Muslims at Friday Prayers, Ajmer Sharif Dargah, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India, Asia

A woman draws water from a well, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

A kava ceremony from the people of Sabeto Village, Viti Levu, Republic of Fiji, South Pacific Islands, Pacific

Portrait of an Indian woman, Fort Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India, Asia

Saturday Livestock Market, Otavalo, Imbabura Province, Ecuador, South America

Saturday Livestock Market, Otavalo, Imbabura Province, Ecuador, South America

Religious procession in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

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

Weaving on a loom, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

A Miao woman eats a bowl of noodles in Yunnan Province, China, Asia

Ploughing, Kigumba, Uganda, Africa

Woman buying scarves at Siem Reap market, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Les Artisans d'Angkor silk workshop, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dancing and chanting at Krishna-Balaram temple, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

A kava ceremony from the people of Sabeto Village, Viti Levu, Republic of Fiji, South Pacific Islands, Pacific

Sorting ginger at a market in Fort Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India, Asia

Mother and daughter outside their house, Ghana, West Africa, Africa

Devotees making garlands at Krishna-Balaram Hindu temple, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

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

Chai Wallah serving tea at Fort Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India, Asia

A local musician in Medellin, Colombia, South America

Hsipaw market, portrait of a woman peeling onions, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

A man on horseback with a beautiful view of the rolling hills of rural Ethiopia, Africa

Market in Saint Louis, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Fishermen on Mahatma Gandhi Beach, Fort Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India, Asia

An outdoor food market in Leon, Nicaragua, Central America

Production of the typical gorgonzola cheese, Novara, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

A lady dances and celebrates in traditional costume, Lesotho, Africa

Man praying in copy of the Grotto of Massabielle, St. Philip Church (Huyen Sy Church), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

A kava ceremony from the people of Sabeto Village, Viti Levu, Republic of Fiji, South Pacific Islands, Pacific

Saturday Livestock Market, Otavalo, Imbabura Province, Ecuador, South America

Floating traditional food stalls on the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Khmer woman praying in a temple, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Men practising martial arts in a Buddhist temple, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhist worshipper with incense sticks, Khanh Van Nam Vien Taoist pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Fisherman preparing a net on the beach, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Fishermen preparing a net on the beach, Vung Tau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

A woman smiling next to her cow, Uganda, Africa

A female farmer watering her vegetables with a watering can, Lesotho, Africa

A man works on the kitchen garden at Ngwino Nawe, a centre for disabled children in the far south west of Rwanda, Africa

Les Artisans d'Angkor silk workshop, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hindus in Dauji, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

A woman wearing colourful traditional clothing dancing, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, South America

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

Fisherman on Mahatma Gandhi Beach, Fort Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India, Asia

Mosu woman on boat, Luoshui, Lugu Lake, Yunnan, China, Asia

Boy carrying offerings, Ajmer Sharif Dargah, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Fisherman on Mahatma Gandhi Beach, Fort Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India, Asia

Two ladies in traditional dress in a street market in the city of Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Mosu women praying at shrine, Luoshui, Lugu Lake, Yunnan, China, Asia

Kids at play in rural Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Singers outside Ajmer Sharif Dargah, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Man selling traditional belts and clothing in the city of Jaipur, Rajaasthan, India, Asia

Naxi woman wearing traditional clothing, Lijiang, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yunnan, China, Asia

Taoist ceremony in a temple, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Makuna-colombian shamans making shaman mask,

Makuna-colombian shamans,

Kayapo women dancing traditional dances, brazil,amazon

Colombian shaman, , amazon, makuna indians, makuna woma

Colombian shaman,

Xavante indian tribesmen, brazil

Yaruba with tatoo knifed on cheek, nigeria, afric

Colombian shaman, , amazon, makuna indians, makuna closeup, makuna workin

Makuna-colombian shamans,

Xavante indian tribesmen, brazil

Xavante warriors prepare to wrestle wooden poles, a of taming or harnessing dark jungle forests. Brazil

Colombian shaman, , amazon, makuna indians, makuna closeup, makuna workin

Wearing tree bark cloth masks and skirts, dancers representing fish spirits are invited during the season of the peach palm harvest to drink the juice. it is a feast and ritual exchange: the host group offers the spirits large quantities of peach palm juice, smoked meat and fish, and shaman-blessed coca and snuff. the visitors are the costumed dancers impersonating animal spirits. people eat the meat and fish, animal spirits receive the fruits of peach palm, which are cultivated, harvested, and processed by humans. this exchange expresses the idea that people and animals depend on each other for survival and reproduction. vaupes basin, eastern colombia amazon, population: 600

Yoruba women dance in trance at a sacred water festival to honor their animistic spirits. nigeria, africa

Makuna-colombian shamans,

Colombian shaman, , amazon, makuna indians, makuna woman chil

Kayapo women dancing traditional dances, brazil,amazon

Colombian shaman, , amazon, makuna indians, makuna closeup, makuna workin

Kayapo women dancing traditional dances, brazil

Colombian shaman, , amazon, makuna indians, makuna woman chil

A protrait of a young makuna,amazon rainforest

Colombian shaman picking herbs, colombi

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

Myanmar bride groom cutting cake, catholic wedding of tribal kachins at myitkyina, a largely kachin community in north burma near chinese border

Kenya. Masai women getting ready to dance at their masai village within the amboseli national park

Xavante indian tribesmen, brazil

Xavante race. race is really a race at, it’s a ceremony, an aesthetic event. Xavante nonplused by notions of winning losing. logs carried by team, representing oppositions that xavante believe go to make up universe. running of logs expresses dynamic tension between opposing principles. purpose of ceremonies to stress that these antithesis need tear world apart. Opposing be controlled to complement each other create equilibrium harmony. Brazil

Colombian shaman, , amazon, makuna indians, makuna closeup, makuna workin

Makuna-colombian shamans,

Xavante, brazil

Makuna indian, colombi

Peru. Children in traditional costume dancing at yanque, colca canyon

Yaruba kids, nigeria, afric

Peru. Children in traditional costume dancing at yanque, colca canyon

Guatemala catholic church meeting. women praying, chajul, el quiche

Myanmar bride groom friends at a catholic wedding of tribal kachins at myitkyina, a largely kachin community in north burma near chinese border

Red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) group approaching on land, captive, WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK.

Whole Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) and pairs of tentacles hanging in the sun against blue sky before cooking, Skala Sikaminia harbour, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece.

A bill board advertising Coca Cola at Christmas time with a truly Rwandan Twist. It's prominence illustrates the far reaching appeal of the brand. Kigali, Rwanda, East Africa

Typical of housing in Gulu Town, the simple mud hut accommodates many of it's residents. Here a family are posing for a picure in fromt of theirs. The father is missing, who is out at work. Gulu, Uganda. Gulu Town, Uganda, East Africa

An IDP camp (internally displaced people) in Amuru district of Northern Uganda has been created to accommodate the mass of Ugandan refugees fleeing the LRA (Lords Resistance Army) who are fighting the Ugandan government and its people. Here you can see some of the many children, lined up by their school building. Amuru, Uganda, East Africa

Using ancient techniques of wattle & daub, you can see on this hut how it was built. This sustainable and accessible technique is finnished off with a 20th century roof addition. Jinja, Uganda, East Africa

An IDP camp (internally displaced people) in Te-Tugu district of Northern Uganda has been created to accommodate the mass of Ugandan refugees fleeing the LRA (Lords Resistance Army) who are fighting the Ugandan government and its people. With all attempts to be self-sufficient in these camps, the women have to work the land as well as look after dependants. Te-Tugu, Uganda, East Africa

Domestic duties in Uganda include finding wood for burning and domestic improvements. Here a group of African women are carrying the load back on their heads. Gulu Town, Uganda, East Africa

On the road to Kampala, there are numerous opportunities to purchase food, water and even live chickens at various trade spots along the way. You don't even need to get off the bus. Northern Uganda, East Africa