Aluminium foundry in Ambatolampy, Antsirabe, Central Madagascar, Africa

Car and Coke machines outside Wal-Mart, one of the largest general store chains in North America, at Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Ripened Brunello grapes, Sangiovese, being harvested at the wine estate of La Fornace at Montalcino in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Wine bottling at the vineyard at Chateau Fontcaille Bellevue in the Bordeaux region of France

Big Flowery Miao twisting hemp, Anning, Yunnan, China, Asia

Ripened Brunello grapes, Sangiovese, being harvested at the wine estate of La Fornace at Montalcino in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Wine bottling at the vineyard at Chateau Fontcaille Bellevue in the Bordeaux region of France

Wine harvest, the vendange, of Merlot grapes by vine tractor at Chateau Fontcaille Bellevue, in Bordeaux region of France

Wine harvest, the vendange, of Merlot grapes by vine tractor at Chateau Fontcaille Bellevue, in Bordeaux region of France

Ripened Brunello grapes, Sangiovese, being harvested at the wine estate of La Fornace at Montalcino in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Wine bottling at the vineyard at Chateau Fontcaille Bellevue in the Bordeaux region of France

Local weaver spinning wool, Lassithi Plateau, island of Crete, Greece, Mediterranean, Europe

Cutting sugar by Cuban made machine, on a plantation on the south coast plain of Havana Province, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Oil well pump, near Odessa, Texas, United States of America, North America

Harvesting grapes in a vineyard near Macon, Burgundy (Bourgogne), France, Europe

Wine harvest, the vendange, of Merlot grapes by vine tractor at Chateau Fontcaille Bellevue, in Bordeaux region of France

Vine tractor at work during vendange harvest in vineyard at St Emilion, Bordeaux wine region of France

Ripened Brunello grapes, Sangiovese, being harvested at the wine estate of La Fornace at Montalcino in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

The laundry machine building at the Hancock Shaker Village, Hancock, Massachusetts, New England, United States of America, North America

Rice workers feed their freshly harvested rice into a threshing machine, Lang Son, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Kingston Flyer steam train, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Wine harvest, the vendange, of Merlot grapes by vine tractor at Chateau Fontcaille Bellevue, in Bordeaux region of France

Wine bottling at the vineyard at Chateau Fontcaille Bellevue in the Bordeaux region of France

Wine bottling at the vineyard at Chateau Fontcaille Bellevue in the Bordeaux region of France

Wine harvest, the vendange, of Merlot grapes by vine tractor at Chateau Fontcaille Bellevue, in Bordeaux region of France

Buddhist monks using stencil machine, Lampoon, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

School children at water pump, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

A Chinese business woman using the self service check in machines at Beijing Capital Airport part of new Terminal 3 building opened February 2008, second largest building in the world, Beijing, China, Asia

A Chinese business woman using the self service check in machines at Beijing Capital Airport part of new Terminal 3 building opened February 2008, second largest building in the world, Beijing, China, Asia

Gambling machines in Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America, North America

Oenologist tests the 2008 vintage watched by proprietor at Chateau Fontcaille Bellevue, Bordeaux wine region of France

Oenologist tests the 2008 vintage watched by proprietor at Chateau Fontcaille Bellevue, Bordeaux wine region of France

Armed Pakistani soldiers in open top vehicle with machine gun in village of Pattika, Pakistan

Man using a winding machine to get water from well, kanat (qanat) irrigation system, Gashgai, Iran, Middle East

Mechanised harvesting of merlot grapes at Chateau Fontcaille Bellevue in Bordeaux wine region of France

Indian man with sewing machine in village of Rohet in Rajasthan, Northern India

Vine tractor at work during vendange harvest in vineyard at St Emilion, Bordeaux wine region of France

Close-up of grape crushing machine at the Soave co-operative, Soave, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Iban woman weaving pua kumbu, in complex traditional patterns and reated to old head-hunting rituals, Katibas River, Sarawak, Malaysia, island of Borneo, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bank teller machines in Japan, Asia

Vine tractor at work during vendange harvest in vineyard at St Emilion, Bordeaux wine region of France

Passengers purchasing train tickets from vending machines at the JR Ueno railway station in Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Woman working on silk spinning machine in traditional silk factory, Dalat, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Wine bottling truck with mobile bottling line at Chateau Fontcaille Bellevue vineyard in Bordeaux region of France

Woman working on silk spinning machine in traditional silk factory, Dalat, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cyclist, vending machines, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Sweet dispensers in Radda-in-Chianti, Tuscany, Italy

Wine harvest, the vendange, of Merlot grapes by vine tractor at Chateau Fontcaille Bellevue, in Bordeaux region of France

Soldier with machine gun in Cameroon, West Africa

Repair and alteration work with sewing machines, Toul Tum Poung Russian Market, Toul Tum Poung, city centre, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Satellite dish and man with rice winnowing machine, Lake Maninjau, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Casino Slot Machines, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America, North America

A woman weaving at one of the cooperatives in an area that is famous for its saris, Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Modern glass skyscapers being built in Beijing, China

Padaung woman weaving, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Tokyo metro ticket machine, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Gambling machines in Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America, North America

Coin Laundry

Wine bottling truck with mobile bottling line at Chateau Fontcaille Bellevue vineyard in Bordeaux region of France

Man repairing an old sewing machine in the city of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Gambling machines in Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America, North America

City trams, Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Close-up of steam engine, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ngada woman weaving ikat cloth, Bena Village, Flores, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Churchill tank and monument 41 degrees RMC from D-Day in the Second World War, Lion sur Mer, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe

Laundry and machine shop dating from around 1790, Hancock Shaker Village, Massachusetts, New England, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Close-up of traction engine, England, United Kingdom, Europe

An agricultural machine spraying chemicals in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Woman twisting hemp, North Guangxi, China, Asia

A woman weaving at one of the cooperatives in an area that is famous for its saris, Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Train on railway in the desert, Shoubek, Jordan, Middle East

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

The Kamal factory in Bangalore, Karnataka, India that manufactures solar thermal panels for heating water.

Cutting and harvesting sugar cane in the Fall at plantation along the Mississippi at Baldwin, Louisiana, USA

Cutting and harvesting sugarcane in the Fall at plantation along the Mississippi at Baldwin, Louisiana, USA

Sugarcane production factory St Mary Sugar Cooperative Sugar Mill processing raw sugar at Jeanerette, Louisiana, USA

Woman buying cigarettes from vending machine, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Sugarcane production factory St Mary Sugar Cooperative Sugar Mill processing raw sugar at Jeanerette, Louisiana, USA

Craftsperson with sewing machine at Vermilionville history museum of Acadian, Creole, Native American cultures, Louisiana, USA

El salvador family of teresa de jesus perez, 36, hiv+, left with three sons, one of whom, 8-year-old raphael, is also hiv+. they are supported by contra sida, san salvador. teresa supports herself and family by sewing blouses and dresses at home, shown here with sons raphael, who is hiv+ (on left) and jose, who is not infected

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 a Varian nuclear proton therapy machine in the specialist cancer hospital.

Marana Regional Airport, Wings of Freedom Tour, airshow, Consolidated B-24J Liberator, first flew in December 1939, nose view with 50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns, Marana, Arizona, United States of America, North America

South sudan loka womens association. tailoring workshop. women using sewing machines

The Kamal factory in Bangalore, Karnataka, India that manufactures solar thermal panels for heating water.

A farmer taking the heads off tulips with a specialist machine in tulip fields near Keukenhof Gardens, Lisse, Netherlands, Europe

A snow machine in the Cairngorms, surrounded by bare slopes, after poor snow falls in March 2012, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Soft drink, coffee and cigarette vending machines, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Playing game machine, pachinko parlour, Tokyo, Japan

A machine used for turning plastic into oil, to generate electricity is demonstrated to crowds in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Kenya catholic lay missionaries orphan vocational training. Korogocha, nairobi

Intha girl weaves longyis, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Asia

A machine used for turning plastic into oil, to generate electricity is demonstrated to crowds in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Tailor with sewing machine in Guludo village in the Quirimbas National Park in northern Mozambique, Africa

USA, Washington State, Whitman County. Palouse. Threshing machines to harvest wheat.

A forwarder, a specialist machine for cutting timber that is destined to be used as biofuel in a biofuel power station, Grizedale Forest, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A forwarder, a specialist machine for cutting timber that is destined to be used as biofuel in a biofuel power station, Grizedale Forest, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A forwarder, a specialist machine for cutting timber that is destined to be used as biofuel in a biofuel power station, Grizedale Forest, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Man repairing clothing with an old sewing machine.

A snow machine in the Cairngorms, surrounded by bare slopes, after poor snow falls in March 2012, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe