Traditional fishing boats, Essaouira, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Changing of the guard, Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Colourful beach huts, Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Colourful beach huts, Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Aerial view of residential housing estate in Pudong area of Shanghai, China, Asia

Symbol similar to swastika in garden of Buddhist temple Puu Jih Shih, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thrombolites, a variey of microbialite or living rock that produce oxygen and deposit calcium carbonate, similar to some of the earliest fossil forms of life found on Earth, Lake Clifton, Yalgorup National Park, Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Three swallows perching, bird on the wire, in County Clare, West of Ireland

New build houses new development in County Cork, Ireland. EU funds led to 'Celtic tiger' investment in the Republic

Gambian women smartly dressed while atttending an Independence Day reception at the State House in Banjul, The Gambia, West Africa.

BYD logo, car manufacturers (similar in appearance to BMW logo), Xian, China

Thrombolites, a variey of microbialite or living rock that produce oxygen and deposit calcium carbonate, similar to some of the earliest fossil forms of life found on Earth, Lake Clifton, Yalgorup National Park, Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Thrombolites, a variey of microbialite or living rock that produce oxygen and deposit calcium carbonate, similar to some of the earliest fossil forms of life found on Earth, Lake Clifton, Yalgorup National Park, Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Newly built holiday homes at Liscannor in County Clare, West Coast of Ireland

Married identical twins, White Palace, the last Shah's Summer Palace, Sa'ad Abad, Tehran, Iran, Middle East

Monks offer butter lamps. Bodgaya, india. Monks offer butter lamps in front of mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Monks offer butter lamps prayer, kalachakra initiation, bodhgaya. India. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Monks offer butter lamps. Bodgaya, india. Monks offer butter lamps in front of mahabodhi temple marks site of buddhas enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Budhist lamas in prayer, bodhgaya, india. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Monks offer butter lamps. Kalachakra initiation, bodhgaya. India. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddhas enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Star fish (Leptasterias muelleri) Small starfish, very similar to common starfish, but more vivid colours, Isle of Man, UK.

Flying Squid Species in mid-air, roughly 100 nm North of Tristan Da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean. Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish.

Flying Squid Species in mid-air (Ommastrephes bartramii). Extremely rare unusual image. South Atlantic Ocean. MORE INFO: Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish. These unique adaptations allow them to avoid predation more easily. Ommastrephid squids are among the strongest swimmers in the Cephalopoda. A number of species are fished commercially. This particular species (Ommastrephes bartramii), is commonly known as "Neon Flying Squid" due to its colouration and its ability to glide over the ocean surface as seen in the photographs. Please note that this is a genuine image of a wild animal in its natural environment. It is not a digital manipulation.

Flying Squid Species in mid-air leaving a water trail behind it, roughly 100 nm North of Tristan Da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean. Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish.

Flying Squid Species in mid-air, roughly 100 nm North of Tristan Da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean. Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish.

Flying Squid Species in mid-air (Ommastrephes bartramii). Extremely rare unusual image. South Atlantic Ocean. MORE INFO: Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish. These unique adaptations allow them to avoid predation more easily. Ommastrephid squids are among the strongest swimmers in the Cephalopoda. A number of species are fished commercially. This particular species (Ommastrephes bartramii), is commonly known as "Neon Flying Squid" due to its colouration and its ability to glide over the ocean surface as seen in the photographs. Please note that this is a genuine image of a wild animal in its natural environment. It is not a digital manipulation.

Flying Squid Species in mid-air, roughly 100 nm North of Tristan Da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean. Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish.

Flying Squid Species in mid-air (Ommastrephes bartramii). Extremely rare unusual image. South Atlantic Ocean. MORE INFO: Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish. These unique adaptations allow them to avoid predation more easily. Ommastrephid squids are among the strongest swimmers in the Cephalopoda. A number of species are fished commercially. This particular species (Ommastrephes bartramii), is commonly known as "Neon Flying Squid" due to its colouration and its ability to glide over the ocean surface as seen in the photographs. Please note that this is a genuine image of a wild animal in its natural environment. It is not a digital manipulation.

Flying Squid Species in mid-air, roughly 100 nm North of Tristan Da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean. Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish.

A beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) pushing the water up in front of it creating a bow wave similar to ships. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

Mixed Race man holding shaggy dog

Women wearing bathing suits and sunglasses near paint splatter

Red and yellow halves of autumn leaves

Caucasian man with beard standing near pillars

Laughing men holding beverage cans in bar

Caucasian couple laying upside-down on sofa

Hispanic sisters in corn field

Portrait of Caucasian mother and father on bed with baby son

African father and adult son hugging

Damselflies are similar to dragonflies, but are smaller, have slimmer bodies, and most species fold the wings along the body when at rest.

The Hyades star cluster with the red giant star Aldebaran (looking yellow here) in Taurus the bull in the winter sky. The field is similar to what a pair of large binoculars would show. I shot this from home Nov. 25, 2019.

Nebulosity in the heart of Cygnus the Swan, including the North America Nebula and Pelican Nebula at left (NGC 7000 and IC 5070) and Gamma Cygni complex at right (IC 1318). The Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) is at lower right. This is a stack of 5 x 4 minute exposures at f/2 with the 135mm lens and modified Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800, plus another three similar exposure images but taken thru the Kenko Softon filter for the star glows. Taken from home Sept 10, 2013.

A nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris) watches closely a group of small cod passing by. Shot taken off Chioggia (VE) on one of the many rocky formations developed in the seabed of the upper Adriatic, called Tegnue. These bio-sediments are similar to coral reefs and for this reason they are also called Adriatic coral reefs.

The German wasp has typical wasp colours of black and yellow. It is very similar to the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris), but its face has three tiny black dots.

The 13.7-day-old Moon (a day before Full) with the south polar region tipped toward us in a favourable libration for viewing the southern regions and features. This was April 6, 2020. The large crater, Bailly, is on the southern limb, better seen here than at most similar phases, due to the favourable southern libration.

Black soldier flies are common and widespread fly of the family Stratiomyidae. Neither the larvae nor adults are considered pests or vectors. Instead, black soldier fly larvae play a similar role to that of redworms as essential decomposers in breaking down organic substrates and returning nutrients to the soil/environment.

The 13.7-day-old Moon (a day before Full) with the south polar region tipped toward us in a favourable libration for viewing the southern regions and features. This was April 6, 2020. The large crater, Bailly, is on the southern limb, better seen here than at most similar phases, due to the favourable southern libration.

Meerkats (Suricata suricatta), family with young

Seated Buddha statues, Sagaing Hill, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Seated Buddha statues, Sagaing Hill, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Pile of wool

Parade of sailing ships during Kiel Week 2006, Kiel Fjord, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Winderjammer Parade at Kieler Woche 2008 with German sail training vessel and command ship Marine Gorch Fock and further traditional sailing vessels, Kiel Fjord, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Parade of windjammers at the Kieler Woche 2008, Kiel Week 2008 with the sail training ship Gorch Fock of the German navy as the command ship and other traditional sailing ships, Kiel Fjord, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Winderjammer Parade at Kieler Woche 2008 with German sail training vessel and command ship Marine Gorch Fock and further traditional sailing vessels, Kiel Fjord, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Sailboats and motor boats on the Nord-Ostsee-Kanal, Kiel Canal, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Kek Bar, game similar to the Buzkashi, Horsemen competing for a goat skin, Golden Eagle Festival, Bayan Oelgii, Altai Mountains, Mongolia, Asia

Two gondoliers sitting on a railing, from behind, Venice, Italy, Europe

Hotel in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Dancers and acrobats at the Arirang Festival, the North Korean Grand Mass Gymnastics and Artistic Performance, Pyongyang, North Korea, Asia

Cracks in clay soil form mosaic-like structure, geothermal field, Namafjall, Myvatn, Krafla volcanic system, Iceland, Europe

Large ancient pithoi, similar to amphoras, at the excavation site of the Minoan palaces of Festos, island of Crete, Greece, Europe

Masks, Carnevale, carnival in Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Kek Bar, game similar to the Buzkashi, horsemen competing for a goat skin, Golden Eagle Festival, Bayan Oelgii, Altai Mountains, Mongolia, Asia

Yellow sun umbrellas on a sandy beach, Playa Dorada, Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Aerial view, Kleingartenpark Friedhofstrasse allotments, KGV, Waltrop, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Dancers and acrobats at the Arirang Festival, the North Korean Grand Mass Gymnastics and Artistic Performance, Pyongyang, North Korea, Asia

Traditional food 'Tarte Flambee or Flammkuchen German-French Alsace border region. The name means 'pie baked in the flames', similar to a thin pizza with bacon and soured cream

Sweet Tarte Flambee or Flammkuchen from German-French Alsace border region, a baked pie similar to a thin pizza topped with apple slices, sugar and cinnamon

Housing estate with terrace houses, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Public houses and Town Hall Tower, Grand Place, Arras, Nord Pas-de-Calais, Normandy, France, Europe, PublicGround

Dancers and acrobats at the Arirang Festival, the North Korean Grand Mass Gymnastics and Artistic Performance, Pyongyang, North Korea, Asia

Dancers and acrobats at the Arirang Festival, the North Korean Grand Mass Gymnastics and Artistic Performance, Pyongyang, North Korea, Asia

Dancers and acrobats at the Arirang Festival, the North Korean Grand Mass Gymnastics and Artistic Performance, Pyongyang, North Korea, Asia

Field of Sunflowers, Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, South-Easteurope, Europe,

Yellow sun umbrellas on a sandy beach, Playa Dorada, Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Dancers and acrobats at the Arirang Festival, the North Korean Grand Mass Gymnastics and Artistic Performance, Pyongyang, North Korea, Asia

Residential area, multistory buildings, Hongkong, China, Asia

Painted Ladies on Alamo Square, San Francisco, California, USA, North America

Decorated garbage cans

Hessler Zechensiedlung Klappheckenhof, settlement for mine workers, snow, Gelsenkirchen, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Parasols and deck chairs on the beach, San Remo, Riviera, Liguria, Italy, Europe

Yellow sun umbrellas on a sandy beach, Playa Dorada, Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia

Modern skyscrapers, Astana, Kazakhstan, Central Asia

Dancers and acrobats at the Arirang Festival, the North Korean Grand Mass Gymnastics and Artistic Performance, Pyongyang, North Korea, Asia

Large ancient pithoi, similar to amphoras, on the grounds of the Minoan excavation of Knossos, Heraklion, island of Crete, Greece, Europe

Berliner Pfannkuchen, a traditional German dessert similar to doughnut with no hole, made from sweet yeast dough fried in fat glazed with chocolate and sprinkles

Souvenirs, Monte San Angelo, Sant'Angelo, Gargano, Foggia Province, Apulia or Puglia, South Italy, Europe

Two blue wooden deckchairs on the beach

Yellow sun umbrellas on a sandy beach, Playa Dorada, Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Painted Ladies on Alamo Square, San Francisco, California, USA, North America

Painted Ladies on Alamo Square, San Francisco, California, USA, North America

Aerial shot, bungalows, Heidhausen, Essen, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial, colliery settlement Ziethenstrasse, Luenen, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Danish flags, Copenhagen, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe, PublicGround

Exterior of Royal Crescent Bath, England

Closeup of corn in crib in Clinton County , OH

A balcony with arches illuminated by lights, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Closeup of just hatched chicks in hatchery at Halifax, N Carolina