Nisia Floresta, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil, South America

Windows of one of unique village architecture houses in Vlkolinec village, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Velka Fatra mountains, Slovakia, Europe

Holiday houses in the resort town of Loquirec, on the Armorican corniche, Amorique coast, Finistere, Brittany, France, Europe

A tourist shop in the village of Wolleka, home of the Falashas or Ethiopian Jews, near Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa

Fishing village of Cudillero in Asturias, Spain

Building a hut, Gourague area, Shoa province, Ethiopia, Africa

Village houses, Bourton-on-the-Hill, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, UK, Europe

Harbour, Honfleur, Basse Normandie (Normandy), France, Europe

Residential street, Rurrenabaque, Bolivia, South America

Painted houses of the Alaba peoples near Kulito, Rift Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Mikro Horio, Tilos, Dodecanese Islands, Greece, Europe

Al Hamra village, Nizwa area, Sultanate of Oman, Middle East

Landscape with wooden windmill and two houses in the village of Kvarnbacken, Oland Island, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Imerovigli, island of Santorini (Thira), Cyclades Islands, Aegean, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Nessebur, Black Sea coast, Bulgaria, Europe

Stone cottages along the banks of the River Eye, Lower Slaughter, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

House in La Roque Sure Ceze, Gard, Rhone Alpes, France, Europe

Village of Mirepoix, Arege, Midi Pyrenees, France, Europe

Colourful roof detail in village, La Placita, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, North America

Robertson Home, Upper Canada Village, an 1860s village, Heritage Park, Morrisburg, Ontario Province, Canada, North America

Ancestors graves in the front yard of a home in the town of Lufilufi on the island of Upolu, Samoa, South Pacific Islands, Pacific

St Aubins, Jersey, Channel Islands, UK

Whakarewarewa Thermal Park, Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Cultural Village, Johannesburg, South Africa, Africa

Timbered houses, Lavenham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Stone cottages, Lower Slaughter, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Traditional Spanish architecture in Calle el Medio street of Laredo, Cantabria, Spain

Quaint timber-framed houses in Schiltach in the Bavarian Alps, Germany

Animist man of the Ann tribe eating in his home by open fire, Panlor village, near Kengtung (Kyaingtong), Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Sky City, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Chateau de Castelnaud, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France, Europe

Traditional houses at Santana, Madeira, Portugal, Europe

Half timbered cottage in village of Welford on Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Town of Hvar, Hvar Island, Dalmatia, Dalmatian coast, Adriatic, Croatia, Europe

Nuer village on the edge of the Barro, Itang region, Ilubador state, Ethiopia, Africa

View of Limeuil across the River Dordogne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France, Europe

Unique decoration of houses based on patterns used in traditional embroidery in village of Cicmany, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Zilina region, Slovakia, Europe

View from Town Hall of Baroque Marian column and Renaissance and Baroque houses on Masarykovo namesti (Square), Trebon, Ceskobudejovicko region, Czech Republic, Europe

Historic District, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, North America

Jens Bangs Stenhus dating from 1624, Aalborg, North Jutland, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Open Air Museum, Singleton, near Chichester, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Decorated walls in a village near Barmer, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Tissington Hall, Tissington, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Wurzburg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Historic District, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, North America

Young woman peparing rice noodles at home, Yae Saing Kone village, Irrawaddy Delta, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Sydney, Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, North America

The Hanging Houses, Cuenca, Castilla La Mancha, Spain, Europe

Burano, island near Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Saint Esprit festival, Pico Madalena island, Azores, Portugal, Europe, Atlantic Ocean

Large house in village, west coast, island of La Digue, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

Murals, Orgosolo, island of Sardinia, Italy, Europe

House where Vlad Drakul lived between 1431 and 1435 and where Vlad Tepes was born, Sighisoara, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Transylvania, Romania, Europe

Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

House where Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc), was born, village of Domremy-la-Pucelle, Vosges, Lorraine, France, Europe

Washing line outside local house, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, South America

Old trulli houses with stone domed roof, Alberobello, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Puglia, Italy, Europe

Burano, island near Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Port and town of Makarska, Dalmatia, Dalmatian coast, Adriatic, Croatia, Europe

Leaning campanile of San Martino church, Burano, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Village houses and church, St. Lery, Morbihan, Brittany, France, Europe

Honey coloured terraced cottages, Winchcombe, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Town, west coast, island of La Digue, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

Medieval market square buildings, Cheb, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Traditional houses, Ilam, Derbyshire, Peak District National Park, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Village of Moustiers Ste. Marie, Alpes-de-Haute Provence, Provence, France, Europe

Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Trulli, Alberobello, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Puglia, Italy, Euorpe

Trulli, Alberobello, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Puglia, Italy, Euorpe

Traditional wooden houses, Akureyri, Iceland's second city, Iceland, Polar Regions

The hill village of Cristobal, near Salamanca, Castile, Spain, Europe

Houses and palms, Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, Cote d'Azur, Provence, France, Europe

Town view, Stykkisholmur, Iceland, Polar Regions

Old town, Freudenberg, Siegerland, North Rhine Westphalia (Nordrhein Westfalen), Germany, Europe

Kalash family, Rites of Spring, Joshi, Bumburet (Bumboret) Valley, Pakistan, Asia

Little farm houses and sheep, Marken, The Netherlands (Holland), Europe

Vietnam community water purifying project in village of tam phu, tam pinh district in vinh long province. previously the community would take water directly from a canal, for drinking. thanks to this project, they now have safe drining water. fran thi bich ngoc and her child vo truong vy, taking safe drinking water from a faucet in their home

Venezuela children of buenavista, lara state

Zambia girl in front of her house, shangombo

Uganda at the home of nakabugo betty, kisoga village, kayunga district. breast feeding her baby. kayunga district

Zambia 7-year-old constance mabo of chikwela village, chongwe, with her grandmother rita, in front of her house

CAMBODIA Lib Kham (23) with her newborn baby, and cows, Ban Bung village, Stung Treng district

Cambodia couple sleeping in a mosquito net, toul village, kampong cham

TANZANIA Home of Compassion, for the sick and needy, Kigera village, near Musoma. Man suffering from leprosy. photograph by Sean Sprague

Wologai traditional village, Flores island, Indonesia.

Uganda the home of ntanda miria, kayunga district. girl carrying hoe

CAMBODIA HIV+ couple making handicrafts. Toul Sambo village is a resettlement area outside of Phnom Penh. Set in rural tranquility surrounded by paddy fields, it is a peaceful place for its residents. A Caritas Cambodia project, it has two focus groups who live there. One group is largely HIV+ and used to reside in a Phnom Penh slum called Borey Kila, until they were evicted by the government who wanted to develop the land for offices and shopping malls. The other group consists of those made homeless when a river's bank subsided in their village, destroying their homes. At the home of Kea Nimal and Kem Sokhorn, both HIV+. They are very industrious working at home making paper bags and ornaments, some with recyclable materials. They can earn $12-$15 per 5-day working week, and live quite comfortably in their attractive home with TV, motor-cycle and other conveniences. They say they are much better off than in the crowded and unhealth slum of Borey Kila in Phnom Penh where they used to live. They get regular orders for the handicrafts they make. They stay healthy by taking ARVs, which are supplied free of charge by the Hope Organization. PHOTO by Sean Sprague

CAMBODIA Lib Kham (23) with her newborn baby, Ban Bung village, Stung Treng district

Chod village near Domazlice Ujezd, West Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Old fishermen's neighbourhood, Volendam, Ijselmeer, The Netherlands (Holland), Europe

Europe, Portugal, Monsanto. An old green wooden door in a stucco house.

Carbis Bay, St. Ives, Cornwall, England, UK, Europe

Volendam, The Netherlands (Holland), Europe

CAMBODIA Katot village, inhabited by the Prov tribal group, Stung Treng district. DPA cultural centre built by DPA and financed by SCIAF. Village elder, Nom Boun (79) playing his flute

Cambodia family of trac village, kampong cham

India. Rainwater harvesting project in villages of kozhikode district, thamarassery diocese centre for overall development (cod). Individual houses are equipped with rain gutters and a pipe which fills a 10,000 litre concrete tank. Funded by cnewa. Kerala. Home of thresiamma thomas (mother), thomas venkitakkal (father) and neethu thomas (18). 2007

Uganda in the home of najjemba teopista, farmer of kasaayi village, kayunga district. teopista cultivating the garden. a rainwater harvesting tank stands in background

CAMBODIA Woman cutting banana stem for cooking. Ban Bung village, Stung Treng district

East timor. Mother and child, fatumerita village, aileu district