu) camp, Wadi Rum, Jordan, Middle East

Women in conical hats counting money at the fish market by the Thu Bon River in Hoi An, south of Danang, Vietnam, Indochina, Asia

Buddhist people throwing flour into the air, symbolising the Buddha's wisdom, during the Losar (Tibetan New Year), Bodhnath, Katmandu, Nepal

Elephant carrying tourists on its back in the Reu river. Royal Chitwan National Park, the Terai, Nepal

Peasant women carrying harvest in woven baskets in mustard fields, Sauhara. Royal Chitwan National Park, the Terai, Nepal

Tenth century stone pagoda in Kaiyuan Temple, Quanzhou, Fujian, China

Village green cricket, Tilford, Surrey, England, UK

Young nuns with begging bowls, Mandalay, Myanmar, Asia

Meharistes (camel riders) Tataouine Oasis, Tunisia, North Africa

Bedouin wedding, Tataouine Oasis, Tunisia, North Africa

Traditional berber wedding, Douz Oasis, Tunisia, North Africa

Traditional berber wedding, Tataouine Oasis, Tunisia, North Africa

Abu Al-Fadhil-al-Abbas mosque, Kerbala, Iraq, Middle East

Al Kadhimain Mosque, 1515, Baghdad, Iraq, Middle East

Tourists on elephant back sighting rhino, Chitwan National Park, Nepal

Commune group brought to bow to Great Leader on Grand Monument, Pyongyang, North Korea, Asia

Children riding water buffaloes, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Asia

Pompeii, Mt. Vesuvius behind, Campania, Italy, Europe

Girls depositing rice tax, Government rice depot near Thaton, Myanmar, Asia

Camel trek in Sahara dunes near Merzouga, Morocco, North Africa

Bar at sunset, Antigua, Caribbean, West Indies

Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

Waimea Bay Beach Park, a popular surfing spot on Oahu's North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, USA

Galleria Umberto I, Naples, Campania, Italy

St. James Beach, Barbados, Caribbean, West Indies

Fairground ride, Pwlleli, Gwynedd, Wales, UK

Palio banquet for members of the Onda (Wave) contrada, Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Samburu men jumping whilst dancing, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Fresco of Jesse's Tree, Old and New Testament figures, Moldovita Monastery Church, 1537, Moldavia, Romania

Line of Buddhist monks with begging bowls, Shwedagon (Shwe Dagon) Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Floating market, Thailand, Asia

Karatsu Okunchi Festival, children in festival robes, Karatsu, Kyushu, Japan

Musicians in festival robes, Karatsu Okunchi Festival, Karatsu, Kyushu, Japan

The Church of Virgin de los Dolores and flower stall, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Central America

Men carry a huge wooden float of Christ over coloured sawdust carpet during the Easter procession in Antigua, Guatemala, Central America

Standing Buddha statue, Aukana, near Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, Asia

Confucian ceremony, Chonghyo Shrine, Seoul, South Korea, Korea, Asia

Rice sellers, Cambodia, Indochina, Asia

Stilt dancers, New Year celebrations, China, Asia

Group of 'Long necked' Padaung tribe villages, Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand, Asia

Commuters rushing across St. Mark's Square at sunrise after alighting from ferry with San Giorgio Maggiore in background. Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Cement plant workers, Gujarat state, India, Asia

Tourists on adventure cruise, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Tourists on adventure cruise, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Tourists ascending recent volcanic cone, Penguin Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Group of three Flower Hmong women in traditional dress, south of Sapa, North Vietnam, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Portrait of a woman of the T'Boli tribe in traditional dress, an ethnic group, South Cotabato, island of Mindanao, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Meke performer in welcome ceremony, Fiji, South Pacific islands, Pacific

Bridge climb participants in silhouette, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Group of Sibi men, veiled women and children, Baluchistan, Pakistan, Asia

Street scene, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Asia

People playing altinha (football) on Ipanema beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America