A Japanese Jake seaplane, shot down during World War II, lies on the seafloor of Palau's lagoon. Many planes and dozens of large ships were sunk around Palau during the war.

A Japanese Jake seaplane, shot down during World War II, lies on the seafloor of Palau's lagoon. Many planes and dozens of large ships were sunk around Palau during the war.

An Abandoned car that was shot down in a Diamond Heist in 1934 within Aus Vista, Namibia, Africa

In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot taken from the air on a flight to Makhanga, which two months on, is still cut off by the floods when all rail and road connections were washed away, is looking down on the flood waters still sat on the flood plain, and the devastated farmland.

In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot taken from the air on a flight to Makhanga, which two months on, is still cut off by the floods when all rail and road connections were washed away, is looking down on the flood waters still sat on the flood plain.

Lake Isabella near Bakersfield, East of California's Central valley is at less than 13% capacity following the four year long devastating drought. The reservoir has dropped so low, that the water level is below the outflow pipe. This shot shows the boat launching jetty, that has been taken as far down the ramp as possible, and is still nowhere near the water level.

The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows solar panels that focus the suns rays on heat exchangers to boil oil, which is then sent down to the kitchens below to heat the cookers.

Freediver and WWII plane wreck. Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific Ocean. More info: This is the tail of a Japanese bomber shot down over Yap during the summer of 1944 by U.S. planes.

Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup portrait head shot with eyes open, taken on rocky beach in the west coast of Scotland with rain coming down. Mull of Kintyre near Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK

Remains of propeller and engine from wing of Blenheim Bomber , shot down during WWII, Malta, Maltese Islands, Mediterranean

The Orion Nebula complex consisting of M42, M43 and the reflection nebula area known as the Running Man Nebula, NGC 1973-5-7. NGC 1981 is the blue star cluster at top north edge. North is up, though in the sky from Australia where this was shot the object appeared upside down compared to this northern-centric view.

Messerschmidt 109 and scuba diver, Mediterranean Sea, Ile de Planier, Marseille, France

Messerschmidt 109, Mediterranean Sea, Ile de Planier, Marseille, France

Steps down the cliffs of Jons Kapel near Hasle, Bornholm, Denmark, Europe

Woman pressing cow dung to dry on the wall of a house, Shibpur district, Howrah, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

Punic market, Leptis Magna, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Fruit Bat or Flying Fox (Pteropus medius) resting by hanging upside down on a branch

Antique city of Ephesus, Efes, Turkey, Western Asia

Tiger lying down, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni), hanging upside down in a tree, La Fortuna, Costa Rica, Central America

Egyptian Fruit Bat or Egyptian Rousette (Rousettus aegyptiacus) with juvenile, native to Africa and the Arabian peninsula, in captivity, Germany, Europe

Ruins of the ancient theatre of Leptis Magna, Libya, North Africa

Inca ruins of Machu Picchu in the Andes, with fog, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Urubamba Valley, near Cusco, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Fruit Bat or Flying Fox (Pteropus medius) resting by hanging upside down on a branch

Ruins of Greco-Roman architecture, Paestum, Province of Salerno, Campania, Southern Italy

Antique city of Ephesus, Efes, Turkey, Western Asia

Antique city of Ephesus, Efes, Turkey, Western Asia

Camel guide and tourists in the ruins of the Palmyra archeological site, Tadmur, Syria, Asia

Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni), hanging upside down in a tree, La Fortuna, Costa Rica, Central America

Beluga, White whale (Delphinapterus leucas), White Sea, Karelia, north Russia, Arctic

Inca ruins of Machu Picchu in the Andes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Urubamba Valley, near Cusco, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Egyptian Fruit Bat or Egyptian Rousette (Rousettus aegyptiacus) with juvenile, native to Africa and the Arabian peninsula, in captivity, Germany, Europe

Temple of Vespasiam, Santi Luca e Martina, Arch of Septimius Severus, Temple of Saturn, Roman Forum, Rome, Latium, Italy, Europe

For Sale sign - "Se Vende" - in the spa town of Monchique, Algarve, Portugal

Fishing hut, Armacao de Pera, Algarve, Portugal

Memorial by Ivan Meoetrovic in honor of Marko Marulic in Split, Split, Croatia, Europe

View over the roofs, rooftops of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain

View from the Torre dei Lamberti down onto the city and the cathedral, Verona, Venice, Italy, Europe

Construction site - Palast der Republik building in East Berlin, former GDR, the Berlin Cathedral (left) and telecommunications tower in the background, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Construction site - Palast der Republik building in East Berlin, former GDR, and the Berlin Cathedral (left), Berlin, Germany, Europe

Temple of Apollo in front of the snow-capped Mount Vesuvius Volcano, Pompeii, Italy, Europe

Agia Triada Church at back, Kerameikos Cemetery, Athens, Greece

Wrecking excavator at a demolition site

Agia Triada Church at back and view of Kerameikos Cemetery, Athens, Greece

Graffiti on a house, St. Pauli district, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Graffiti on a house, St. Pauli district, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Fallen tree on the side of a road, damage after a storm in Hesse, Germany

Tourist sitting in front of the ruins at Asklepieion (healing temple), Kos, Dodekanes, Greece, Europe

Town Church and castle ruins, Laufenburg, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, Europe

Tikal, Mayan ruins, view from Temple II toward Temple I, Temple of the Giant Jaguar, and the Gran Plaza, Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala, Central America

Machu Picchu, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Avenue of the Baobabs Grandidier's Baobab (Adansonia Grandidieri), with ox-cart, Morondava, Madagascar, Africa

Avenue of the Beobabs Grandidier's Baobab, (Adansonia Grandidieri), with ox-cart, Morondava, Madagascar, Africa

Avenue of the Baobabs Grandidier's Baobab, (Adansonia Grandidieri), with ox-cart, Morondava, Madagascar, Africa

Avenue of the Baobabs Grandidier's Baobab, (Adansonia Grandidieri), with ox-cart, Morondava, Madagascar, Africa

The wreck of a shot down military plane of World War 2, Palau, Micronesia

The wreck of a shot down military plane of World War 2, Palau, Micronesia

Machu Picchu, ancient Inca town, Incan ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

After tropical rains, Kaieteur Waterfalls, Potaro National Park, Guyana, South America

Ruins of Tulor, an ancient Atacamenos village, San Pedro de Atacama, Region de Antofagasta, Chile, South America

Gateway to antiquity, giant door or Portara of the Temple of Apollo at the town of Naxos, Cyclades Island Group, Greece, Europe

Ruins of Tulor, an ancient Atacamenos village, San Pedro de Atacama, Region de Antofagasta, Chile, South America

Steps, Phaistos Palace ruins from the Minoan period, Crete, Greece, Europe

Ruins of Tulor, an ancient Atacamenos village, San Pedro de Atacama, Region de Antofagasta, Chile, South America

Vases, Agia Triada archaeological site, Crete, Greece, Europe

Assembly room ruins dating to the fifth century BC (Doric period) in Lato, Crete, Greece, Europe

Ruins dating to the fifth century BC (Doric period), Lato, Crete, Greece, Europe

Gateway to antiquity, giant door or Portara of the Temple of Apollo at the town of Naxos, Cyclades Island Group, Greece, Europe

Gateway to antiquity, giant door or Portara of the Temple of Apollo at the town of Naxos, Cyclades Island Group, Greece, Europe

Column of Phocas and the Arch of Septimius Severus, Forum Romanum, Rome, Italy, Europe

Pukara de Quitor, originally an Atacamenos fortress later taken over by the Incas, San Pedro de Atacama, Region de Antofagasta, Chile, South America

Gateway to antiquity, giant door or Portara of the Temple of Apollo at the town of Naxos, Cyclades Island Group, Greece, Europe

Stairway leading down to a white Greek church with a blue dome and a bell tower at sunset, Firostefani, Santorini, Cyclades, Greece, Europe

Temple for the god Amun, Naga, Sudan, Africa

Wall mural depicting Saddam Hussein shooting an arrow from a bow while riding down a lion from a Roman war chariot, painting since destroyed, Mosul, Iraq, Middle East

Lion Temple featuring etchings of the Lion-god Apedemak, Naga, Sudan, Africa

Roman kiosk, Naga, Sudan, Africa

Urquhart Castle, famous castle ruins on Loch Ness, Scotland, Great Britain, Europe

Urquhart Castle, famous castle ruins on Loch Ness, Scotland, Great Britain, Europe

Large logs, southern Palatinate region, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Danza de Arcos, Dance Beneath the Arches, fishermen and locals with down syndrome at the Fiesta del Virgen del Carmen, held on July 15 every year in Camarinas, La Coruna, Galicia, Spain, Europe

Urquhart Castle, famous castle ruins on Loch Ness, Scotland, Great Britain, Europe

During a training session for workers dealing with toxic chemical spills, participants in protective suits walk down the street, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Cluster of old stupas decaying artistically, Indein, Inle Lake, Shan State, Burma, Myanmar, Southeast Asia

Archaeological site of Knossos, Crete, Greece, Europe

Vishnu lying down, mural, Ettumanur Temple, Kerala, South India, Asia

Saranda Kolones fortress, archway, archeology, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kato, Paphos, Pafos, Cyprus, Europe

Blue stairs towards the water, Caribbean Sea, near Guarame, Isla de Margarita, The Caribbean, Venezuela, South America

Corrugated roof made of plastic, brown colouring caused by factory fumes, pollution, factory parking place in the industrial area, Rhine Harbour Krefeld-Uerdingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Skyline of Vancouver Down town, evening light, False Creek, British Columbia, Granville Street Bridge, Canada, North America

A group of skiers looking down the ski slope at Mont du Vallon, Meribel, skiing area Trois Vallees, France, Europe

Plunmmeting German Federal eagle in front of the German national colors, symbolic of recession

Aerial photo, outdoor pool, Suedpol outdoors swimming pool, Herne, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Large graffitit on an old, abandoned building, writing, crocodile, face, Bristol, England, Great Britain, Europe

Large fig tree (Ficus altissima), Ta Som, Angkor, Cambodia, Asia

Coast, old pier, evening mood, Seward, Alaska, USA

Temple of Baal Shamin in the ruins of the Palmyra archeological site, Tadmur, Syria, Asia

View over a ski hut on Fagernes-Fjellet Mountain down to Narvik and over Ofotfjord, Narvik, Norway, Europe

Meander of the Seine river and Galliard Castle, Chateau-Gaillard, Les Andelys, Seine valley, Normandy, France, Europe

Kelso Abbey at dusk, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe