Night falls over Lijiang and Shizishan (Lion Hill with WanGu Tower) while the city lights slowly come to life, Lijiang, Yunnan, China, Asia

A lady slowly walks down an aisle in the Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine of Vezelay, Yonne, Burgundy, France, Europe

Traffic slowly zigzags down Lombard Street, the crookedest street in the city, San Francisco, California, United States of America, North America

Interior of building slowly being consumed by the sands of the Namib Desert in the abandoned former German diamond mining town of Kolmanskop, Forbidden Diamond Area near Luderitz, Namibia, Africa

Interior of building slowly being consumed by the sands of the Namib Desert in the abandoned former German diamond mining town of Kolmanskop, Forbidden Diamond Area near Luderitz, Namibia, Africa

Interior of building slowly being consumed by the sands of the Namib Desert in the abandoned former German diamond mining town of Kolmanskop, Forbidden Diamond Area near Luderitz, Namibia, Africa

Interior of building slowly being consumed by the sands of the Namib Desert in the abandoned former German diamond mining town of Kolmanskop, Forbidden Diamond Area near Luderitz, Namibia, Africa

Interior of building slowly being consumed by the sands of the Namib Desert in the abandoned former German diamond mining town of Kolmanskop, Forbidden Diamond Area near Luderitz, Namibia, Africa

Interior of building slowly being consumed by the sands of the Namib Desert in the abandoned former German diamond mining town of Kolmanskop, Forbidden Diamond Area near Luderitz, Namibia, Africa

House slowly being reclaimed by the desert in the abandoned former German diamond mining town of Kolmanskop on the edge of the Namib Desert, Forbidden Diamond Area near Luderitz, Namibia, Africa

Interior of building slowly being consumed by the sands of the Namib Desert in the abandoned former German diamond mining town of Kolmanskop, Forbidden Diamond Area near Luderitz, Namibia, Africa

Cruise ship slowly passing through the Lemaire Channel, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Interior of building slowly being consumed by the sands of the Namib Desert in the abandoned former German diamond mining town of Kolmanskop, Forbidden Diamond Area near Luderitz, Namibia, Africa

Blue hour shot of Jianggang district lights slowly coming to life under a dramatic sky, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, Asia

The 17th century church of Santa Maria della Salute across the Grand Canal with a row of gondolas slowly moving in the wind, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

A West Indian starfish (Oreaster reticulatus) crawls slowly across a sand and seagrass seafloor in Turneffe Atoll, Belize. This part of Central America is well known for its clear waters and beautiful coral reefs.

A West Indian starfish (Oreaster reticulatus) crawls slowly across a sandy seafloor in Turneffe Atoll, Belize. This part of Central America is well known for its clear waters and beautiful coral reefs.

A beautiful nudibranch (Hypselodoris bullockii) crawls slowly across a reef in Indonesia. This tropical region, within the Coral Triangle, is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

A West Indian starfish (Oreaster reticulatus) crawls slowly across a sand and seagrass seafloor in Turneffe Atoll, Belize. This part of Central America is well known for its clear waters and beautiful coral reefs.

A West Indian starfish (Oreaster reticulatus) crawls slowly across a sand and seagrass seafloor in Turneffe Atoll, Belize. This part of Central America is well known for its clear waters and beautiful coral reefs.

A colorful nudibranch (Nembrotha kubaryana) crawls slowly across a reef near the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. This beautiful, tropical region is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

A crocodile approaches slowly over the sand, Caribbean Sea, Mexico.

Spring is coming and lake Emet in the Spluga Valley is slowly thawing, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Spring is coming and lake Emet in the Spluga Valley is slowly thawing, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Single tree in a stream of slowly moving layers of mist, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

Royal Mail lorry travelling slowly among heavily congested traffic on M1 motorway in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Small car drives slowly on icy road in The Cotswolds, Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

An adult striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) swimming slowly at the surface in the midriff region of the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Norte, Mexico

Transient orca/ killer whales (Orcinus orca), travelling slowly past residential area, Hood Canal, Settle, USA, Northeastern Pacific.

Very slowly, a curious Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) surfaces spreading its pectoral fins perpendicular to its body. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

An adult striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) swimming slowly at the surface in the midriff region of the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Norte, Mexico

An adult striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) swimming slowly at the surface in the midriff region of the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Norte, Mexico

?Drive Slowly and Enjoy? sign on dirt road in Leslie Gulch, southeast Oregon.

A Ferris wheel, Saint Raphael, Cote D,??Azur, France

Jupiter gas giant slowly orbiting in deep space concept

Jupiter gas giant slowly orbiting in deep space concept panoramic. Some elements sourced from NASA public Domain.

Jupiter gas giant slowly orbiting in deep space concept panoramic. Some elements sourced from NASA public Domain.

Jupiter gas giant slowly orbiting in deep space concept

Jupiter gas giant slowly orbiting in deep space concept panoramic. Some elements sourced from NASA public Domain.

Jupiter gas giant slowly orbiting in deep space concept panoramic. Some elements sourced from NASA public Domain.

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Traffic sign warns of Barbary Apes on the road, drive slowly, Rock of Gibraltar, Overseas Territory, United Kingdom, Europe

Sea Turtle with bite marks on fins swims in blue water. Close-up of Great Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) with its front flippers bitten off by a shark swimming slowly over seabed, Red sea, Egypt, Africa

A plastic cocktail cup with a straw floats slowly under water in blue water, Budva, Montenegro, Europe

Close-up, discarded used medical face mask slowly drifts on the water surface (underwater view) Becici, Budva Municipality, Montenegro, Europe

Disposable plastic bottle drift under surface of water in bright sunrays. A plastic bottle is thrown into the sea slowly drifts in water column in rays of morning sun, Red sea, Egypt, Africa

snail on a section of wood, Trentino, Italy, Europe

snail on a section of wood, Trentino, Italy, Europe

Young boy with a dead frog he found. Gbolokai is a small town of a few hundred people 20 minutes off the main road near Totota, all of its inhabitants fled during the long brutal civil war and have slowly returned after 2005 to try and rebuild their lives.

Project Howl of Freedom 1 of 10. There is an old Indian Proverb which says: "Land is People, Remembering is All" Etched upon Navajo Etta Abriso's timims a history of the native american people. Proud are worn hands is a history of the proud and worn lives of the Native American people. The people of the Southwest weave a rich mosaic of culture, tradition and ritual within the mountain boundaries of the desert. These pueblo indians, anglo ranchers, Mexican tradesman and artistic pioneers cling to their land and in turn, their individualism. However, in a homogenizing society that is rapidly expanding in numbers, technology and laws, these descendants of Spanish Conquistadors and Native Americans are slowly being robbed of their identities.

Young mother working outside her home with her young son in the background playing with an old bike rim. Gbolokai is a small town of a few hundred people 20 minutes off the main road near Totota, all of its inhabitants fled during the long brutal civil war and have slowly returned after 2005 to try and rebuild their lives.

Portrait of a young boy wearing bright orange glasses and a sling shot around his neck. Gbolokai is a small town of a few hundred people 20 minutes off the main road near Totota, all of its inhabitants fled during the long brutal civil war and have slowly returned after 2005 to try and rebuild their lives.

Young girl smiling. Gbolokai is a small town of a few hundred people 20 minutes off the main road near Totota, all of its inhabitants fled during the long brutal civil war and have slowly returned after 2005 to try and rebuild their lives.

Two small rock stacks are slowly covered by water as the tide rises near Sechelt, BC, Canada.

A Galapagos tortoise (Geochelone nigrita) lumbers slowly across a long, straight dirt road that stretches off to the horizon. Beyond the grass verge, there is dense forest on either side. Shot with a Nikon D810 in the Galapagos Islands; Galapagos Islands, Galapagos, Ecuador

Very moody scene as the fog slowly lifts from the mountains in Haines, Alaska, USA, Haines, Alaska, United States of America

Autumn creeps in slowly after a warm Yukon summer. The mountains are lit up with storm light creating dynamic scenery, Yukon, Canada

Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) lumbers slowly across a long, straight dirt road that stretches off to the horizon. Beyond the grass verge, there is dense forest on either side; Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) lumbers slowly across a long, straight dirt road that stretches off to the horizon. Beyond the grass verge, there is dense forest on either side; Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

A Sandcastle Being Slowly Washed Away By The Incoming Tide, Cannon Beach, Oregon

England, Kent, Flooding, Flooded country road with cars driving slowly through waters.

England, Kent, Flooding, Flooded country road with cars driving slowly through waters.

England, Kent, Flooding, Flooded country road with cars driving slowly through waters.

Split image of scuba divers before to dive under the ice, only in springtime, when the hard winter slowly subsides, are the ice-cold waters suitable for divers who can dive around a iceberg that floats in crystal-clear water, Tasiilaq, East Greenland

Only in springtime, when the hard winter slowly subsides, are the ice-cold waters suitable for divers who can dive around a iceberg that floats in crystal-clear water, Tasiilaq, East Greenland

Spit image of a scuba diver diving close to an iceberg, only in springtime, when the hard winter slowly subsides, are the ice-cold waters suitable for divers who can dive around a iceberg that floats in crystal-clear water, Tasiilaq, East Greenland

Only in springtime, when the hard winter slowly subsides, are the ice-cold waters suitable for divers who can dive around a iceberg that floats in crystal-clear water, Tasiilaq, East Greenland

(Mnemiopsis leidyi), the warty comb jelly or sea walnut. Only in springtime, when the hard winter slowly subsides, are the ice-cold waters suitable for divers who can dive around a iceberg that floats in crystal-clear water, Tasiilaq, East Greenland

Only in springtime, when the hard winter slowly subsides, are the ice-cold waters suitable for divers who can dive around a iceberg that floats in crystal-clear water, Tasiilaq, East Greenland

Split image of guide with snowmobile waiting the divers, only in springtime, when the hard winter slowly subsides, are the ice-cold waters suitable for divers who can dive around a iceberg that floats in crystal-clear water, Tasiilaq, East Greenland

(Mnemiopsis leidyi), the warty comb jelly or sea walnut. Only in springtime, when the hard winter slowly subsides, are the ice-cold waters suitable for divers who can dive around a iceberg that floats in crystal-clear water, Tasiilaq, East Greenland

Only in springtime, when the hard winter slowly subsides, are the ice-cold waters suitable for divers who can dive around a iceberg that floats in crystal-clear water, Tasiilaq, East Greenland

Only in springtime, when the hard winter slowly subsides, are the ice-cold waters suitable for divers who can dive around a iceberg that floats in crystal-clear water, Tasiilaq, East Greenland

Only in springtime, when the hard winter slowly subsides, are the ice-cold waters suitable for divers who can dive around a iceberg that floats in crystal-clear water, Tasiilaq, East Greenland

Only in springtime, when the hard winter slowly subsides, are the ice-cold waters suitable for divers who can dive around a iceberg that floats in crystal-clear water, Tasiilaq, East Greenland