The day's selected thought spelled out in marigolds on the tomb of Mother Theresa, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

Selected wines from the past in the Wine tasting area in the cellars of Cricova, one of the largest wineries of the world, Moldova, Europe

Selected wines from the past in the Wine tasting area in the cellars of Cricova, one of the largest wineries of the world, Moldova, Europe

N month of november 7 days before full moon a sacred ceremony is held in various monasteries throughout himalayas by traditional healers known as amchis. They bring their precious herbs, minerals special animal glands to be blessed. A selected amount of herbs is placed in a copper vessel placed on monastery alter. 7 days amchis go through an elaborate potenization of these medicines through prayer other practices. Seen here is of amchis holding a dorje (sacred object used cutting through obscurations) which is lined from a vessel containing various herbs sitting on monastery alter to heart chakra. Chang tang nyee, ladakh, indi

Views of the famous Pike Street Market in downtown Seattle, Washington State, USA

Girl practicing calligraphy, one of the selected children in the Children's Palace, Pyongyang, North Korea, Asia

Selected children practicing calligraphy in the Children's Palace, Pyongyang, North Korea, Asia

Selected children performing in the Children's Palace, Pyongyang, North Korea, Asia

Selected children practicing calligraphy in the Children's Palace, Pyongyang, North Korea, Asia

At CRT Recycling in Brockton, Massachusetts, German Pantoja stands with TVs that he selected and are put in a sea container for shipment to Venezuela, where they will be repaired and sold as used TVs.

This Short Armed Sand Octopus (Amphioctopus arenicola) has selected a beer bottle to live in. They are normally found in a small hole on a sandy bottom, not far from a reef and is endemic, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

Railway Track Along The 'selektionsrampe', The Platform Where People Where Selected To Die In The Gas Chambers Immediately Or To Work To Death At The Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Oswiecim, Malopolska, Poland

View of the railway track along the 'Selektionsrampe', the platform where people where selected to die in the gas chambers immediately or to work to death from the main guard house (Gate of Death), Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Oswiecim, Malopolska, Poland

Watchtower along the 'Selektionsrampe', the platform where people where selected to die in the gas chambers immediately or to work to death at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Oswiecim, Malopolska, Poland

Switch on the railway track along the 'Selektionsrampe', the platform where people where selected to die in the gas chambers immediately or to work to death at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Oswiecim, Malopolska, Poland

A small artisan producer of specialist treats, sweets called wagashi. A chef presenting a tray of selected wagashi of different shapes and flavours, Japan