Procession for 'Semana Santa', Holy Week in Seville, Spain (Sevilla) - a young girl with open arms reaches out to hug a hooded girl in the parade.

Parisian cafe, Paris, France, Europe

Painted Rocks by Belgian Artist Jean Verame, Tafraoute, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Chiang Mai Flower Festival 2018, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Portrait of a single Masai Mara man wearing traditional jewelry, headpiece and clothes, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Majestic medieval castle on a hill with cloudy sky at dusk, showcasing historical architecture, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Female warrior during the Jidai Festival, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

A steam locomotive approaching Goathland from Grosmont in September 2016, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Maori carving, Whare Runanga, Waitangi, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Skyline, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Alstonfield, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Fountain in the park of Chenonceau castle, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France, Europe

Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Visitors from ice-breaker tour ship, July 14 Glacier, Krossfjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Cross Bath, Thermae Bath Spa, Bath, Avon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Medieval donjon in the centre of Niort, Deux-Sevres, Poitou Charentes, France, Europe

Sagami Kite Festival which boasts the largest kite in Japan at over 14 meters square and 1000 kg in weight, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan, Asia

Primary school, Pong Teuk, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sanskrit School Professor, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

The Tomb of Cyrus the Great, Pasargadae, Iran, Middle East

Sagami Kite Festival which boasts the largest kite in Japan at over 14 meters square and 1000 kg in weight, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan, Asia

Waterfront, Xlendi Bay, Gozo, Malta, Europe

One thousand year old plane tree, trunk has circumference of 14 metres, Isagarada, Pelion, Greece, Europe

Traditional treasure warehouse (kura), beside single-family residence in Fukui, Japan, Asia

Sagami Kite Festival which boasts the largest kite in Japan at over 14 meters square and 1000 kg in weight, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan, Asia

Bergheim and vineyards, Alsace, France, Europe

Water droplets on grass, Dali, Yunnan, China, Asia

Sagami Kite Festival which boasts the largest kite in Japan at over 14 meters square and 1000 kg in weight, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan, Asia

Clyde Arc (Squinty Bridge), Finnieston, River Clyde, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Natural History Museum, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Portrait of a sulphur miner at Kawah Ijen, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sydney Opera House sails, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

L'lle Rousse, Corsica, France, Mediterranean, Europe

Capitolio, Central Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Commuters waiting for buses, Shanghai, China, Asia

A woman negotiates the price whilst buying yams from a man selling them from the back of his bike, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Carpet shop in the Medina, Kairouan, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

Blue plaque at 14 Barton Street, commemorating T.E. Lawrence, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A colourful local small taxi called a coco, in Varadero, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Sea pounding rocks on the coast on the Cote Sauvage on Ouessant Island, Brittany, France, Europe

San Gimignano at sunset, Siena province, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Michelangelo's David, Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Houseboats on canal, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe

Buildings in the Place du 14 Juillet, Pezenas, Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, Europe

Hot air balloons, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

City of London viewed from the South Bank, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

In the 13th century, the golden age of the mongol empire, a sport resembling polo became a training game for the mongolian cavalry throughout high asia. horsemen learned to bend low at speed, like acrobats to finish off fallen enemies with sabres, looting their prey on the ground by scooping up jewels that caught their eye. there are stories, too, of genghis khan knocking about an enemys head as if it were a ball. orkhon valley, central mongolia

Nepal. Ritual, sonam/boom. Lobsangs cremation. Humla. traveler reached of journey! In freedom of infinite he is free from sorrow, fetters that bound thrown away, burning fever of life is no more,oesays dharmapada. Lobsang having spent whole life preparing moment of death, finds liberation on february 14, 1986. Extensive ritual follows cremation-traditionally a forty nine period, sonam lama rattles damaru. A small ritual drum to have origin in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bone dreid human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. Boom lama blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers. On makeshift altar rest chhome, votive lamps filled with butter, cups of water, grains, tormas, holy food made of barley meal decorated with medallions of butter offered to gods. Alone, boom lama continues prayers of deceased

India. Small home of hindu family, omana radhara krishnan (mother) and her daughters rashmi (14) and maya (11). They will soon get a better house thanks to house building project funded by cnewa and implemented by diocese of kottayam social services in villages of wayanad district, kerala. 2007

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital .malnourrish child

Manshiyat Naser, Garbage City, Cairo, Egypt. February 14, 2022. A truck loaded with recycled materials in Manshiyat Naser, Garbage City, Cairo.

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

Europe, Portugal, Alcobaca. April 14, 2022.Tomb of Ines de Castro in the Alcobaca Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Schweizer Voralpen, Berner Mittelland, Gurnigel, Schweiz

Pema chunzum, born february 14, in year of earth monkey, kathmandu nepal

San Ignacio, Mulege, Baja California Sur, Mexico. November 14, 2021. Entrance to the San Ignacio Mission in Baja.

Europe, Portugal, Alcobaca. April 14, 2022. Tomb of King Pedro I in the Alcobaca Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Europe, Portugal, Alcobaca. April 14, 2022. Tomb of King Pedro I in the Alcobaca Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Europe, Portugal, Batalha. April 14, 2022. Batalha Monastery, a Dominican convent of Saint Mary of Victory.

UGANDA The work of Comboni Samaritans, Gulu. Visiting a child headed family. Aromorach Sharon is the oldest girl and looks after her 6 younger siblings and her elederly grandmother. Her parents died of AIDS. Aged 14, she is a pupil of Obinya primary school. Sharon preparing a family meal by peeling sweet potatoes. PHOTO by Sean Sprague

San Ignacio, Mulege, Baja California Sur, Mexico. November 14, 2021. Altar in the San Ignacio Mission in Baja.

Manshiyat Naser, Garbage City, Cairo, Egypt. February 14, 2022. Young man selling fresh pita bread, known as aish, in Manshiyat Naser, Garbage City, Cairo.

Mulege, Baja California Sur, Mexico. November 14, 2021. A building decorated with brightly painted fish, birds and other animals.

Bandera, Texas, USA. April 14, 2021. Sign for American Indian jewelry outside a store in Texas.

Bandera, Texas, USA. April 14, 2021. Mural featuring a cowgirl on a wall Texas.

Bandera, Texas, USA. April 14, 2021. Mural of an American flag on a building in Texas.

Comfort, Texas, USA. April 14, 2021. Chimes made of beer bottle caps in the Cartoon Saloon in the Texas hill country.

Rabot, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Tajikistan. August 14, 2021. A woman in a blue head scarf in rural Tajikistan. Editorial Use Only

Europe, Portugal, Tomar. April 14, 2022. Spiral staircase in the Convent of Christ in the Castle of Tomar. Built by the Knights Templar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Europe, Portugal, Alcobaca. April 14, 2022. Artwork in the Alcobaca Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Waring, Texas, USA. April 14, 2021. Small town gas station in the Texas hill country.

Europe, Portugal, Alcobaca. April 14, 2022. Tomb of Ines de Castro in the Alcobaca Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Gentoo penguin. Pygoscelis papua. Chick. Wiencke island. Antarctica

African elephants. Loxodonta africana. Walking to waterhole at sunset. Nxai pan, botswana

Some Aboriginal designs on a cavern wall in the Arnhem territories, Northern Territories, Australia, Pacific

Comfort, Texas, USA. April 14, 2021. Clutter inside the Cartoon Saloon in the Texas hill country.

Sisterdale, Texas, USA. April 14, 2021. Historic cotton gin in the Texas hill country.

Europe, Portugal, Tomar. April 14, 2022. Ornate interior of the Convent of Christ in the Castle of Tomar. Built by the Knights Templar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Europe, Portugal, Tomar. April 14, 2022. Interior of the Convent of Christ in the Castle of Tomar. Built by the Knights Templar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Europe, Portugal, Alcobaca. April 14, 2022. Colorful artwork on buildings in Alcobaca.

View across the Tierras Bajas rainforest from the top of the Calakmul Mayan ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campeche state, southern Mexico, North America

Manshiyat Naser, Garbage City, Cairo, Egypt. Bags of cut plastic for recycling in Manshiyat Naser, Garbage City, Cairo.

San Ignacio, Mulege, Baja California Sur, Mexico. November 14, 2021. Chair holding open the door to the chapel in the San Ignacio Mission.

Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Tajikistan. August 14, 2021. A woman wearing a red head scarf in the mountains of Tajikistan. Editorial Use Only

Europe, Portugal, Tomar. April 14, 2022. Interior of the Convent of Christ in the Castle of Tomar. Built by the Knights Templar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Europe, Portugal, Alcobaca. April 14, 2022. Colorful artwork on buildings in Alcobaca.

Mulege, Baja California Sur, Mexico. November 14, 2021. A barbeque restaurant in Mulege.

King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

Europe, Portugal, Tomar. April 14, 2022. Ornate interior of the Convent of Christ in the Castle of Tomar. Built by the Knights Templar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Blanco, Texas, USA. April 14, 2021. The grill of a rusted vintage pickup truck in Texas.

Europe, Portugal, Tomar. April 14, 2022. Stonework on the Convent of Christ in the Castle of Tomar. Built by the Knights Templar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Europe, Portugal, Tomar. April 14, 2022. Ornate interior of the Convent of Christ in the Castle of Tomar. Built by the Knights Templar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Front Street, Hamilton, Bermuda, Central America

France, Normandy, Calvados (14), Portenbessin , Fshing Boat Returning To The Harbour By A Rough Sea Day

Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus). wild adult male. Balikpapan Bay, East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bandera, Texas, USA. April 14, 2021. Decorative cowboy boots at a store in the Texas hill country.

Comfort, Texas, USA. April 14, 2021. Gun rights sign featuring a military style assault rifle.

Waring, Texas, USA. April 14, 2021. Little free library in the Texas hill country.

Blanco, Texas, USA. April 14, 2021. Hand painted sign for the town of Blanco, Texas.

Mulege, Baja California Sur, Mexico. November 14, 2021. A store selling artisan art works in Mulege.