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.

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.

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.

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, Mediterranean Sea, Ile de Planier, Marseille, France

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

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

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

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

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

Antique city of Ephesus, Efes, Turkey, Western 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

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

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

Wrecking excavator at a demolition site

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

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 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

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

Vases, Agia Triada archaeological site, 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

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

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

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

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

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

Demolition of a house, large mechanical digger, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Historic home and place of worship of the Ancestral Puebloans, Cliff Palace, partial view, around 1200 AD, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA

Thitpok or Tetrameles (Tetrameles nudiflora), tree with its roots growing in the ruins of the Prasat Preah Khan temple complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Asia

High-rise apartment building with balconies and satellite dishes, satellite town of Chorweiler in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Vacant factory buildings, overgrown terrain, former Ausbesserungswerk repair shop of German Railways, vacant, closed in 2003, Duisburg-Wedau, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Ruins of St. Rule's church and cathedral, St. Andrews, Fife region, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Old ruin, Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland, Europe

Historic Inuit house from the Thule culture made out of whale bones, Resolute Bay, Cornwallis Island, Northwest Passage, Nunavut, Canada, Arctic

Historic remains of a Inuit house from the Thule culture, Resolute Bay, Cornwallis Island, Northwest Passage, Nunavut, Canada, Arctic

Art work at the Heidelberg Project, an outdoor public art project in a depressed neighborhood of Detroit created by artist Tyree Guyton, Detroit, Michigan, USA, America

Art work at the Heidelberg Project, an outdoor public art project in a depressed neighborhood of Detroit created by artist Tyree Guyton, Detroit, Michigan, USA, America

Tank Monument, commemorating the Lebanese Civil War 1975-1990, Beirut, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia

Tank Monument, commemorating the Lebanese Civil War 1975-1990, Beirut, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia

Archeology, antiquity, archaeological site, columns, walls and arches, early Christian basilica, Kourion, Episkopi near Limassol, Southern Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus, Mediterranean Sea, Europe

Archeology, antiquity, archaeological site, columns, walls and arches, early Christian basilica, Kourion, Episkopi near Limassol, Southern Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus, Mediterranean Sea, Europe

Archeology, antiquity, archaeological site, columns, walls and arches, early Christian basilica, Kourion, Episkopi near Limassol, Southern Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus, Mediterranean Sea, Europe

The ruins of Ouadane, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mauritania, northwestern Africa

Ruins of Falkenstein Castle between Neidingen and Thiergarten, one of the best preserved ruins in the Danube Valley, district of Sigmaringen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

View from Mt. Hoher Kasten over the Stauberenfirst, down to Lake Saemtisersee, on the right Mt. Alp Sigel with the autumnal Sigelwald forest, Mt. Saentis on the horizon, Canton Appenzell Inner-Rhodes, Switzerland, Europe

Aerial view, Schacht Westfalen mine in Heessen, demolition, Ahlen, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Old iron wagon wheel at Lee's Fort from 1880, Lee's Ferry, Arizona, USA

Abandoned shop in a condemned house, Bruckhausen district, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Lee's Fort from 1880, Lee's Ferry, Arizona, USA

House of Many Hands, about 1500 year old ruins of Native American Indians, Mystery Valley, Arizona, USA

Ancient Bacchus temple ruins at the archeological site of Baalbek, Unesco World Heritage Site, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Middle East, West Asia

Employees of the ADAC automobile club helping with car troubles, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Corfe castle ruin, located in Corfe Castle Village, Dorset, southern England, England, UK, Europe

Run-down prefabricated concrete housing blocks, Kaesong, North Korea, Asia

Byzantine grave tower at the archeological site of Al-Bara, Dead Cities, Syria, Middle East, West Asia

Phoenician tomb tower at the archeological site of Amrit near Tartus, Tartous, Syria, Middle East, West Asia

Condemned buildings in the historic district, painted with graffiti and an anti-Nazi slogan, alternative scene, Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

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

Propylon, Gate of all Nations, Achaemenid archeological site of Persepolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Persia, Iran, Asia

Baobab Alley, Grandidier's Baobab (Adansonia grandidieri), during magic hour, Morondava, Madagascar, Africa

Abandoned kiosk in a condemned house, Bruckhausen district, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

House of Many Hands, about 1500 years old remains of Native American Indians, Mystery Valley, Arizona, USA, North America

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

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

UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tibetan Buddhism, Swayambhunath Stupa, two eyes looking down, pair of eyes, Kathmandu, Nepal, Himalaya, Asia

Ruins in Paestum, Ceres Tempel at back, Italy, Europe

Wild Tiger (Panthera tigris) looking down from a tree in Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India, Asia

African Baobab tree (baobab), baobab-forest near Morondava on the west coast of Madagascar, Africa

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

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

High-rise apartments with balconies and a satellite dishes, satellite town of Chorweiler in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Bulk waste on the roadside, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Strasse, Bruckhausen district, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Facade of an apartment block with balconies, Yerevan, Armenia, Middle East

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

Crumbling adobe building in the historic town of Yazd, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Iran, Persia, Asia

Goats jumping down an embankment to ford the river, followed by a cloud of dust, Chitwan National Park, Nepal, Asia