The handprints or Sati marks of ladies who died on the pyres, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Man sleeping, Plaza Viejo, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Mother and daughter on porch of their farm, Vinales, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Double bass propped against a wall, Cienfuegos, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Girl looks at the Andes as the sun sets, Isluga National Park, Chile, South America

Sunset on the beach, Ebeltoft, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima Memorial, Hiroshima, Japan

statue of man, Baroque, Museo Nacional de Ceramica Gonzalez Marti, National Ceramics Museum, tower, Valencia, Costa del Azahar, Spain, Europe

Tree, Alexandra, Central Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

The Hiroshima Victims Memorial Cenotaph in the Pond of Peace, Hiroshima Peace Memorial, UNESCO, Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan

The skeletal ruins of the A-Bomb Dome at dusk, Hypocenter, Hiroshima Peace Memorial, UNESCO, Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan

Common langur, Presbytis entellus, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

Mask of Sorrow commemorating the many prisoners who suffered and died in the Gulag prison camps, Magadan, Magadan Oblast, Russia, Eurasia

Statue of Our Lady of Sorrow and St. John the Baptist on the portal of the Franciscan church, Dubrovnik. Croatia, Europe

The poor queuing for food outside Mother Teresa's Mission in Calcutta, India. The women are carrying metal pots in which to carry the food back to their families.

One living and one dead Blue-footed Booby bird on the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

A toddler crying whilst embracing a foxhound before the Heythrop New Year's Day Hunt in the Market Place in Stow on the Wold, Oxfordshire

Woman with tribal markings on her face, Northern Nigeria

The Song of Everlasting Sorrow Show in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China, Asia

Woman with tribal markings on her face holding her baby close, Northern Nigeria

The Song of Everlasting Sorrow Show in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China, Asia

The Song of Everlasting Sorrow Show in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China, Asia

Nepal. Ritual, sonam/boom. Lobsangs cremation. Humla. traveler reached of journey! In freedom of infinite he is free from sorrow, fetters that bound thrown away, burning fever of life is no more,oesays dharmapada. Lobsang having spent whole life preparing moment of death, finds liberation on february 14, 1986. Extensive ritual follows cremation-traditionally a forty nine period, sonam lama rattles damaru. A small ritual drum to have origin in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bone dreid human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. Boom lama blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers. On makeshift altar rest chhome, votive lamps filled with butter, cups of water, grains, tormas, holy food made of barley meal decorated with medallions of butter offered to gods. Alone, boom lama continues prayers of deceased

Dilbu ringing, humla. is transient. When sees this, he is above sorrow. This is clear path, says buddha. Nepal

tawny owl: strix aluco brown phase female at roost montrea thmont,angus,scotland

Caucasian woman sitting under bridge

Pensive African American woman leaning on wall

Boy ignoring friend in living room

Caucasian woman wearing lingerie and handcuffs

Caucasian girl crying over tray of cupcakes for birthday

Caucasian woman standing near ocean

Crucifixes and flowers hanging on memorial fence

Frustrated African American soldier sitting on front stoop

Portrait of serious Caucasian woman at train station

Caucasian woman standing waist deep in water

Pensive Caucasian woman sitting at edge of water

Caucasian woman standing waist deep in water

Caucasian woman sitting in cabana on beach

Middle Eastern woman wearing black dress in boat on lake

Serious Caucasian man posing near Christmas tree

Dog sitting on bed near suitcase

Black woman wearing roller skates sitting on curb

Dog sitting in suitcase on bed

Caucasian woman standing waist deep in water smoking cigarette

Caucasian woman laying on autumn leaves near train tracks in forest

Curious Black man leaning on chain-link fence

Portrait of serious androgynous Asian woman leaning on car

Caucasian man wearing shirt laying underwater in bathtub

Caucasian man wearing shirt laying underwater in bathtub

Caucasian woman laying on bed covering eyes

Serious Caucasian woman with shaved-head holding pills

Serious Black man standing near gate

Caucasian woman laying in grass near flowers

Caucasian woman standing in tall grass

Caucasian woman sitting in armchair holding legs

Caucasian woman wearing dress in bathtub

Caucasian man wearing shirt floating in bathtub water

Caucasian woman wearing dress in bathtub

Mixed Race girl admiring cityscape from window

Caucasian mother rubbing forehead while holding baby son

Caucasian woman laying on dock in ocean waves

Japanese businesswoman leaning on wall of empty office

Frozen bundle of dollar bills

Mother buckling pouting baby son in car seat

Frozen roll of dollar bills

Old-fashioned Caucasian boy sitting near staircase begging for money

Caucasian brides laughing at table

Mother scolding frustrated daughter

Caucasian woman smoking in bedroom

Caucasian woman leaning on windowsill

Caucasian woman wearing dress in bathtub

Pensive Mixed Race girl leaning on glass table

Caucasian woman talking with therapist in therapy

Portrait of serious Caucasian woman at train station

Depressed Caucasian girl leaning on table

Dog sitting on bed near suitcase

Caucasian mother sitting in chair holding baby son

Caucasian man wearing shirt laying underwater in bathtub

Serious Caucasian woman with shaved-head holding pills

Caucasian woman laying on sofa

Sad Caucasian woman sitting on mountain

Barefoot Caucasian baby girl laying on chair

Caucasian girl standing in field of wheat

Caucasian woman laying on beach in waves

Dog sitting in suitcase on bed

Frustrated girl with head in hands in classroom

Pensive Caucasian woman drinking coffee

Sad dog laying with plastic disc in living room

Pensive Caucasian woman standing on roof at sunset

Portrait of serious Caucasian woman at train station

Sad Caucasian woman wrapped in scarf leaning on window

Dog sitting in suitcase on bed

Pensive Caucasian woman sitting on mountain

Portrait of serious Caucasian woman

Portrait of sad older Caucasian woman

Group of punk Hispanic teenagers sitting on urban sidewalk

Mixed race woman hugging pillow in armchair

Portrait of nude Caucasian woman sitting on rug with blanket

Pensive Caucasian woman with red hair