Curieuse Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Tangyue Memorial Arches, Anhui Province, China, Asia

Door, Cheng Kan Village, Anhui Province, China, Asia

Houses, Cheng Kan Village, Anhui Province, China, Asia

Footpath along rock face, Xihai (West Sea) Valley, Mount Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), Anhui Province, China, Asia

Moon Gate, West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, Asia

Chongsheng Temple, Dali Old Town, Yunnan Province, China, Asia

Svartifoss (Black Falls) waterfall, its name originating from the overhanging black basalt columns, Skaftafell National Park, southern Vatnajokull, Iceland, Polar Regions

Kuchie nomad camel train, between Chakhcharan and Jam, Afghanistan, Asia

Kuchie nomad camel train, between Chakhcharan and Jam, Afghanistan, Asia

Early morning street scene with classic American car, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Djemma el Fna square and Koutoubia Mosque at dusk, Marrakech, Morrocco, North Africa, Africa

Narabijizo Bakejizo, jizo stone statues, Kanmangafuchi, Nikko, Tochigi prefecture, Japan, Asia

Mikoshi portable shrine of the gods parade and crowds of people, Sanja Matsuri Festival, Sensoji Temple, Asakusa Jinja, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Evening in the Place de la Liberte, Sarlat-la-Caneda, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France, Europe

Brightly dyed wool hanging from roof of a shop, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Brightly dyed wool hanging over bicycle, Marrakech, Morrocco, North Africa, Africa

Footpath and pavillon, West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, Asia

Footpath and pavillon, West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, Asia

Women playing altinha (football) on Ipanema beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

The Bund and Huangpu River, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China, Asia

Morning exercise against the background of Lujiazui Finance and Trade zone, with Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai, China, Asia

Tikse (Tiksay) gompa (monastery), Tikse (Tiksay), Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

Lamayuru gompa (monastery), Lamayuru, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

Lamayuru gompa (monastery), Lamayuru, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

Hamer (Hamar) people walking along road, Turmi, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Mikoshi portable shrine of the gods parade and crowds of people, Sanja Matsuri Festival, Sensoji Temple, Asakusa Jinja, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Famous carved wooden effigies of Waga (Wakka) chiefs and warriors, now becoming rare as many have been stolen by art collectors, Konso, southern area, Ethiopia, Africa

Tree lined rural road, Provence, France, Europe

Seated Buddha statue, Wat Mahathat, Sukhothai, Thailand

Morning market, Vientiane, Laos

Eroded mountains of the Valley of the Moon in the San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, South America

Valley of the Moon, Atacama Desert, Chile

Peace Park, Nagasaki, Japan

Stonehenge, Ancient ruins, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe

Stonehenge, Ancient ruins, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe

Ice carving, Mombetsu Ice Festival, Hokkaido, Japan

Lake Ashino-ko, Mt. Fuji in the background, Japan

Cesky Krumlov Castle, Czech Republic, Europe

Masked Bhutanese dancers, Bhutan

Portrait of a Rajasthani man with a pink turban, Rajasthan State, India

Machapuchare (Machhapuchhre) peak, Pokhara, Himalayas, Nepal

Cape Horn, Chile, South America

Hope Town, 200 year old settlement on Elbow Cay, Abaco Islands, Bahamas, Caribbean, West Indies

Organ Complex Fountain, Villa d'Este Gardens, Tivoli, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Palm trees and fishing boats, Colva Beach, Goa, India

State Legislature & Secretariat building, Bangalore, Karnataka State, India

The Church of St Francis of Assisi, Old Goa, Goa, India

Wild orchids flowering in a meadow in the Himalayas south of Keylong, Himachal Pradesh, India

Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Party of trekkers on top of dunes at Chigaga, Draa Valley, Morocco, North Africa

Aerial view of Borobudur (Buddhist) Temple, Java, Indonesia, Asia

Karon Beach, Phuket, Thailand

Lighthouse and chalk cliffs at Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK

Fruit and basketware stalls in the market, Karachi, Pakistan

Data Durbar Shrine, Lahore, Pakistan

Gateway, Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan

Winding road, Khyber Pass area, Frontier Province, Pakistan

Harappa site, Indus Valley Civilisation between 3000 and 1700 BC, Sahiwal District, Pakistan

Anse Intedance, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Totem pole in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Lion (Panthera leo), Sambura, Kenya, Africa

Giraffe, Sambura, Kenya, Africa

Rafting on the Martha Brae River, Jamaica, Caribbean, West Indies

Canoe trip on the Kicking Horse River, British Columbia, Canada

Lake Moraine, Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada

Totem in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Interior of the Masjide E Iman Mosque, (formerly the Shah Mosque), Isfahan, Iran, Middle East

Hotel accommodation, Baros, Maldive Islands, Indian Ocean

Colonial buildings and lighthouse, Galle, Sri Lanka

Rice farming, Sri Lanka, Asia

Pinnawala elephant orphanage, Sri Lanka, Asia

Seated Buddha statue with offerings, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

White Buddhist stupa, Kelaniya Temple, Sri Lanka

Tresco, Scilly Isles, UK, Europe

Shanty town, Montego Bay, Jamaica, Caribbean, West Indies

Shanty town, Montego Bay, Jamaica, Caribbean, West Indies

Rose Hall, Jamaica, Caribbean, West Indies

Rafting on the Martha Brae River, Jamaica, Caribbean, West Indies

Grand Anse Beach, Grenada, Caribbean, West Indies

Elephantine Island and River Nile, Aswan, Egypt, North Africa

River Nile, Aswan, Egypt, North Africa

Stone mason at Temple of Karnak, Egypt, North Africa

Temple of Karnak, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa

Temple of Hathor in honour of Nefretare, was moved when Aswan High Dam was built, Abu Simbel, Egypt, North Africa

Temple of Re-Herakhte for Ramses II, was moved when Aswan High Dam was built, Abu Simbel, Egypt, North Africa

Lakshimi Narayan Temple, Hindu temple to the goddess of wealth, Delhi, India

The Moghul emperor Akbar the Great's Mausoleum, built in 1602, at Sikandra, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Taj Mahal on the banks of the Yamuna River, built by Shah Jahan for his wife, Agra, India

Indian tourists at the Taj Mahal, built by the Moghul emperor Shah Jehan (Jahan), Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Slums within a kilometer of the Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Hawa Mahal, Palace of the Winds, facade from which ladies in purdah looked outside, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Jal Mahal, once a hunting lodge, reflected in the lake near Amber, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Women and children gathering dung for their cooking fires, near Khimsar, Rajasthan, India

Women and children gathering dung for their cooking fires, near Khimsar, Rajasthan, India

Gadi Sagar or Gadsisar Lake with Tilon ki Pol archway, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

Woman, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

Woman and baby, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

Meherangarh Fort, built in 1459, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

The Meherangarh Fort built in 1459, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India