Adult dovekie (Alle alle alle) breeding area on the island of Bolscheoya in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

A mother carrying her child and queuing for food handouts withother women at Mother Teresa's Mission in Calcutta, India

Indonesia, Bali, Princely Cremation On Kuta Beach, Women Preparing Their Relatives Remains To Be Burnt

The white flipper band of a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) is visible through the greenish water. This distinctive feature is characteristic of Minke whales of the northern hemisphere and the most obvious difference to their relatives in the Antarctic. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) arching its back to dive just as its giant relatives do. However, these small cetaceans donÃŒt dive as deep. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada (RR)

Soldier and relatives at picnic

arbore tribe in Ethiopia

Afghan family has fled Narkh district to maidan (capital of Wardak province) due to fighting between taliban and Hesb-i-islami.

Dasanesh tribe in Ethiopia

Afghan family living as displaced people in a slum in kabul

Afghan family living as displaced people in a slum in kabul

Like their relatives the honey bees, bumble bees feed on nectar and gather pollen to feed their young

Afghan family has fled Narkh district to maidan (capital of Wardak province) due to fighting between taliban and Hesb-i-islami.

memorial of MH 17 crash at schiphol airport (17 juli 2014)

memorial of MH 17 crash at schiphol airport (17 juli 2014)

Four generations in one house, Burma, Myanmar

Portrait grandfather holding child, hill tribe, Burma, Myanmar

Family walking relaxed in a flower meadow

Family standing relaxed in a flower meadow

Family walking relaxed in a flower meadow

Family standing relaxed in a flower meadow

Grandparents and their grandchildren, AIDS orphans, looking at photographs, Cameroon, Africa

Father holding his HIV-infected infant on his lap, Cameroon, Africa

HIV-infected mother and her child in the living room, Cameroon, Africa

Druze village of Majdal Shams, middle left the "Shouting Hill" from where the people from the Syrian side shout over to their relatives in the Israeli-occupied village, Golan Heights, Mount Hermon, Israel, Syria, Middle East, Southwest Asia

View from above of happy large family with many children celebrating Christmas or New Year eve together at cozy warm home, gathering around festive holiday table with delicious traditional xmas food

Family walking relaxed in a flower meadow

Portrait of Mozart's mother, Mozarthouse St. Gilgen by the Wolfgangsee, birth house of Mozart's mother, Salzburg, Austria

Historic wall painting in the ancestor hall in Castle Burg, Solingen, Bergisches Land, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany

Historic wall painting in the ancestor hall in Castle Burg, Solingen, Bergisches Land, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany

Historic wall painting in the ancestor hall in Castle Burg, Solingen, Bergisches Land, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany

Man and child sitting on the malecon at sunset, Cienfuegos, Cuba, Americas

Farmers ploughing field with oxen, Cabanaconde, Chivay, Arequipa, Peru

Farmers ploughing field with oxen, Cabanaconde, Chivay, Arequipa, Peru

Rear view of a woman carrying her baby on her back, Luang Prabang, Laos

Portrait of a girl with a boy, Taquile Island, Lake Titicaca, Puno, Peru

Close-up of a boy hugging his mother

Father and his daughter standing in the water at the beach

Side profile of a boy and his mother playing

Father and his daughter playing in the water at the beach

Rear view of a family on a bench, Biarritz, Basque Country, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France

Front view of a couple holding their baby girl, Bermuda

Rear view of a man and his daughter sitting on the edge of a pier

Side profile of a girl riding piggyback on her father

Rear view of a man carrying his daughter on shoulders, Sorrento, Sorrentine Peninsula, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Survivors look for any signs of relatives and friends May 17 in Beichuan, China. The death toll in China's worst earthquake in 30 years could top 80, 000 according to the government.

Father And Two Children

Young Woman Climbing With Daughter (Age 7) Up Granite Cliff At Stone Hills Near Rexford, Montana, Usa

Young Woman Climbing With Daughter (Age 7) Up Granite Cliff At Stone Hills Near Rexford, Montana, Usa

Young Woman Climbing With Daughter (Age 7) Up Granite Cliff At Stone Hills Near Rexford, Montana, Usa

Young Woman Climbing With Daughter (Age 7) Up Granite Cliff At Stone Hills Near Rexford, Montana, Usa

Mid-Aged Man Helping Daughter Tie Climbing Rope At Base Of Cliff, Near Rexford, Montana, Usa

Mid-Age Man Climbing With Daughter (Age 5) Up Granite Cliff At Stone Hills Near Rexford, Montana, Usa

Young Family Canoeing On Loon Lake In The East Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada

Young Woman Climbing With Daughter (Age 7) Up Granite Cliff At Stone Hills Near Rexford, Montana, Usa

Mother And Daughter Enjoy View At Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta Canada

Mother And Children Enjoy View At Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta Canada

Young Girl (Age 7) Preparing To Climb While Father Belays At Stone Hills Near Rexford, Montana, Usa

Young Girl (Age 7) Preparing To Climb While Father Belays At Stone Hills Near Rexford, Montana, Usa

Father And Child On The Beach

Mother And Children Enjoy View At Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta Canada

Family In A Car

Girl dressed in a Halloween costume for the celebration of Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead at the new Erongaricuaro cemetery. People decorate the graves of their loved ones with offerings of flowers, particularly marigolds (cempoalxochitl or zempasuchil), bread of the dead (pan de muerto), candles, the deceased's favourite food, drinks and personal belongings to guide their spirits home. Families celebrate their late relatives by the tombs on November 2, All Souls Day., Michoacun, Mexico

Woman arranging candles on a grave during the celebration of Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead at the San Pedro Cucuchucho cemetery. People decorate the graves of their loved ones with offerings of flowers, particularly marigolds (cempoalxochitl or zempasuchil), bread of the dead (pan de muerto), candles, the deceased's favourite food, drinks and personal belongings to guide their spirits home. Families celebrate their late relatives by the tombs all night from November 1, All Saints Day to November 2, All Souls Day., Michoacun, Mexico

Woman by a grave during the celebration of Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead at the San Jeronimo Purenchecuaro cemetery. People decorate the graves of their loved ones with offerings of flowers, particularly marigolds (cempoalxochitl or zempasuchil), bread of the dead (pan de muerto), candles, the deceased's favourite food, drinks and personal belongings to guide their spirits home. Families celebrate their late relatives by the tombs on November 2, All Souls Day., Michoacun, Mexico

Boy by his mother's grave during the celebration of Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead at the San Pedro Cucuchucho cemetery. People decorate the graves of their loved ones with offerings of flowers, particularly marigolds (cempoalxochitl or zempasuchil), bread of the dead (pan de muerto), candles, the deceased's favourite food, drinks and personal belongings to guide their spirits home. Families celebrate their late relatives by the tombs all night from November 1, All Saints Day to November 2, All Souls Day., Michoacun, Mexico

Celebration of Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead at the San Andrus Tzirondaro cemetery. People decorate the graves of their loved ones with offerings of flowers, particularly marigolds (cempoalxochitl or zempasuchil), bread of the dead (pan de muerto), candles, the deceased's favourite food, drinks and personal belongings to guide their spirits home. Families celebrate their late relatives by the tombs on November 2, All Souls Day., Michoacun, Mexico

China, Jiangsu, Qidong, Qingming Festival when Chinese people honour their ancestors and deceased family members by visiting their graves or burial grounds to make offerings of fake bank notes and gold ingots which are then burned As the burning of offerings in not allowed inside most cemetries for safety reasons they are burned in the gutter outside.

Boy and girl in Halloween costumes

Mother and son carving pumpkin

Mother and son carving pumpkins