Standard Ministries designed by Oscar Niemeyer in 1958, part of the Pilot Plan, Brasilia, Brazil, South America

Standard Ministries designed by Oscar Niemeyer in 1958, part of the Pilot Plan, Brasilia, Brazil, South America

The Palio, standard bearers of the Aquila (Eagle) contrada, Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Old Bureau of Standards, Wine village of Sommerhausen, Mainfranken, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

The round Norman Keep (Round Tower) in Windsor Castle with the Queen's flag (Royal Standard) flying, Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View of Piazza Castello, a prominent city square housing several landmarks, museums, theaters and cafes with the monument to the Standard Bearer of the Sardinian Army in the foreground, Turin, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Contrada members in livery costumes for traditional parade in Asciano, inTuscany, Italy

Contrada members in livery costumes for traditional parade in Asciano, inTuscany, Italy

Contrada members in livery costumes for traditional parade in Asciano, inTuscany, Italy

Contrada members in livery costumes for traditional parade in Asciano, inTuscany, Italy

Coldstream Guards on parade during Changing of the Guard, Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Contrada members in livery costumes for traditional parade in Asciano, inTuscany, Italy

Members of the Corso Contrada in livery costumes for traditional parade in Asciano, inTuscany, Italy

Band of the Coldstream Guards with their Standard, during Changing of the Guard, Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Standard poodle

Contrada members in livery costumes for traditional parade in Asciano, inTuscany, Italy

Contrada members in livery costumes for traditional parade in Asciano, inTuscany, Italy

Agnes Mbvoyire, VSO national volunteer working alongside Filipino volunteer Rhea Villarico to improve standards of teaching in nursery schools in eastern Rwanda, Africa

Contrada young man in livery costumes at traditional parade in Asciano, inTuscany, Italy

Contrada young man in livery costume at traditional parade in Asciano, inTuscany, Italy

Agnes Mbvoyire, VSO national volunteer working alongside Filipino volunteer Rhea Villarico to improve standards of teaching in nursery schools in eastern Rwanda, Africa

Agnes Mbvoyire, VSO national volunteer working alongside Filipino volunteer Rhea Villarico to improve standards of teaching in nursery schools in eastern Rwanda, Africa

Spanish banners at medieval building in Plaza de la Constitucion 19 March 1812 in Laredo, Cantabria, Spain

Contrada members in livery costumes for traditional parade in Asciano, inTuscany, Italy

Spanish banners at medieval building in Plaza de la Constitucion 19 March 1812 in Laredo, Cantabria, Spain

Standard Chartered Bank building, Phuket town, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Roman soldiers of the Ermine Street Guard, marching in column led by Standard Bearers and Trumpeter, Birdoswald Roman Fort, Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England, United Kingdom, Euruope

Standard Hotel, High Line, elevated public park on former rail tracks, Manhattan, New York City, United States of America, North America

GMT clock and standards of length, Flamsteed House, Greenwich, UNESCO World Heritage Site, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ermine Street Guard, at ease, with Standard Bearers and Trumpeter, Birdoswald Roman Fort, Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England, United Kingdom, Euruope

Old luggage on station platform at Bodmin Town station, Bodmin and Wenford Railway, a preserved steam standard gauge railway, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Coldstream Guards parading en route to Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Royal Standard flying above Buckingham Palace showing the Queen in residence during the 2012 Trooping the Colour ceremony, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Formal Standard of Length from 1878, the Guildhall, London EC2, England, United Kingdom, Europe

In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows a specialist truck that takes water straight from the river and purifies it to drinking standards, which is then used in the many flood refugee camps in the Shire valley.

France, To Uraine Val-De-Loire, In Dre-Et-Loire, Villandry Renaissance Castle, The Famous Classical Gardens A La Francaise (French Style)

Br Standard Class Steam Engine 4 2-6-4t, Goathland, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Orkney Islands Sept 2011 Wave and Tidal Power shoot - The Pelamis Wave Power machine in Orkney - alongside in Lyness - the machine is the P2 . The Pelamis absorbs the energy of ocean waves and converts it into electricity. The machine floats semi-submerged on the surface of the water and is made up of a number of cylindrical sections joined together by hinged joints. As waves pass down the length of the machine these sections flex relative to one another. The motion at each hinged joint is resisted by hydraulic cylinders which pump fluid into high pressure accumulators allowing electrical generation to be smooth and continuous. Control of the resistance applied by the hydraulic cylinders allows generation to be maximised when waves are small, and the machine response to be minimised in storms. All generation systems are sealed and dry inside the machines and power is transmitted to shore using standard subsea cables and equipment.

Orkney Islands Sept 2011 Wave and Tidal Power shoot - The Pelamis Wave Power machine in Orkney - alongside in Lyness - the machine is the P2 . The Pelamis absorbs the energy of ocean waves and converts it into electricity. The machine floats semi-submerged on the surface of the water and is made up of a number of cylindrical sections joined together by hinged joints. As waves pass down the length of the machine these sections flex relative to one another. The motion at each hinged joint is resisted by hydraulic cylinders which pump fluid into high pressure accumulators allowing electrical generation to be smooth and continuous. Control of the resistance applied by the hydraulic cylinders allows generation to be maximised when waves are small, and the machine response to be minimised in storms. All generation systems are sealed and dry inside the machines and power is transmitted to shore using standard subsea cables and equipment.

Orkney Islands Sept 2011 Wave and Tidal Power shoot - The Pelamis Wave Power machine in Orkney - alongside in Lyness - the machine is the P2 . The Pelamis absorbs the energy of ocean waves and converts it into electricity. The machine floats semi-submerged on the surface of the water and is made up of a number of cylindrical sections joined together by hinged joints. As waves pass down the length of the machine these sections flex relative to one another. The motion at each hinged joint is resisted by hydraulic cylinders which pump fluid into high pressure accumulators allowing electrical generation to be smooth and continuous. Control of the resistance applied by the hydraulic cylinders allows generation to be maximised when waves are small, and the machine response to be minimised in storms. All generation systems are sealed and dry inside the machines and power is transmitted to shore using standard subsea cables and equipment.

Orkney Islands Sept 2011 Wave and Tidal Power shoot - The Pelamis Wave Power machine in Orkney - alongside in Lyness - the machine is the P2 . The Pelamis absorbs the energy of ocean waves and converts it into electricity. The machine floats semi-submerged on the surface of the water and is made up of a number of cylindrical sections joined together by hinged joints. As waves pass down the length of the machine these sections flex relative to one another. The motion at each hinged joint is resisted by hydraulic cylinders which pump fluid into high pressure accumulators allowing electrical generation to be smooth and continuous. Control of the resistance applied by the hydraulic cylinders allows generation to be maximised when waves are small, and the machine response to be minimised in storms. All generation systems are sealed and dry inside the machines and power is transmitted to shore using standard subsea cables and equipment.

A Carbon Trust standard display at Manchester airport, outlining how they are reducing their carbon footprint, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A Carbon Trust standard display at Manchester airport, outlining how they are reducing their carbon footprint, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A sign on Woolacombe beach informing of its Blue Flag status for standards of cleanliness, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

White morph with standard coloured yellow eyed penguins (Hoiho), (Megadyptes antipodes), Enderby Island, Auckland Islands, Sub-antarctic Islands, New Zealand, Southern Ocean.

Standard lettering of a triangle

Angle in standard position

German soccer fans celebrating on Leopoldstrasse, Maxvorstadt, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Rooftop Bar, Hotel The Standard, Downtown L.A., Los Angeles, California, USA

Pool Area Rooftop Bar, Hotel The Standard, Downtown L.A., Los Angeles, California, USA

Rooftop Bar, Hotel The Standard, Downtown L.A., Los Angeles, California, USA

Standard bearer, Procession in traditional costumes, Palio, Alba, Langhe, Piedmont, Italy

Woman relaxing at the Standard Hotel Roof Bar, Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA, United States of America

Woman relaxing at the Standard Hotel Rooftop Bar, Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA, United Sates of America

Picture of an isobar world map in an german encyclopedia from 1914

Flag-waver the Contrada of the Snail, Contrada della Chiocciola, at the Palio di Siena, Piazza del Campo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

International German Gymnastics Festival 2009 procession, standard-bearers, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

IND; India, Udaipur : Luxury Hotel resort of the Oberoi group. Udaivilas at the Pichola lake. Bathroom of a standard room. |

Swiss flag

Roman style trophy sculptures, Gloriette, Schoenbrunn, Vienna, Austria

Standard Stamp Mill, mine and mine buildings, mine, ghost town of Bodie, a former gold mining town, Bodie State Historic Park, California, United States of America, USA

Banners and flags, detail, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Banners and flags, detail, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

German flag with two helicopters, Reichstag, Berlin, Germany

Graveyard of Standard Issue Markers, Washington DC, USA

Standard Bread in Portland, Maine

Medina Sidonia, Andalusia, Spain, A Light Post With 5 Lamps On It

A Light Standard And An Ornate Building With Sculptures Lining The Roof, Venice, Venezia, Italy

Children carrying standards at the Procession of the Holy Cross on Good Friday in Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepuquez, Guatemala

Boys carrying standards in front of the anda (float) of the sorrowful Virgin Mary during the Holy Burial Procession on Good Friday in Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepuquez, Guatemala

Standard-winged Nightjar (Macrodipteryx longipennis) on ground, Queen Elizabeth NP, Uganda