Mudhif' meeting house and reed mats ready for sale, Chobaish Marshes, Iraq, Middle East

Reed houses at Shobalish, Marshes, Iraq, Middle East

Man gathering reeds, Mashuf boat, Marshes, Iraq, Middle East

Marsh Arab village, Iraq, Middle East

The 65 metre tall Minaret of Jam, built by Sultan Ghiyat Ud-Din Muhammad ben San, in around 1190, with Kufic script and verses of the Koran on the exterior, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Sahara Desert, Niger, Africa

Grindly, Marshes, Iraq, Middle East

Mudhif (meeting house), photograph taken in 1982, Shobaish, Marshes, Iraq, Middle East

Suk-esh-Shiukh village, Marshes, Iraq, Middle East

Autumn, Ana, on the River Euphrates, Iraq, Middle East

Reed houses, photograph taken in 1982, Shobaish, Marshes, Iraq, Middle East

Reed houses and boat, Marshes, Iraq, Middle East

Grindly, photograph taken in 1982, Iraq, Middle East

Marsh Arabs near Qurna, Iraq, Middle East

River Tigris, near Qurna, Iraq, Middle East

North Euphrates, Iraq, Middle East

Reed mats ready for sale, village near Qurna, Iraq, Middle East

Lion (Panthera leo) with prey, Kruger Park, South Africa, Africa

A boy carrying a doko (head basket), Tolka, Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal, Asia

Akumrenu Emmanuel, a cocoa farmer, happy due to VSO present in Ghana, West Africa, Africa

Moss garden, Keishun-in temple, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Opening ceremony for Loy Krathong and Yee Peng Festival at Three Kings Monument, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Looking north to Qa'lat'Ana, Iraq, Middle East

Portrait of two young girls collecting dates, Qa'lat'ana, Iraq, Middle East

The 65 metre tall 12th century Minaret of Jam at dawn, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor (Ghur, Ghowr) Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Ait Benhaddou, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Sisal rope factory, Taveta, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Grindly, Iraq, Middle East

Break in the clouds over Maumturk mountains, Joyce country, Connemara, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland (Eire), Europe

Two surfers walking with their boards on Kommetjie beach, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Cross Bath, Thermae Bath Spa, Bath, Avon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

People relaxing at a cafe in the evening, Left Bank, Paris, France, Europe

People forming a chain during the Ganesha idol procession to immersion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Market area, shops and signs in a street in Soho, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Assisi, Umbria, Italy, Europe

Old Harbour, Antalya, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Sallylightfoot crabs fighting on black lava rock, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

Louvois Chateau's facade and entrance gate, Champagne, France, Europe

The Magna Plaza shopping centre, Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands, Europe

Sunday morning market, Teror, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Lama Temple, Beijing, China, Asia

Shops on Castle Hill, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Looking up inside the 65 metre tall 12th Century Minaret of Jam, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor (Ghur) (Ghowr) Province, Afghanistan, Asia

White plume moth (Pterophorus pentadactyla) (Pterophoridae), Bulgaria, Europe

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus), chick looking at tourist, on beach, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus), Svalbard, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Agios Nikolaos in the north of the island of Zakinthos, Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Rosenborg Palace in the Rosenborg gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Intricate sandstone carving, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Flinders Street station and Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Bamburgh Castle, Bamburgh, Northumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Hotel Jadran was once one of the world's most prestigious water polo clubs. The pool is still used by teams from around the world to train when they come to Europe. Captured in the failing light of the evening sun, set against the Mediterranean sea, the pools still occupy an element of majesty. Split, Croatia

Coral polyps bleaching, Favia sp. Bleaching occurs when corals stress under high water temperatures and expel their symbiotic zooxanthellae. The coral will starve to death if it does not reacquire zooxanthellae. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Hand-reared female red-necked wallaby joey (Macropus rufogriseus) 9 months old resting in basket, Eungella, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Leopard seal, Antarctica

PHD scientist Ian Bartholomew taking measurements as part of a study to measure the speed of the Russell Glacier near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, Polar Regions

African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) wild juvenile. Amboseli, Kenya.

Hawksbill Turtle & diver. Kapalai Island, Malaysia

sometimes known as glassfish for their transparency, accumulating often around the same coral pinnacle or sometimes cave by day and dispersing to feed at night.Red Sea.

The 6.5-day-old Moon (approximately) with the Lunar X (below centre) and V (above centre) formations well lit on the terminator. This phase has an incredible amount of detail and variety of features visible along the terminator.

The 6.5-day-old Moon (approximately) with the Lunar X (below centre) and V (above centre) formations well lit on the terminator. This phase has an incredible amount of detail and variety of features visible along the terminator.

Elderly gentleman lying in a hammock reading a book

Elderly gentleman lying in a hammock reading a book

Senior couple looking happily into the distance

Old man in the traditional Croatian folklore costume, Croatia, Europe

Smiling senior couple on a meadow

Gauderfest 2008 Festival, Zell am Ziller, Zillertal Valley, North Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Monk (Sadhu), Amber, Rajasthan, India

Smiling woman doing Nordic walking

Elderly gentleman lying in a hammock and listening to music

Senior couple looking happily into the distance

Elderly gentleman lying in a hammock and listening to music

Senior couple hiking

Monk (Sadhu), Amber, Rajasthan, India

Ruhrtalbruecke, Ruhr valley bridge of the motorway A52 between Essen and Duesseldorf, crossing the Ruhr valley near Muehlheim-Mintard, 1800 meters long, highest section 65 meters, construction completed in 1966, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Ruhrtalbruecke, Ruhr valley bridge of the motorway A52 between Essen and Duesseldorf, crossing the Ruhr valley near Muehlheim-Mintard, 1800 meters long, highest section 65 meters, construction completed in 1966, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Ruhrtalbruecke, Ruhr valley bridge of the motorway A52 between Essen and Duesseldorf, crossing the Ruhr valley near Muehlheim-Mintard, 1800 meters long, highest section 65 meters, construction completed in 1966, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Elderly members of the Fredensberg Rudder Club, Fredensburg Roklub during a rudder event on the Spree in Berlin, Germany, Europe

Ruhrtalbruecke, Ruhr valley bridge of the motorway A52 between Essen and Duesseldorf, crossing the Ruhr valley near Muehlheim-Mintard, 1800 meters long, highest section 65 meters, construction completed in 1966, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Ruhrtalbruecke, Ruhr valley bridge of the motorway A52 between Essen and Duesseldorf, crossing the Ruhr valley near Muehlheim-Mintard, 1800 meters long, highest section 65 meters, construction completed in 1966, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Senior couple holding tulips in their hands

The a-capella group Wise Guys performing at !Sing-Day of Song, concert as the finale with over 65, 000 people as part of the Capital of Culture Ruhr2010, Veltins Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

!Sing-Day of Song, concert as the finale with over 65, 000 people as part of the Capital of Culture Ruhr2010, Veltins Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

!Sing-Day of Song, concert as the finale with over 65, 000 people as part of the Capital of Culture Ruhr2010, Veltins Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

!Sing-Day of Song, concert as the finale with over 65, 000 people as part of the Capital of Culture Ruhr2010, Veltins Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

!Sing-Day of Song, concert as the finale with over 65, 000 people as part of the Capital of Culture Ruhr2010, Veltins Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

!Sing-Day of Song, concert as the finale with over 65, 000 people as part of the Capital of Culture Ruhr2010, Veltins Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

!Sing-Day of Song, concert as the finale with over 65, 000 people as part of the Capital of Culture Ruhr2010, Veltins Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Business people out and about in the city. Three people seated around a table in a bar or cafe, having drinks.

Portrait of couple in Central Park taking photo of themselves, USA, New York State, New York City