Shop owner reading the newspaper in the morning, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

Artist drawing design featuring elephants on canvas, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

The Thien Hau Temple, the most famous Taoist temple in Cholon, pink slips bearing wishes, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hindu deity, Shiva, the Hindu god of Transformation or Destruction, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Offerings that are burned in kilns, Guan Di Chinese Taoist Temple, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Close-up of newspapers on newsstand, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tara, female Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism, known as the mother of liberation, representing the virtues of success in work and achievements, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Man drawing with ink, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Green Tara, a Buddhist deity associated with healing and compassion, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Burning hell bank notes and other forms of joss paper for Buddhist and Taoist ceremony, Phuoc Long Buddhist Temple, Tan Chau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Thien Hau Temple, the most famous Taoist temple in Cholon, red slips bearing wishes, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Slices of Pont l'Eveque Cheese

Digital Quran on smartphone and traditional paper Holy Quran, paper and digital Quran, Al-Serkal Mosque, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Flags and paper with Chinese characters, Nan Feng Temple, Jinbao, Guangxi Province, China, Asia

Cliffs at sunset, Paria Movie Set, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, near Page, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Antelope Canyon, Page, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Moon over Paria Movie Set at sunset, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, near Page, Arizona, United States of America, North America

List of philanthropists, Ba Thien Hau Chinese Temple, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Young man helping a boy with his homework in Montrouge, France, Europe

Businessman wearing suit and bowler hat reading newspaper with coffee, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Woman reading a newspaper whilst floating in the Dead Sea, Israel, Middle East

Smoke billowing from a pulp and paper mill at Jari in Amazonas, Brazil, South America

Making hand made paper, China, Asia

Moussem des fiancees, Imilchil, High Atlas, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Sumo wrestler reading newspaper, Tokyo City, Honshu Island, Japan, Asia

Antelope Canyon, a slot canyon, Upper Canyon, Page, Utah, United States of America, North America

Muslim women making vast quantities of tissue paper kites for January kite festival, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Asia

Making traditional Japanese washi paper at Echizen Washi No Sato village in Fukui, Japan, Asia

Large tree nymph (paper kite) (white tree nymph) (rice paper butterfly) (Idea leuconoe) in captivity, Butterfly World and Gardens, Coombs, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Reading the newspaper under the Catalan flag on La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

A man making paper lanterns in a shop in Hoi An, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Making traditional Japanese washi paper at Echizen Washi No Sato village in Fukui, Japan, Asia

Lottery tickets being sold in the street, Bangkok, Thailand

Women buy toilet paper from tradesman from carts in street market by the City Wall, Xian, China

Separating mulberry fibers for making Japanese washi paper at the Echizen Washi No Sato village in Fukui, Japan, Asia

Making traditional Japanese washi paper at Echizen Washi No Sato village in Fukui, Japan, Asia

Christmas ornaments and wrapping paper at traditional stall at Christmas market, Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park, London

Woman making umbrellas with brown paper at the Umbrella factory at Bo Sang, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Close up of traditional wish and fate papers tied up on line, Hida Kobubun ji temple, Takayama, Hida District, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Large plastic recycling bins, dechetterie, for plastic, paper, glass spoil the view in Barfleur in Normandy, France

Paper cranes, Children's Peace Memorial, Hiroshima, Japan

African primary school, young girl in the class room, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Antemoro paper atelier, making flower-embedded paper, Ambalavao, Fianarantsoa province, Ihorombe Region, Southern Madagascar, Africa

Paper lanterns being released at Loi Krathong festival, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

From paper pattern to the finished shoe in the making laboratory at Cercal footwear school, San Mauro Pascoli, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe

Pulp mill and paper processing plant, North Charleston area, South Carolina, United States of America, North America

Paper making, Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Newspaper dispensers, Washington D.C., United States of America, North America

Paper trees

Fish stall, Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Antelope Canyon, Page, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Variety of tones and textures of traditional Japanese hand-made washi paper, Japan, Asia

Antemoro paper atelier, making flower-embedded paper, Ambalavao, Fianarantsoa province, Ihorombe Region, Southern Madagascar, Africa

Fate and wish papers tied on a bush branches in foreground and temple beyond, Heian Jingu shrine, Kyoto, Kansai, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Rice paper crepes drying, Cu Lao May, Mekong Delta, Vinh Long Province, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Man doing traditional Chinese writing (calligraphy) in ink using a brush, The Temple of Literature, Hanoi, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Man reading newspaper and passengers on the commuter ferry, with Ferry Building and skyline of downtown San Francisco in the background, California, United States of America, North America

Lhokta paper being soaked and dried in sun in wooden frame on a U.N. funded project, Bhaktapur (Bhadgaun), Nepal, Asia

Making paper in village near Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Making paper in village near Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Paper lanterns being released at Loi Krathong festival, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cafe Sperl, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Close-up of fortune papers tied to the branches of a tree in a temple in Japan, Asia

Firecrackers and firecracker paper, Nam O village, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Gondolier reading newspaper, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Fate and wish papers tied on bush branches in foreground with female priest in traditional red clothes beyond, Heian Jingu shrine, Kyoto, Kansai, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Making paper in village near Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Catholic press, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Symbolic brightly coloured paper cranes forming the word peace, Children's Peace Memorial, Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima, Japan, Asia

Paper offering for the dead at Kun Lam temple, Macao, China, Asia

London tube, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A collection of international newspapers on sale in Fleet Street, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Votive papers at Kun Lam temple, Macao, China, Asia

Economic newspapers and U.S. Dollars, France, Europe

A brass plate full of offerings to God. Coconut, dried fish, black soya beans, duck eggs, oiled wicks, colour powder, bitten rice, betel nut, hand made rice paper incense, unhusked rice and flowers. Brahmayani Temple, Bhaktapur, Nepal

Sunset over the Iggesund paper board manufacturer in Workington, with wind turbines behind, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

CAMBODIA Khoun Sokhoun, 44, former garbage scavenger, now maker of hats from recycled plastic bags and other items from recycled paper, benefciary of project run by local NGO CSARO which works with waste collectors in Phnom Penh. Seen here with her sons and orphaned nephews

Paper lantern making in the Handicraft Workshop, Hoi An, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

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

The new biofuel power plant at the Iggesund paper board manufacturer, with wind turbines behind, Workington, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Religion, ethiopia. 64-year-old meregeta zewde tadesi, a scribe who was trained in gondar, writing a prayer book, bilbala village, near lalibela. A detail of the master writing. He always squats on his haunches and writes on his knee, in the traditional style

Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona, Industrial Park Designed By Ganchegui And Rius I Camp, Man Reading Newspaper

A log pile of freshly cut timber in Grizedale forest, destined for the wood pulp industry for making paper, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

CAMBODIA Khoun Sokhoun, 44, former garbage scavenger, now maker of hats from recycled plastic bags and other items from recycled paper, benefciary of project run by local NGO CSARO which works with waste collectors in Phnom Penh. Here she is showing a basket made from recycled paper

Common wasp (vespula vulgaris) nest hanging on roof of outbuilding, oxfordshire, uk

Sunset over the Iggesund paper board manufacturer in Workington, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rice paper butterfly or tree nymph (idea leuconoe) native to south east asia

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

CAMBODIA Khoun Sokhoun, 44, former garbage scavenger, now maker of hats from recycled plastic bags and other items from recycled paper, benefciary of project run by local NGO CSARO which works with waste collectors in Phnom Penh. Seen here with her sons and orphaned nephews

The new biofuel power plant at the Iggesund paper board manufacturer, with wind turbines behind, Workington, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The new biofuel power plant at the Iggesund paper board manufacturer, with wind turbines behind, Workington, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Brazil, Salvador De Bahia, The Historic Quarter Of Pelourinho, Man Fixing His Volskswagen Taxi Engine, On The Sidewalk A Man Sitting On A Big Armchair Reading A Paper

Korea. - reading the paper whilst waiting for the seoul subway train, seoul

CAMBODIA Khoun Sokhoun, 44, former garbage scavenger, now maker of hats from recycled plastic bags and other items from recycled paper, benefciary of project run by local NGO CSARO which works with waste collectors in Phnom Penh. Seen here with her sons and orphaned nephews

Sunset over the Iggesund paper board manufacturer in Workington, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Shop selling paper lanterns and Chinese decorations, Chinatown, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Umbrella making at Borsang Village, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Paper lantern shop display, Hoi An, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sunday market, Momostenango, Guatemala, Central America

Sunset over the Iggesund paper board manufacturer in Workington, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe