Sponsor and child in a primary school in Africa, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Indonesia a kindergarten in banda aceh which lost many of children to tsunami, been rebuilt. schools director halimah anwar bustam (seen here in foreground) describes horrors suffered: area kids came from completely flattened by waves. On that fateful sunday children were in their homes, or many were already on beach having. So many died that morning. It devastating. Only we getting things back together, very grateful to helping with reconstruction of damaged building. staff give up a portion of their (already) salaries to sponsor poor children from outlying villages to come to school. structure includes offices staff, a library, prayer room wheelchair accessible classroom.__ Photograph taken in banda aceh, -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devasted much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour

Sponsor and child in a primary school in Africa.

Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Spectators and fans at a fan park, public screening on a large flat screen, stage, soccer match, goal celebrations, Football World Cup, Queen Square, Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Balloon festival 2.9.05 - 4.9.05 in bienenbuettel

Balloon festival 2.9.05 - 4.9.05 in bienenbuettel

Football player Michael Ballack (Germany) on a giant poster from Adidas at the front of Radisson SAS hotel in Hamburg, Germany

Balloon festival 2.9.05 - 4.9.05 in bienenbuettel

German flags on every seat in the football stadium

Balloon festival 2.9.05 - 4.9.05 in bienenbuettel

Empty rows of stadium seating, EnBW Tribuene, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Balloon festival 2.9.05 - 4.9.05 in bienenbuettel

O2 World, multi-purpose event centre, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Catamarans in the iShares Cup 2008, Kiel, Baltic Sea, Northern Germany, Europe

O2 World, multi-purpose arena, Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Baseball caps from tincans, Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) Vietnam

Onboard the IMOCA Open 60 Macif crewed by Francois Gabart and Michel Desjoyeaux during a training session before the Transat Jacques Vabre in the English Channel from Plymouth to Port la Foret after she won on her class the Rolex Fastnet Race.

Armel Le Cléac?h and the Maxi Trimaran Solo Banque Populaire VII Trans at the start of the record attempt Marseille ? Carthage.

The IMOCA Open 60 PRB crewed by Vincent Riou and Jean Le Cam racing and winning the around the Isle of Wight Artemis Challenge, Cowes, England.

Onboard the IMOCA Open 60 Macif crewed by Francois Gabart and Michel Desjoyeaux during a training session before the Transat Jacques Vabre in the English Channel from Plymouth to Port la Foret after she won on her class the Rolex Fastnet Race.

Onboard the IMOCA Open 60 Macif crewed by Francois Gabart and Michel Desjoyeaux during a training session before the Transat Jacques Vabre in the English Channel from Plymouth to Port la Foret after she won on her class the Rolex Fastnet Race.

Onboard the IMOCA Open 60 Macif crewed by Francois Gabart and Michel Desjoyeaux during a training session before the Transat Jacques Vabre in the English Channel from Plymouth to Port la Foret after she won on her class the Rolex Fastnet Race.

Onboard the IMOCA Open 60 Macif crewed by Francois Gabart and Michel Desjoyeaux during a training session before the Transat Jacques Vabre in the English Channel from Plymouth to Port la Foret after she won on her class the Rolex Fastnet Race.

Onboard the IMOCA Open 60 Macif crewed by Francois Gabart and Michel Desjoyeaux during a training session before the Transat Jacques Vabre in the English Channel from Plymouth to Port la Foret after she won on her class the Rolex Fastnet Race.

Onboard the IMOCA Open 60 Macif crewed by Francois Gabart and Michel Desjoyeaux during a training session before the Transat Jacques Vabre in the English Channel from Plymouth to Port la Foret after she won on her class the Rolex Fastnet Race.

The Maxi Trimaran Solo Banque Populaire VII (FRA), the 103 feet trimaran skippered by Armel Le Cléac?h in front of the Mucem (Museum for Europe and the Mediterranean), Marseille, France.

Onboard the IMOCA Open 60 Macif crewed by Francois Gabart and Michel Desjoyeaux during a training session before the Transat Jacques Vabre in the English Channel from Plymouth to Port la Foret after she won on her class the Rolex Fastnet Race.

Onboard the IMOCA Open 60 Macif crewed by Francois Gabart and Michel Desjoyeaux during a training session before the Transat Jacques Vabre in the English Channel from Plymouth to Port la Foret after she won on her class the Rolex Fastnet Race.

Onboard the IMOCA Open 60 Macif crewed by Francois Gabart and Michel Desjoyeaux during a training session before the Transat Jacques Vabre in the English Channel from Plymouth to Port la Foret after she won on her class the Rolex Fastnet Race.

Armel Le Cléac?h and the Maxi Trimaran Solo Banque Populaire VII Trans at the start of the record attempt Marseille ? Carthage.

Onboard the IMOCA Open 60 Macif crewed by Francois Gabart and Michel Desjoyeaux during a training session before the Transat Jacques Vabre in the English Channel from Plymouth to Port la Foret after she won on her class the Rolex Fastnet Race.

Loick Peyron onboard the Maxi Trimaran Solo Banque Populaire VII in preparation for "La Route du Rhum".

Loick Peyron onboard the Maxi Trimaran Solo Banque Populaire VII in preparation for "La Route du Rhum".

Loick Peyron onboard the Maxi Trimaran Solo Banque Populaire VII in preparation for "La Route du Rhum".