Dried fish for sale at the local market in Ao Nang, Krabi Province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Lake of the Clouds, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

The Lloyd's Building reflected in the windows of The Willis Building, London, England, United Kingdom

Portrait of a vendor at Ywama Village Market, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Recent pahoehoe basalt lavas, Erte Ale volcano, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia, Africa

Tourists taking photographs, at the Dome of the Rock, Old City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Scale plan of the Shanghai of the future, Shanghai Urban Planning and Expo 2010 Exhibition Hall, Shanghai, China, Asia

Scale plan of the Shanghai of the future, Shanghai Urban Planning and Expo 2010 Exhibition Hall, Shanghai, China, Asia

Man selling chemical dyes for domestic textile industry, Kaili, Guizhou, China, Asia

Medal ceremony Men's 100m on big screen, Olympic flame, crowds, Olympic Stadium, London 2012, Olympic Games, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Stadium big screen shows winner of Men's high jump and medal positions, victory ceremony, London 2012, Olympic Games, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sacsayhuaman, former capital of the Inca Empire, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cuzco, Peru, South America

A tiny sail ship on the mountain edged Lake Wakatipu near Queenstown, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Innovative rug factories have brought small-scale factories to rural Bangladesh, Asia

Verity Statue in the harbour of Ifracombe, North Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Skyline of San Diego with USS Midway, Harbour of San Diego, California, United States of America, North America

The Lloyd's Building offices of Lloyds of London insurance in the City, London, England, United Kingdom

Portrait of Peruvian woman selling meat at San Camilo Market (Mercado San Camilo), Arequipa, Peru, South America

Woman in doorway of a 200 year old beehive house in the desert, Ebla area, Syria, Middle East

The Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Gehry, Bilbao, Biscay (Vizcaya), Basque Country (Euskadi), Spain, Europe

Smallest house in Great Britain, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Pavement map showing routes of Portugese explorers below Monument to the Discoveries, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Harvesting wheat with combine harvester, near Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Interior of Kyoto train station, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Man walking on dry lake bed with Llaima Volcano in distance, Conguillio National Park, Chile, South America

Three wind turbines at Airtricity, Richfield Wind Farm at Kilmore, County Wexford, Ireland

The Belfry (Belfort Tower), Markt Square, Bruges, UNESCO World Heritage Site, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Hands, Grand Canal, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

A glacial lagoon with icebergs carved from Varnajokull glacier, Jokulsarlon, south east, Iceland, Polar Regions

Tomb of Xerxes, Naqsh-e Rostam (Naqsh-i-Rustem), Iran, Middle East

Man using scales, Karachi, Pakistan, Asia

Canopy cable ride at Monteverde cloud forest, Costa Rica, Central America

Weighing potatoes in Mrauk U vegetable market, Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Pavement map showing routes of Portugese explorers below Monument to the Discoveries, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

George Washington House, Bridgetown, Christ Church, Barbados, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Embracing Peace memorial on the Ocean front of San Diego, California, United States of America, North America

Detail, Law Courts, Lahore, Pakistan, Asia

Fruit stall at Campbell Street Market in George Town, UNESCO World Heritage site, Penang Island, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Farm hut near Laruns in French Pyrenees mountains, Pyrenees-Atlantiques in Aquitaine region, France, Europe

A local market in Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Ephesus market, Efes, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia

Children exploring South Arch in the Windows section of Arches National Park, Utah, United States of America, North America

Visitors looking at a scale model of city buildings at the Beijing Planning and Exhibition Hall, Beijing, China, Asia

Geat Zimbabwe, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Zimbabwe, Africa

Riverside Museum, River Clyde, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The cat (El Gat) sculpture by Botero, Rambla del Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Cruise ships in St. Johns, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

The Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Gehry, Bilbao, Biscay (Vizcaya), Basque Country (Euskadi), Spain, Europe

Mingun Bell weighing 90 tons, the largest ringing bell in the world today, Mingun, Sagaing Division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Geat Zimbabwe, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Zimbabwe, Africa

New Philharmonic Hall on Kirchberg in Luxembourg City, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Europe

Emil Wikstroms giants, Railway Station, Helsinki, Finland, Scandinavia, Europe

Cliffs at Etretat, Cote d'Albatre, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France, Europe

Tourist hanging on a rope while Canyoning in the area of the Slickrock Trail, near Arches National Park, Moab, Utah, United States of America, North America

David and Goliath, Sculpture by Antoni Llena, Port Olimpic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Oil rigs off the coast of Norway near Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Interior of Kyoto train station, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Statue of a hammering man, Frankfurt-am-Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Innovative rug factories have brought small-scale factories to rural Bangladesh, Asia

Ship in a bottle at the Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Pantheon, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Chinese Pharmacy in Malacca, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Geat Zimbabwe, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Zimbabwe, Africa

Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View on the harbour Bergen with oil industry support ship, Hordaland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

European Court of Justice and New Philharmonic Hall on Kirchberg in Luxembourg City, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Europe

The Redwall Cavern, a giant cave in the walls of the Grand Canyon, seen while rafting down the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Justizia (Justice-well), Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

Market hall, Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

Views of the top of Fox Glacier, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Plaza Anfiteatro, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Dubai Burj Khalifa and skyscrapers at night, Dubai City, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Sailing yacht and iceberg, Errera Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Sossusvlei dune in Namib desert, Namibia, Africa

Chinatown on Wardour Street, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Towering stone pillars in the Great Hypostyle Hall, Karnak Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Statue of wife at the feet of Ramses II (Ramses the Great), Temple of Karnak, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Usa, South West, Arizona, Grand Canyon National Park, South Rim, Woman Taking A Photograph

Marble quarry, Carrara, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Brown hairstreak butterfly (thecla betulae) close,up of rear wing showing tail, oxfordshire, uk

A small scale wind turbine on a house in Ijburg, Amsterdam, Holland, Europe

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

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 the scale of the flood destruction, with ruined farmland, from the air.

Brenton-on-Sea, just south of Knysna on Garden Route, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Sunset from the Sphynx Rock on Great Gable in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital . wounds due to boiling water for tea . lots of kids get burned by open flames fires into the camp as they play around without parents control

Indonesia growth monitoring (baby weighing) at a posyandu, or mother-child temporary health post in village of paya lumpat. Photograph taken in meulaboh, aceh province -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devastated much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Indonesia growth monitoring (baby weighing) at a posyandu, or mother-child temporary health post in village of paya lumpat. Photograph taken in meulaboh, aceh province -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devastated much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital .malnourrish child

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Members of an expedition cruise to Antarctica in a Zodiak in Paradise Bay beneath Mount Walker on the Antarctic Peninsular. The Antarctic Peninsular is one of the most rapidly warming areas on the planet.

Passengers on an expedition cruise to Anarctica recreat part of Shakleton's famous walk across South Georgia. The group are walking from Fortuna Bay to Stromness.

Giant Redwood, or Sequoia, Sequoiadendron giganteum, in Sequoia National Park, California, USA.