Manuel Garcia Linares, The Milkmaid, Trascorrales Square, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

Sanctuary of St. Michael the Archangel, Monte Sant'Angelo, UNESCO, Foggia, Apulia, Italy

Concordia temple, Valley of Temples, Agrigento, UNESCO, Sicily, Italy

San Giovanni in Tumba Baptistery (Tomb of Rotari), and Santa Maria Maggiore Church, San Pietro Complex, Monte Sant'Angelo, UNESCO, Foggia, Apulia, Italy

Boat moored on lakeside, The Black Valley, County Kerry, Munster, Republic of Ireland

Altar of the Nativity (Nativity scene), Lecce Cathedral (Cathedral of Maria Santissima Assunta and Sant'Oronzo), Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Xiaruoduojio mountain and horse, Yading Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China, Asia

Yangmaiyong, Yading Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China, Asia

Xiaruoduojio mountain, Yading Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China, Asia

Yangmaiyong, Yading Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China, Asia

Murzuq Erg, Southwest desert, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Murzuq Erg, Southwest desert, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Xiaruoduojio mountain, Yading Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China, Asia

Xiannairi mountain and Pearl Lake, Yading Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China, Asia

AI generated image of a Pyramids in the desert, Symbol of the life after death and embodying the union of earth and heaven

AI generated image of a Pyramids in the desert, Symbol of the life after death and embodying the union of earth and heaven

Castle of Fraze, Eure et Loir department, region Centre, France, Europe

Sunrise view of the Acropolis of Athens, UNESCO World Heritage Site, a historic fortress on a rocky hill above Athens, Greece, Europe

View of Japanese stone lantern and pagoda in Kenrokumachi Japanese Garden, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

View of Sannen Zaka and Yasaka Pagoda in Gion at dusk, Kyoto Geisha District, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Dramatic warm sunset over Santa Isabel la Real, the main alley of Albaicin, UNESCO, Granada, Andalusia, Spain

Encounter with dromedaries on the road that crosses the Harrat volcanic plateau, AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

View of snow covered houses and church in Entreves in winter, Entreves, Aosta Valley, Italian Alps, Italy

Hamsa hand (Hand of Fatima), Islamic religious symbol on a rock, Vietnam

Ancient stone carvings of arhats, Bodhisattvas and Buddhas on hillside of Feilaifeng (Flying Peak), Lingyin Temple, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China

View of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., United States of America

View of the Lincoln Memorial at night, Washington, D.C., United States of America

Zhuge Bagua village, 600 years old, Bagua layout, Lanxi County, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China

Old Scotney Castle in the autumn, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Sculpted Fountain with Kunsthistorisches Museum (Art History Museum), Monument of Empress Maria Theresa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Museum Quarter, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Doha Skyline and Traditional Dhow, Doha, Qatar, Middle East

Ardvreck Castle and Stac Pollaidh, Loch Assynt, Ross and Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Portrait of Pedro Chuluquinga on Paramo, Ecuador

Ouara, former capital of the Ouaddai Empire, Chad

Picturesque Shanxiabao village, 800 years old, Wuyi County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, China

Abandoned monastic cave houses, Meteora, Thessaly, Greece, Europe

Temple of Philae, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Aswan, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Old Bedouin man in Wahiba Sands, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Our Habitas AlUla, a sustainable desert luxury resort in an ancient oasis in the desert canyons of the Ashar Valley, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, UNESCO, Ounila River valley, Ouarzazate Province, region of Draa-Tafilalet, Morocco

Seated Pharaohs, Pylon 8, Karnak Temple Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Xiannairi mountain, Yading Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China, Asia

Xiannairi mountain, Yading Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China, Asia

Yangmaiyong, Yading Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China, Asia

Awbari Erg, Southwest desert, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Xiaruoduojio mountain, Yading Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China, Asia

Awbari Erg, Southwest desert, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Restoration of a rare vintage Rolls Royce, Gloucestershire, England

Saint Benedict Train Station (Estacao de Sao Bento), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Porto, Norte, Portugal, Europe

Altamura Bread, bakery interior, Altamura, Bari, Apulia, Italy

City Hall interior, Braga, Minho Province, Portugal

Scenery on the island of Malta

Majestic medieval castle on a hill with cloudy sky at dusk, showcasing historical architecture, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Water thundering over the Iguaco Falls, Brazil

Monks offer butter lamps. Bodgaya, india. Monks offer butter lamps in front of mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Monks offer butter lamps. Bodgaya, india. Monks offer butter lamps in front of mahabodhi temple marks site of buddhas enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Monks offer butter lamps. Kalachakra initiation, bodhgaya. India. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddhas enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Monks offer butter lamps prayer, kalachakra initiation, bodhgaya. India. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Budhist lamas in prayer, bodhgaya, india. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Tourists swimming in infinity pool in remote landscape

Caucasian girl swimming in infinity pool

Stars in night sky

Caucasian woman in infinity pool admiring scenic view of ocean

Chinese woman in infinity pool admiring sunset

Shadows on sand dunes in desert

Caucasian girl swimming in infinity pool

Portrait of African American woman smiling outdoors

Sayyid Abdelbagi at home in El Obeid, Sudan (fourth from right) celebrating the purchase of camels that will go to Egypt.

Rob Center and Kay Henry paddle their canoe on the Upper Ammonoosuc River in the village of Stark, in far northern New Hampshire. The river is a section of the Northern Forest canoe Trail, which was founded by Rob Center and Kay Henry.

Camel herders gather for breakfast tea as they travel through the Sahara desert, Sudan on a camel caravan.

The bride and women gather at a wedding celebration of the Shanabla tribe near El Obeid, Sudan. The bride is in orange.

Sinous dune ridge in the great sand sea south of Siwa oasis, Egyptian Western Desert.

A camper on the coastal plain, 1002 Area, of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge looks back towards the mountains, Alaska.

Camel traders and herders sit in a tea hut in a camel market in El Obeid, Sudan

A duck hunter watches for game from his canoe on the Lamprey River, New Hampshire.

A jersey cow leans over and kisses a female farmer on a farm in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom.

A jersey cow leans over and kisses a female farmer in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom.

Patterns of wind-blown sand

Desert sand at Death Valley, California

Desert sand at Death Valley, California