Newly Ajhrak (indigo) block printed lengths of fabric laid out in the sun to dry, Bagru, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Muslim dye master immersing block printed cotton fabric in hot indigo solution for dyeing, Bhuj district, Gujarat, India, Asia

Bolts of cotton fabric, screen printed with indigo, drying in the desert sun, Bagru, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Washed bolts of cotton fabric hanging to dry on bamboo structure before being hand block printed, Bagru, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Muslim man showing hand block printed fabric using natural dye made from plants and roots, Bhuj district, Gujarat, India, Asia

Man on top of bamboo structure hanging washed bolts of cotton fabric to dry before being hand block printed, Bagru, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Cotton fabric being prepared on the printing table for screen printing, printed bolts hanging above to dry, Bagru, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Women laying newly printed dupattas out to dry in the street, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Detail of contemporary block-printed fabric, designed by Toy & Joy Singh, private residence, Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Vendors with printed cotton fabrics, Pago Pago, U.S. Samoa, Pacific Islands, Pacific

Shop selling cashmere and silk fabrics and textiles at Maharani Art Exports in Katala Bazar, Jodhpur Old Town, Rajasthan, India

Detail of contemporary hand-block printed Jaipur fabric used as curtaining, Samode Palace, Samode, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Contemporary block-printed fabric, designed by Toy & Joy Singh, covered verandah, private residence, Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Contemporary block-printed fabric, designed by Toy and Joy Singh, on covered verandah of private residence, Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedneted floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of alnd, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows a mother and child in Chiteskesa refugee camp, near Mulanje.

Workers, Sanganer dyeing centre near Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Printed and dyed fabrics, Sanganer dyeing centre near Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Souvenir, Route 66, Seligman, Arizona, USA, North America

Copper Block Stamp, Called Cap In Hot Wax To Be Applied On A Fabric In The Production Of Printed Batik At Gunawan Setiawan Batik Shop, Kampung Kauman, Surakarta (Solo), Central Java, Indonesia

Copper Block Stamps, Called Cap Used In The Production Of Printed Batik At Gunawan Setiawan Batik Shop, Kampung Kauman, Surakarta (Solo), Central Java, Indonesia

Local dyed and printed fabrics for sale in market, Dakar, Senegal, Africa

Fabric trader holding up printed cotton, Asia