A climber makes her way up a steep and difficult route on the limestone cliffs in the Aveyron region, near Millau and Toulouse, south west France, Europe

A climber makes her way up a steep and difficult route on the limestone cliffs in the Aveyron region, near Millau and Toulouse, south west France, Europe

Selective focus view of the beach with fishing town of Nazare in the background, known for the largest waves in the world, Nazare, Oeste, Estremadura, Portugal, Europe

Galapagos heron (Butorides sundevalli) fishing along the lava shore in the Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Heermann's gull (Larus heermanni), at breeding colony on Isla Rasa, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North Anerica

Men playing card games, Rustaq, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Multi-storey birdhouse towers, selective focus, India, Asia

Craftsman at work in a workshop in Marrakesh, Morocco

The ruins of the ancient Roman and Byzantine city of Bet Shean, Bet Shean National Park, Israel

Six different groups of native warriors, drummers, and dancers perform on Kwato Island, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Craftsman working on various projects at the Satcha Handicraft Center in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Craftsman working on various projects at the Satcha Handicraft Center in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Craftsman working on various projects at the Satcha Handicraft Center in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cheetah (Acynonix jubatus) walking, Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Craftsman at work in a workshop in Marrakesh, Morocco

Craftsman at work in a workshop in Marrakesh, Morocco

Hindu priest performing puja, Hindu Temple and shrine of Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

A black Labrador coming out of the water with a cock pheasant in his mouth

A male cock pheasant detail of feathers

Red Labrador gun dog at a pheasant shoot in the UK

Cocker Spaniel at a Pheasant shoot in the UK

Woman selling her goods on the colourful Monday market of Keren, Eritrea, Africa

Blacksmith forging knives, Keren, Eritrea, Africa

Hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas), along the road from Massawa to Asmara, Eritrea, Africa

Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi), underwater on Las Animas Island, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Woman selling delicious home made fresh peanut brittle and vermicelli brittle in Kalaw market, Shan state, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Leopard (Panthera pardus), Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

Lion (Panthera leo), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Boojum tree (Fouquieria columnaris), just outside Bahia de los Angeles, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Springboks in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Lion cub (Panthera leo), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Portrait of a Hamer (Hamar) child at Evangadi dancing (night dance), Dombo Village, Turmi, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Workers singing firm's song, Matsushita Electric, Japan, Asia

Cook in restaurant, Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman painting the wall of a village house, Tonk region, Rajasthan, India

Cutting live fish, morning fish market, Tsukiji, Tokyo, Japan

Two monks during Za-Zen meditation in the Sodo or Zazendo hall, Elheiji (Eiheiji) Zen monastery, Japan, Asia

Students at a computer demonstration in a class at a rural school, China, Asia

Metalsmith making temple ornaments, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Soft focus horseracing action at Epsom Races in Surrey, United Kingdom on the famous Derby Day

Printing Museum, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Clocktower, focus of commercial business district, Ruwi, Muscat, Oman, Middle East

Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims prostrating at the Jokhang temple, Barkhor, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

O-mikuji, fortune telling papers, Sapporo Shrine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

Aside from a life of simplicity focus on divine, many sadhus engage in a diverse array of practices both internal external in order to attain higher states of awareness consciousness. This sadhu chosen hatha yoga shows results--a well-disciplined, strong body--while holding kukkuta asana, or cock posture. India

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

The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows solar panels that focus the suns rays on heat exchangers to boil oil, which is then sent down to the kitchens below to heat the cookers.

Playing game machine, pachinko parlour, Tokyo, Japan

Mauritius Island, Lagoon And Fishing Boat Seen Through A Frame Of Blurred Palms

dog, canis familiaris, portrait of female, latvia, europe

scottish wildcat: felis silvestris young male wildlife par k, kirkcudbright

Scenes from around the small town of Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean. No model or property releases are available for this image.

Hawthorn Berries (Crataegus monogyna). Sark, British Channel Islands, UK

Storksbill (Erodium cicutarium). Gouliot Headland, Sark, British Channel Islands, UK

St Peter Port Daisy or Mexican Fleabane (Erigeron karvinskianus). Sark British Channel Islands, UK

Yellow Bartsia (Parentucellia viscosa). Jersey, British Channel Islands, UK

Common Blue Butterfly (Polyommatus icarus). Sark, British Channel Islands, UK

Sea Campion (Silene uniflora). Les Laches, Sark, British Channel Islands, UK

Three-cornered Leek (Allium Triquetrum). Sark British Channel Islands, UK

St Peter Port Daisy or Mexican Fleabane (Erigeron karvinskianus). Sark British Channel Islands, UK

Tree Mallow (Lavatera arborea). Sark British Channel Islands, UK

An adult Santa Catalina rattleless rattlesnake (Crotalus calalinensis) on the island of Santa Catalina in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico

Jersey or Looseflowered Orchid (Orchis laxiflora). Jersey, British Channel Islands, UK

Crab Spider Misumena vatia. Eperquerie Common, Sark, British

Bluebell, white (Hyacinthoides non-scripta). Dixcart Woods, Sark, British Channel Islands, UK

Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta). Sark British Channel Islands, UK

Sea Campion (Silene uniflora). Gouliot Headland, Sark, British Channel Islands, UK

Common Dog Violet (Viola riviniana). Sark, British Channel Islands, UK

Clouded Yellow Butterflies mating (Colias croceus). Jersey, British Channel Islands, UK

Pyramidal Orchids (Anacamptis pyramidalis). Alderney, British Channel Island, UK

Common Blue Butterfly (Polyommatus icarus). Sark, British Channel Islands, UK

Pyramidal Orchids (Anacamptis pyramidalis). Alderney, British Channel Island, UK

Ivy flower (Hedera helix). Sark, British Channel Islands, UK

Captive adult golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) at the raptor rehabilitation center just outside of Sitka, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Autumn Squill (Scilla autumnalis). Sark British Channel Islands, UK

Honey bee (Apis mellifera). Sark, British Channel Islands, UK

Adult Galapagos land snake (Philodryas spp) which is a mildly poisonous and a constrictor

Feral Goat (Capra hircus) two goats eating seaweed on carsaig beach on Mull. Argyll and the Islands, Scotland, UK

Brown Hare (Lepus capensis) eating grass in a meadow, with leaves sticking out of mouth.. Argyll, Scotland, UK

Palmate Newt (Triturus helvetica), submerged in puddle while on the move, body in focus Argyll Scotland, UK

Brown Hare (Lepus capensis) eating grass in a meadow, with leaves sticking out of mouth.. Argyll, Scotland, UK

Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) running in snow with heather poking through snow. highlands, Scotland, UK

Irish Hare (Lepus timidus, sub species hibernicus) grazing on a coastal grassy knoll. Argyll and the Islands, Scotland, UK

Slow Worm (Anguis fragilis) amongst moss on a rock. Argyll, Scotland, UK

Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) pair headshot body hidden by out of focus rocks. Argyll , Scotland, UK

Slow Worm (Anguis fragilis) amongst moss on a rock. Argyll, Scotland, UK

Slow Worm (Anguis fragilis) amongst moss on a rock. Argyll, Scotland, UK

Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus),close up of bull looking up framed by out of focus rocks and scratching face with fin.. Mull of Kintyre near Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK

Swallow (Hirundo rustica) chicks in nest, begging for food. Loch Awe, nr Oban, Scotland, UK

Common Toad (bufo bufo) juvenile standing on rock. Inverawe, nr Loch Awe, Argyll , Scotland, UK

Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) sitting up in snow with heather poking through snow. highlands, Scotland, UK

Swallow (Hirundo rustica) chicks in nest, begging for food. Loch Awe, nr Oban, Scotland, UK

Robin (Erithacus rubecula) displaying with rival on a mossy wall. Loch Awe, nr Oban, Scotland, UK

Slow Worm (Anguis fragilis) amongst moss on a rock, with forked tongue flicking out. Argyll, Scotland, UK

Slow Worm (Anguis fragilis) on a rock, green back ground. Argyll, Scotland, UK

Irish Hare (Lepus timidus, sub species hibernicus) grazing on a coastal grassy knoll. Argyll and the Islands, Scotland, UK

Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) lying in snow with heather poking through snow. highlands, Scotland, UK

08/04/2009. Spain, España, Canary Islands, Canarias, Tenerife, Los Roques de Garcia and Mount Teide. Volcanic landscape and rock formation with people. . Santa Cruz, Teide National Park, Tenerife Island. Canary Islands

Canadian Goose (Branta canadensis), lined up together with one bird in focus. These Geese were swimming on Loch Awe on a still and frosty morning, when they came to a halt in a line looking very proud.. Argyll, Scotland