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

Detail of Mary's seven sorrows, Our Lady of Assumption church, Cordon, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

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

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

Mary's seven sorrows, Our Lady of Assumption church, Cordon, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

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

Poulnabrone Dolmen (Poll na mBron) (Hole of Sorrows), a Neolithic portal tomb probably dating from between 4200 to 2900 BC, Burren, County Clare, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

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

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

Our Lady of Sorrows, Saint Salvators Cathedral, Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows by Adrain Isenbrandt dating from 1530, Church of our Lady, Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

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

Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dalcahue, Chiloe, Chile, South America

Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima Memorial, Hiroshima, Japan

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

Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dalcahue, Chiloe, Chile, South America

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

Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Riga, Latvia, Europe

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

Soothe My Sorrows Church, Saratov, Saratov Oblast, Russia, Eurasia

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

Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Riga, Latvia, Europe

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

Our Lady of Seven Sorrows church, island of Molokai, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

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

Virgin Mary, The Seven Sorrows,. Our Lady of the Assumption church, Cordon, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

Woman with tribal markings on her face, Northern Nigeria

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

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

Capela de Nossa Senhora das Dores (Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows), Paraty, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

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

Capela de Nossa Senhora das Dores (Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows), Paraty, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

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

Caucasian woman wearing lingerie and handcuffs

Frustrated African American soldier sitting on front stoop

Serious Caucasian man posing near Christmas tree

Dog sitting in suitcase on bed

Mother buckling pouting baby son in car seat

Caucasian brides laughing at table

Black woman wearing roller skates sitting on curb

Caucasian woman laying on autumn leaves near train tracks in forest

Portrait of serious Caucasian woman at train station

Caucasian man wearing shirt laying underwater in bathtub

Mixed Race girl admiring cityscape from window

Old-fashioned Caucasian boy sitting near staircase begging for money

Middle Eastern woman wearing black dress in boat on lake

Caucasian woman standing waist deep in water smoking cigarette

Serious Caucasian woman with shaved-head holding pills

Caucasian woman wearing dress in bathtub

Frozen bundle of dollar bills

Frozen roll of dollar bills

Pensive African American woman leaning on wall

Caucasian woman standing waist deep in water

Serious Black man standing near gate

Caucasian woman standing in tall grass

Caucasian woman laying on bed covering eyes

Caucasian woman wearing dress in bathtub

Japanese businesswoman leaning on wall of empty office

Mother scolding frustrated daughter

Boy ignoring friend in living room

Caucasian woman standing near ocean

Caucasian mother sitting in chair holding baby son

Caucasian man wearing shirt laying underwater in bathtub

Caucasian woman laying in grass near flowers

Portrait of serious Caucasian woman

Caucasian woman laying on dock in ocean waves

Portrait of serious Caucasian woman at train station

Crucifixes and flowers hanging on memorial fence

Caucasian woman standing waist deep in water

Frustrated girl with head in hands in classroom

Caucasian woman sitting in armchair holding legs

Caucasian woman laying on beach in waves

Pensive Caucasian woman sitting at edge of water

Pensive Mixed Race girl leaning on glass table

Caucasian woman talking with therapist in therapy

Mixed race woman hugging pillow in armchair

Curious Black man leaning on chain-link fence

Caucasian man wearing shirt laying underwater in bathtub

Barefoot Caucasian baby girl laying on chair

Caucasian mother rubbing forehead while holding baby son

Portrait of sad older Caucasian woman

Caucasian woman wearing traditional clothing sitting near tree

Dog sitting in suitcase on bed

Portrait of nude Caucasian woman sitting on rug with blanket

Serious Caucasian woman with shaved-head holding pills

Sad Caucasian woman sitting on mountain

Caucasian man wearing shirt floating in bathtub water

Caucasian woman smoking in bedroom

Pensive Caucasian woman standing on roof at sunset

Caucasian woman sitting under bridge

Pensive Caucasian woman sitting at table with flowers

Caucasian woman sitting on the windowsill

Dog sitting in suitcase on bed

Depressed Caucasian girl leaning on table

Dog sitting on bed near suitcase