Waimea Bay Beach Park, a popular surfing spot on Oahu's North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, USA

Galleria Umberto I, Naples, Campania, Italy

St. James Beach, Barbados, Caribbean, West Indies

Fairground ride, Pwlleli, Gwynedd, Wales, UK

Palio banquet for members of the Onda (Wave) contrada, Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Samburu men jumping whilst dancing, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Fresco of Jesse's Tree, Old and New Testament figures, Moldovita Monastery Church, 1537, Moldavia, Romania

Line of Buddhist monks with begging bowls, Shwedagon (Shwe Dagon) Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Floating market, Thailand, Asia

View from Cook's lookout, Hayman Island, Whitsunday Group, Queensland, Australia

Karatsu Okunchi Festival, children in festival robes, Karatsu, Kyushu, Japan

Musicians in festival robes, Karatsu Okunchi Festival, Karatsu, Kyushu, Japan

Gift food boxes, Nakamisa-dori market, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

Vishnu and Lakshami, sculptures on the Parshvinath (Parsvanath) Temple, Jain Group, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh State, India

Erotic sculptures on the west side, Kandariya Mahadev Temple, Western Group, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh State, India

The Church of Virgin de los Dolores and flower stall, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Central America

Men carry a huge wooden float of Christ over coloured sawdust carpet during the Easter procession in Antigua, Guatemala, Central America

Standing Buddha statue, Aukana, near Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, Asia

Confucian ceremony, Chonghyo Shrine, Seoul, South Korea, Korea, Asia

Rice sellers, Cambodia, Indochina, Asia

Stilt dancers, New Year celebrations, China, Asia

Group of 'Long necked' Padaung tribe villages, Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand, Asia

Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) and chicks, Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Commuters rushing across St. Mark's Square at sunrise after alighting from ferry with San Giorgio Maggiore in background. Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) and chicks, Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Babushka dolls, Riga, Latvia, Baltic States, Europe

Cement plant workers, Gujarat state, India, Asia

Ortler Group and morning fog, Stilfserjoch National Park, Alps, Italy, Europe

Group of striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) swimming, Strait of Gibraltar, Costa de la Luz, Andalucia (Andalusia), Spain, Europe

Street scene, Getsemani Barrio, Cartagena, Bolivar Department, Colombia, South America

Black and white chinstrap penguins, black volcanic beach and black glacier, Deception Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Tourists on adventure cruise, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Tourists on adventure cruise, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Tourists ascending recent volcanic cone, Penguin Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Group of three Flower Hmong women in traditional dress, south of Sapa, North Vietnam, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Portrait of a woman of the T'Boli tribe in traditional dress, an ethnic group, South Cotabato, island of Mindanao, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Meke performer in welcome ceremony, Fiji, South Pacific islands, Pacific

Bridge climb participants in silhouette, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Group of Sibi men, veiled women and children, Baluchistan, Pakistan, Asia

Street scene, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Asia

Badshahi mosque, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Asia

People playing altinha (football) on Ipanema beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

People on the Bund looking at the Oriental Pearl Tower in Pudong District, Shanghai, China, Asia

People on the Bund looking over to the Oriental Pearl Tower and the Pudong District, Shanghai, China, Asia

Tree with prayer ribbons, Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai, China, Asia

Buddhist monks praying, Wat Benchamabophit (Marble Temple), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

skiers, Oukaimeden ski resort, Morocco, North Africa

Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile, South America

Fantasia for the moussem, El Jadida, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Group of people in masks and costume, Carnival, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Wrestlers at tournament, Naadam festival, Tov Province, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Women at the Paofai Temple, Papeete,Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific Islands, Pacific

Thai girls performing a local dance during King Narai Reign Fair, Lopburi, Thailand, Asia

Yak train approaches Tarboche, prayer flag pole in Lha Chu canyon, on the kora round sacred mountain, Mount Kailas (Kailash), Tibet, China, Asia

Resort huts beside coral sand beach, lagoon has outer coral reef, Mana Island, Mamanuca Group, west of Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific islands, Pacific

17th century Pavilion Bridge over ancient canal, near Soochow (Suzhou), China, Asia

Traditional sea canoe races, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Polynesia, South Pacific islands, Pacific

Group of children outside school, Gulmit, Upper Hunza Valley, Pakistan, Asia

Dancers from Daru island carrying kundu drums at a sing-sing, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Woman carrying basket of fruit on her head, Sape, Sumbawa, Nusa Tenggara group, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Group of college girls wearing traditional ao dai at West Lake (Hoy Tay) on graduation day, Hanoi, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

A small group of people trekking through primary rainforest, Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, island of Borneo, Malaysia, Asia

Cable car on Hyde Street, San Francisco, California, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

In the market of Panaji formerly known as Panjim, Goa, India

Portrait of three local Peruvian girls in traditional dress, looking at the camera, Cuzco (Cusco), Peru, South America

Portrait of three smiling Peruvian girls in traditional dance dress, looking at the camera, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Portrait of three smiling local Peruvian girls in traditional dance dress, smiling and looking at the camera, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Women in conical hats selling fruit and vegetables in busy Central market, Hoi An, Central Vietnam, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

A group of four women market traders in boats laden with fruit and flowers, Damnoen Saduak floating market, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, Bangkok, Thailand

Market traders in boats selling flowers and fruit, Damnoen Saduak floating market, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Women market traders in boats laden with fruit and flowers, Damnoen Saduak floating market, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Place des Terreaux, Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

Cheetah, (Acinonyx jubatus), Duesternbrook Private Game Reserve, Windhoek, Namibia

Novice Buddhist monks collecting alms of rice, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Jackass Pinguin, (Spheniscus demersus), Boulder's Beach, Capetown, South Africa

Ice buildings lit at night, Ice Lantern Festival, Bingdeng Jie, Harbin city, Heilongjiang, China, Asia

Grey-headed Flying Fox, (Ptereopus poliocephalus), Botanical Garden, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Women in saris in front of the facade of Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds), Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Women in saris in front of the facade of Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds), Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Women in saris in front of the facade of the Palace of the Winds (Hawa Mahal), Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Women in saris in front of the facade of the Palace of the Winds (Hawa Mahal), Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Camel guide and camels, rolling sand dunes of the Erg Chebbi dune sea, Sahara Desert, near Merzouga, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Elderly men playing chess, Lyab-i-Khauz, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

Coptic Christian Christmas service, Church of St. Barbara, Old Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Traders haggling, Darow camel market, near Aswan, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Kalash women, Rites of Spring, Joshi, Bumburet Valley, Pakistan, Asia

Men watching Kalash women dancing, Spring Festival, Joshi, Bumburet Valley, Pakistan, Asia

Lanterns at Wong Tai Sin Temple, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Inuit hunter walking his dog team on the sea ice in a snow storm, Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

People on street crossing at Shinjuku-dori Road, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Snow covering Na Kampe Square, Kampa Island, Mala Strana suburb, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Woman carrying small child on her back, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, Africa

Buddhist monks watching the Indian Ocean, Colombo, island of Sri Lanka, Asia

Tokushima Ao Odori dancers, holiday festival, Nagoya City, Gifu prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan, Asia

Sumo wrestlers practising, Tokyo City, Honshu Island, Japan, Asia

Girls dancing a sevillana beneath colourful lanterns, Feria de Abril (April Fair), Seville, Andalucia (Andalusia), Spain, Europe

People walk for days to trade in this famous weekly market, Saturday market in Lalibela, Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

Abui tribal warrior dance, Alor Island, eastern Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Friends around beach fire, Blake Island, Puget Sound, Washington State, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America