Thien Mu Pagoda (Pagoda of the Heavenly Lady) with local girls, Hue, UNESCO World Heritage Site, North Central Coast, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Local fish market, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador, South America

Colourful dressed and face painted local tribes celebrating the traditional Sing Sing in Paya, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Pacific

A fruit and vegetable stall at the Unitarg Plac Targowy local market in Krakow, Poland, Europe

Local creating souvenirs in Trinidad, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Local boy, Maimana, Faryab Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Portrait of two young local guides, one wearing traditional headcloth, at the ruins at Umm al Jimal, Jordan, Middle East

Sign promoting local wines, Sarlat-la-Caneda, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France, Europe

Local children, Yakawlang, Afghanistan, Asia

Local housing, Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica, Central America

Local celebrations, Grecia, Central Highlands, Costa Rica, Central America

Local weaving, Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Local selling vegetables and using mobile phone, Espargos, Sal, Cape Verde Islands, Africa

Local school in the volcanic caldera, Fogo (Fire), Cape Verde Islands, Africa

Local school, Nekena village, Mali, Africa

Local school, Nekena village, Mali, Africa

Buddhist money tree to make merit and donate to local temple, Wat Velouvanaram, Bussy Saint Georges, Seine et Marne, France, Europe

Fruit stall in the local market Cuzco, Peru, South America

Local man, Mandalay, Sagaing, Myanmar, Southeast Asia

Local people, Mandalay, Myanmar, Southeast Asia

Colourfully dressed and face painted local tribes celebrating the traditional Sing Sing in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Busy shopping street and local food on display in Ciqikou Old Town, Shapingba, Chongqing, China, Asia

Kougelhopf, a local cake, Colmar, Alsace, France, Europe

Local art, Santa Maria, Sal (Salt), Cape Verde Islands, Africa

Daily religious puja procession with local deities in the valley with snowy mountain tops in background, Chitkul, 3460m, Baspa Valley, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Turkish lady selling local produce, Sirince, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Local woman making traditional woven bed using grass, Pokhara, Nepal, Asia

Local fish market, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador, South America

A stall selling chillis at the 24 hour local fresh food market in Phuket Town, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Small local church, Budir, Iceland, Polar Regions

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

Traditionally dressed Tibetans participating at a local festival, Gerze, Tibet, China, Asia

Local delicacies on display in Ciqikou Old Town, Shapingba, Chongqing, China, Asia

Local Tram in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia, Oceania

A local man walking past a typically colourful, preserved, colonial building, Jardin, Colombia, South America

Local art, Santa Maria, Sal (Salt), Cape Verde Islands, Africa

Stone being transported from local quarries, near Jodhpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Cheese vendor in local market, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Local food market in Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Diver meeting local grouper in the Turks and Caicos, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Colourfully dressed and face painted local tribes celebrating the traditional Sing Sing in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, Pacific

A typically colourful street with buildings covered in traditional local tiles in the picturesque town of Guatape, Colombia, South America

Local people socialising on the main square, with its preserved, colourful, colonial buildings, Jardin, Colombia, South America

A local bus in Phuket old town, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

A fruit and vegetable stall at the Unitarg Plac Targowy local market in Krakow, Poland, Europe

Local people in Bekopaka village, Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park, Melaky Region, Western Madagascar, Africa

Local art, Santa Maria, Sal (Salt), Cape Verde Islands, Africa

Musical event at local school in the volcanic caldera, Fogo (Fire), Cape Verde Islands, Africa

Local school in the volcanic caldera, Fogo (Fire), Cape Verde Islands, Africa

Local produce market, Hue, North Central Coast, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

A street scene and local taxis and tuk tuks in Kata, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Local bus transport in Phuket old town, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Local school in the volcanic caldera, Fogo (Fire), Cape Verde Islands, Africa

Local duck farmer herding his ducks with a pole, near Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Local people trading at the fish market of Nouakchott, Mauritania, Africa

A local man passing a beautifully aged building, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

The local night market in Phuket old town, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Couple with local fisherman, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia

Local school, Nekena village, Mali, Africa

Flowers in local market Cuzco, Peru, South America

A local tourist boat moored in the old harbour, Old City, Dubrovnik, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Croatia, Europe

A colourful stall at the 24 hour local market in Phuket Town, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

A typically colourful street with buildings covered in traditional local tiles in the picturesque town of Guatape, Colombia, South America

Local transport in Phuket old town, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Old town cafes and restaurants, Cologne, Germany *** Local Caption ***

Bougainvillea and other tropical plants in pots outside a doorway in the old town of Valldemosa Mallorca, Spain *** Local Caption ***

Portrait of a local farmer, Hunza, Pakistan, Asia

Local carpet weavers, Kharga oasis, Western Desert, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Local crafts, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Local crafts, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco state, Mexico, North America

French Polynesia, Tahiti, Local Fishing Boats (Bonitiers) Moored At City Of Papeete Main Quay

Rollers making hand-rolled cigars of long leaf tobacco in cigar factory, Decatur Street, French Quarter of New Orleans, USA

Stack of hand-rolled cigars of long leaf tobacco in traditional cigar factory, Decatur Street, New Orleans, USA

Magnolia Sugar and Spice Praline Kitchen and Hot Sauce Bar in Royal Street, French Quarter of New Orleans, USA

Gypsy vendor selling local crafts, Anjuna Market, Goa, India, Asia

Local woman giving massage to tourist, Colva Beach, Goa, India, Asia

Display of local crafts and jewellery, Anjuna Market, Goa, India, Asia

Souvenir store selling local crafts and leather products, Nabeul, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

Gypsy vendor selling local crafts, Anjuna Market, Goa, India, Asia

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 A Medicin Sans Frontieres clinic in Makhanga testing local people for malaria, many of whom proved positive for the disease, as a result of the drying up flood waters providing ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

January 2015 saw a three day period of excessive rain which 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 A Medicin Sans Frontieres clinic in Makhanga providing Malaria treatment drugs to local people, many of whom now have malaria, as a result of the drying up flood waters providing ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

January 2015 saw a three day period of excessive rain which 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 A Medicin Sans Frontieres clinic in Makhanga testing local people, many of whom now have malaria, as a result of the drying up flood waters providing ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

Bottles of Cajun spicy sauces - Chipolte, Pepper - at Magnolia Sugar and Spice Hot Sauce Bar, French Quarter, New Orleans, USA

Shopper chats to roller at work on hand-rolled cigars of long leaf tobacco in cigar factory, Decatur Street, New Orleans, USA

Local Fijian girl, Makogai, Lomaviti, Fiji, Pacific

CAMBODIA Khoun Sokhoun, 44, former garbage scavenger, now maker of hats from recycled plastic bags and other items from recycled paper, benefciary of project run by local NGO CSARO which works with waste collectors in Phnom Penh. Seen here with her sons and orphaned nephews

Honduras local community members working on a new water system for their village. Agua caliente, near copan

A solitary mask dancer appears wearing a frightening mask and silk brocade. they circle the courtyard with sprightly leaps. called protectors of faith, or dharmapdla, the origins of figures like these can be traced back to the pre-aryan peoples of india. originally known as yaksas (literally, a wondrous thing), they were tree spirits, who were accepted by the buddhists as defenders of the faith. in nepal and tibet, as in india, local deities were converted into protectors. a devotee of an alien sect devised a means to humiliate the buddha and his disciples. the buddha discovered it and succeeded in converting him to his teaching. due to lack of wisdom, the buddha remarked, some could not realize the goodness of his disciples and he compared the ignorant to the blind and the wise to those who have eyes.nobody is condemned in buddhism, for greatness is latent even in the seemingly lowliest just as lotuses spring from muddy ponds. -the dhammapada. solu khumbu, nepal

A community theatre at the Barefoot College in Tilonia, Rajasthan, India. The Barefoot College is a worldwide charity, founded by Bunker Roy, its aims are, education, drinking water, electrification through solar power, skill development, health, women empowerment and the upliftment of rural people. The theatre is used to spread educational and health messages out into the local community.

The Southern Fuegian Railway, or the railway at the end of the world near the town of Ushuaia which is the capital of Tierra del Fuego, in Argentina. It was originally built to transport prisoners from the local prison.

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 taken from the air shows flood waters and farmland destroyed by the floods, with local farmers crossing their devastated fields.

Greece, Crete, Old People Out Of A Local Cafe On Lassithi Plateau

Local cowboys on horses in coconut plantation in the south east of Santo, largest island in Vanuatu. Beef and okra are major exports, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu

The 400 year-old stone and mud brick house of the Lunpo Alchi (minister of Alchi village) towers above farmhouses topped with fodder, and sits below a latho (god place) marking the presence of a local god. Ladakh, India

Croatia, Dalmatia, Dalmatian Coast, Fortified City Of Dubrovnik, Local Seafood Plate

Algeria, Sahara, Tassili M'ajjer, Oasis Of Djanet, Tuareg Festival Sebiba, Dances And Show By Local Tribes

Local Fijian children, Makogai, Lomaviti, Fiji, Pacific

Local bus, formerly US school bus, Solola, Guatemala, Central America

The River Danube and Parliament Building in Budapest, Hungary *** Local Caption ***

Local crafts, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America