Antarctic shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps bransfieldensis), in flight with nesting material in its beak at Jougla Point, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) returning to the nest site with nest building material in the Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) carrying nesting material, Zimanga Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

Woman making weaving warp, from Akha Puli tribe living in village in the mountains surrounding Muang La, Oudomxay Province, northwestern Laos

Colourful indigenous-style textiles on sale in the provincial capital, Riobamba, Chimborazo Province, Central Highlands, Ecuador, South America

Humberstone Saltpeter Works, UNESCO World Heritage Site, northern Atacama, Chile, South America

Gannet (Morus bassanus) carrying seaweed for nesting material. Bass Rock, Scotland

Women laying newly printed dupattas out to dry in the street, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Setas de Sevilla (Metropol Parasol), one of the largest wooden structures of modern architecture, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Imperial shag (Leucocarbo atriceps) in flight carrying nesting material, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South America

Gannet (Morus bassanus) landing with nesting material. Bass Rock, Scotland

Colourful umbrellas on the beach, Deauville, Normandy, France, Europe

Antarctic shag (Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) taking flight with nesting material at Port Lockroy, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Wooden fence surrounded by trees and leaves in autumn, Nara, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Setas de Sevilla (Metropol Parasol), one of the largest wooden structures of modern architecture, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Indigenous woman doing traditional embroidery, Otavalo, Ecuador, South America

Traditional woven fabrics in tourist shops, Mitla, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Ventifacts blown by the wind into the soft tuff material at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

The Setas de Sevilla (Metropol Parasol), one of the largest wooden structures of modern architecture, Seville, Andalusia, Spain , Europe

Colourful clothes hanging in a shop, St. Lucia, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Antarctic shags (Leucocarbo bransfieldensis), taking flight with nesting material at Port Lockroy, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult imperial cormorant (Phalacrocorax atriceps) returning from the sea with nesting material, Saunders Island, Falkland Islands, South America

The bazaar, Mosul, Iraq, Middle East

Colourful Ethiopian souvenirs for sales in Lalibela, Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

Imperial shag (Leucocarbo atriceps) carrying nesting material, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South America

Rust-colored volcanic tuff cliffs above a dark material filled glacier at Brown Bluff, eastern side of the Tabarin Peninsula, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Gannets (Morus bassanus) carrying seaweed for nesting material. Bass Rock, Scotland

Saturday Handicraft Market, Plaza de los Ponchos, Otavalo, Imbabura Province, Ecuador, South America

Rust-colored volcanic tuff cliffs above a dark material filled glacier at Brown Bluff, eastern side of the Tabarin Peninsula, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Fabrics, Essaouira, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

An adult imperial shag (Leucocarbo atriceps), returning to the nesting colony with nest material, Ushuaia, Argentina, South America

Long tail boats on Tup Island in Ao Nang, Krabi, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

An adult Antarctic shag (Leucocarbo bransfieldensis), gathering nesting material on Paulet Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

An adult Antarctic shag (Leucocarbo bransfieldensis), gathering nesting material on Paulet Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

An adult Antarctic shag (Leucocarbo bransfieldensis), in flight with nesting material on Paulet Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult Brandt's cormorant (Urile penicillatus), in flight with nesting material in Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary, California, United States of America, North America

A man showing off colourful hand woven sari material at the Shilpgram Craftsmen's Village, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

American coot (Fulica americana) with nesting material, Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Double-Crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) in flight with nesting material, Denver City Park, Denver, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Stencilling onto cotton, Bogolan craft workshop, Segou, Mali, Africa

Young boy looking unhappy, sitting at loom working on silk material with gold thread, India, Asia

Batiks on line on the beach, Turtle Beach, Tobago, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Quiche girls, Zunil, Quatemala, Central America

Printing kente cloth, Kumasi, capital of the Ashanti kingdom, Ghana, West Africa, Africa

Two Cuna (Kuna) Indian women with mola textile, San Blas, Panama, Central America

Overhead view of Bencharong ceramics and silk designed by Jim Thompson, Jim Thompson's House, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Camels adorned with colourful tassels and bridles, Bikaner Desert Festival, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Kuna (Cuna) woman, Contadora island, Las Perlas archipelago, Panama, Central America

Traditional Rabari tribal embroidered fabrics, Kutch, Gujarat state, India, Asia

Detail of contemporary hand-block printed Jaipur fabric used as curtaining, Samode Palace, Samode, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Udai Vilas Oberoi resort hotel, Udaipur Lake, Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Toy and Joy contemporary Jaipur hand block printing works, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Camel blanket, Goreme, Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia

Fabric store, market souq area, Aleppo (Haleb), Syria, Middle East

Fabric store, market souq area, Aleppo (Haleb), Syria, Middle East

Seated shopkeepers in a brocade shop at Mutrah Souq, Muscat, Oman, Middle East

Shopkeeper seated outside his shop surrounded by colourful material, Souq Waqif, Doha, Qatar, Middle East

A female shopkeeper showing different colourful materials to a potential customer, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa

Woman using traditional weaving machine, Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China, Asia

The bazaar, Kashan City, Isfahan Province, Iran, Middle East

Scottish Dirk and kilt, Inverness, Scotland.

Byzantine silk textiles dating from 10th century, Treasury of Ste. Foy, Conques, Midi-Pyrenees, France, Europe

Tartan cloth, MacNaughtons Emporium, Pitlochry, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Sari material, Karachi, Pakistan, Asia

Sari material, Karachi, Pakistan, Asia

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

Man sewing in Sabang Market, Pulau Weh Island, Aceh Province, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Basket of silkworms the raw material for the silk industry in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Patchwork quilt, San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Guatemala, Central America

Sari material, Karachi, Pakistan, Asia

Detail of local weaving, Chichicastenango, Guatemala, Central America

Colourful beach wraps for sale, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, Central America

Colourful beach wraps for sale, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, Central America

Colourful beach wraps for sale, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, Central America

Sari material, Karachi, Pakistan, Asia

Colourful beach wraps for sale, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, Central America

The idea of the interconnectedness of all things is central to the tribal way of looking at the world. practical knowledge of the environment, of crops and medicines, of hunting and fishing, is a byproduct of it. the makuna believe that human beings, animals, and all of nature are parts of the same one. animals and fish live in their own communities, which are just like human communities, with their chiefs, their shamans, their dance houses, their songs, and their material possessions. when human peoples dance in this world, the shaman invites the animal people to dance in theirs. if humans do not dance and shamans do not offer spirit food to the animal people, the animals will die out and there will be no more game left in the world. for the makuna the radical disjunction so characteristic of western thought between nature and culture, men and animals, dissolves. eastern colombia amazon, vaupes region, population: 600

Shop assistant in material and silk shop, The Old Market, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Detail of traditional Slovak folk embroidered waistcoat, Slovakia, Europe

Material and silk shop, Russian Market, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Old material in an old teak house on the klongs, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

King cormorant (phalacrocorax atriceps) also known as cormorant or blue-eyed shag, falkland islands, adult gathering nesting in its beak.

Quilts hanging on a line, Amish country, Pennsylvania, United States of America, North America

Material and silk shop, The Silk Market, Beijing, China, Asia

Material and silk shop on Wangfujing Street, Beijing, China, Asia

Material and silk shop, The Silk Market, Beijing, China, Asia

Grey heron (ardea cinerea), hertfordshire, uk, in flight with nesting material

Bevilacqua, cut velvet weaver, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Cloth for sale, Shanghai, China, Asia

Russia, Saint Petersburg, A Public Photographer With His Material In Peter And Paul Fortress

Hilltribe woven material on display at Sunday Street Market, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Excavating volcanic Scoria rock from the Seydisholar cone for road building material, near Selfoss, Iceland, Polar Regions

Excavating volcanic Scoria rock from the Seydisholar cone for road building material, near Selfoss, Iceland, Polar Regions

Adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) returning to the nest site with nest building material in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Hot air balloon shaped like a strawberry at the Huddersfield Balloon festival in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Female Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) bringing nesting material back from sea near the Baja Peninsula, Mexico.

Adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) returning to the nest site with nest building material in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) returning to the nest site with nest building material in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

White stork (Ciconia ciconia) adult collecting nest material on Narew marshes in spring, Podlaskie, Poland.