Yurts illuminated by the Milky Way in the Song Kol Lake area, Kyrgyzstan

A row of white yurts illuminated by the Milky Way, stretching across the night sky, Song Kol Lake area, Kyrgyzstan

Women on the way to the communal oven with cakes on tray, Medina, Tangier, Morocco

Full packed pick-up in the Sahel zone on his way to the Tibesti Mountains, Chad

Guatemala murals depicting mayan way of life, san juan la laguna.

Reflection. Tibetan peoples home, rajpur, india. India. I remember this body when it a childs as it gradually took form of a youth. very limb is twisted worn. It is my body, it delights even my eyes.,seventh dalai lama, meditations on ways of impermanence. tradition regards meditation on death impermanence only as a useful technique keeping mind intensely focused. It also sees it as a method unlocking deepest secrets of life

A bizarre signpost

Carrier, resting and chatting through phone, in Nai Sarak street, near Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, India

Carriers distributing the goods in the market, Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, India

Hot-air balloons. Navarre, Spain, Europe

Hot-air balloons. Navarre, Spain, Europe

Hot-air balloons. Navarre, Spain, Europe

Elderly lady collecting straw in a field, near Minnanthu village, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma)

Farmer and oxen ploughing paddy fields, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

Women selling merchandise in a floating market, Ywama village, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, (Burma)

Suitcase, country road, symbolic image Last trip, death

Suitcase, country road, symbolic image Last trip, death

Steep stairs leading on a heap at Lake Phoenixsee on the grounds of the former steelworks Hermannshuette Phoenix-Ost, structural change, residential area, recreational area, Hoerde, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Scuba diver and her dive master caressing the underside of a Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in way that causes the shark to fall into a state of apathy, barrier reef, San Pedro, Ambergris Cay Island, Belize, Central America, Caribbean

Scuba diver caressing the underside of a Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in way that causes the shark to fall into a state of apathy, barrier reef, San Pedro, Ambergris Cay Island, Belize, Central America, Caribbean

Scuba diver watching her diving instructor stroking the belly of a Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in way that causes the shark to fall into a state of apathy, barrier reef, San Pedro, Ambergris Cay Island, Belize, Central America, Caribbean

back view traveller walking down bridge

Woman relaxing at home

Boardwalk through the dunes and lighthouse, Amrum island, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Nile ferry, Karima, Sudan

Local children ride bicycles, way to school, Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, Asia

Wooden path, River and Heritage Trail, Sale Common, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia

Dune landscape with beacon or lighthouse near Norddorf, Amrum Island, North Sea, North Friesland, Germany, Europe

Boardwalk and dunes, Amrum, North Frisia, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Dune landscape near Norddorf, Amrum Island, North Sea, North Friesland, Germany, Europe

Boardwalk and dunes, Amrum, North Frisia, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Mountain ranger Brian Scheele on this way to Windy Corner on Mount McKinley, also know as Denali, in Alaska. He is pulling a sled, that together with his heavy backpack is containing all the gear like tents, clothing and food. Every climbing season High Mountain Rangers of the Denali National Park Service are called to help climbers in need. If possible the patient is brought down to Basecamp on foot, only in life threatening conditions a helicopter is called to evacuate the patient to a hospital in Anchorage. Mount McKinley, native name Denali, is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,321 feet (6,194 m) above sea level. At some 18,000 feet (5,500 m), the base-to-peak rise is considered the largest of any mountain situated entirely above sea level. Measured by topographic prominence, it is the third most prominent peak after Mount Everest and Aconcagua. Located in the Alaska Range in the interior of the U.S. state of Alaska, McKinley is the centerpiece of Denali National Park and Preserve.

Young snorkeler dives toward coral in the Buccoo Reef and Nylon Pool, Tobago, Tobago, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Dairy cows on alm in the Tyrol, Alpbach, Austria

Male rancher and his boarder collie with horses in the background at the Nebraska National Forest, Halsey, Nebraska, United States of America

Silhouettes of mosque's minarets and domes at sunset in Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

Traditional camel transportation at the tombs of the Nobles in Aswan, Egypt, Aswan, Egypt

A cowboy braids a lariat, Cassoday, Kansas, United States of America

Rancher, his son and grandson with a horse at a corral gate, Howes, South Dakota, United States of America

Rancher, his son and grandson on horseback, Howes, South Dakota, United States of America

Captured in mid-air, a diver plunges towards tropical waters, Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, West Indies

Ranch couple work together to lift a saddle into a trailer, Halsey, Nebraska, United States of America

Rancher, his son and grandson on horseback, Howes, South Dakota, United States of America

Cowboy's gold spur glistens in the sun, Nebraska, United States of America

Traditional boat in colourful stripes travels along a river in Asia

Male rancher makes the final preparations for his trailer, Halsey, Nebraska, United States of America

Young woman snorkeling with a school of fish, Water Cay, Utila, Honduras

A great blue heron, Ardea herodias, fishing in a pond in fall., Cambridge, Mt. Auburn Lake, Massachusetts

BULGARIA Dobarsko Farmer holding tomatoes in field. Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore Recreation Leisure Sightseeing Tourist Attraction Tour Dobarsko Bansko Bulgaria Bulgarian Tranquil Tranquility East Eastern Europe European Tradition Traditional Person Way Of Life Farm Farming Farmer Ethnic Peasant Work Working Worker Lady Woman Female Person Standing Stand Stood Pose Posing Head Scarf Culture Cultural Community Village Villager Rural Smiling Happy Smile Old Food Feed Eat Holding Hold Tomatoes Tomato Field Produce Country Countryside Apron Contented Eastern Europe

Tuscany meadow flower meadow and fields in hilly landscape with cypress trees Way to house stone cottage in the background spring

Tara Oceans Expeditions - May 2011. Tara with deployed plancton nets. On "station", the boat is drifting without engine or sails. Tara Oceans, a unique expedition: Tara Oceans is the very first attempt to make a global study of marine plankton, a form of sea life that includes organisms as small as viruses and bacterias, and as big as medusas. Our goal is to better understand planktonic ecosystems by exploring the countless species, learning about interactions among them and with their environment. Marine plankton is the only ecosystem that is almost continuous over the surface of the Earth. Studying plankton is like taking the pulse of our planet. Recently, scientists have discovered the great importance of plankton for the climate: populations of plankton are affected very rapidly by variations in climate. But in turn they can influence the climate by modifying the absorption of carbon. In a context of rapid physico-chemical changes, for example the acidification observed today in the world's oceans, it is urgent to understand and predict the evolution of these particular ecosystems. Finally, plankton is an astonishing way of going back in time ? a prime source of fossils. Over the eons, plankton has created several hundred meters of sediment on the ocean floors. This allows us to go back in time, to the first oceans on Earth, and better understand the history of our biosphere. More than 12 fields of research are involved in the project, which will bring together an international team of oceanographers, ecologists, biologists, geneticists, and physicists from prestigious laboratories headed by Eric Karsenti of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory. Galapagos

At the visitor village Lizauli you can gain an insight into the traditional way of life of the Mbukushu, Caprivi Region, Namibia - here a woman weaving raffia