Young woman making Kai Paen, dried river weed sheets sprinkled with sesame seeds, thinly sliced tomatoes and garlic, northern Laos

Akha tribe village in the mountains surrounding Muang La, Oudomxay Province, northwestern Laos

Fisherman with dugout canoe on the Mekong River, Pakbeng, Oudomxay Province, Laos

Market gardening nearby Luang Prabang, Laos

Crayfisherman, near Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

Vanilla beans, Reunion

Women workers at Tapel Koeda Kretek (Clove Cigarette) Factory at Juwana, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Young boy and basketwork, Benin, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa

Taneka (or Tanewa, Tangba, Tongba) village, near Djougou, Donga department , Benin, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa

Red chilli peppers drying, Benin, Africa

Tammari (also known as Batammariba, Tamberma, Somba, Otamari) man coming out of a granary on the roof his fortified house, known as Tata Somba ('Somba house'), Atakora department, Benin, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa

Brune Suisse cows, cattle farm Pian Segno, Blenio vallee, Canton Ticino, Switzerland

Terraced fields of the perched villages (Al Ain) (Al Agur) of Jabal Al Akhdar (Green Mountains), Sayq Plateau, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Huangling in autumn, ancient village dating back to the Ming Dynasty, Wuyuan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, China

Makha Bucha (Magha Puja) celebrations, monks pray under illuminated Buddha statue annually at Wat Phan Tao temple, Chiangmai, Thailand

Boswellia sacra (frankincense) (olibanum-tree), Sultanate of Oman

Irrigation canal, Falaj irrigation system (Falaj Al-Khatmeen), UNESCO, palm grove, Birkat Al Mouz, Al Dakhliya region, Jebel Akhdar foothills, Oman

Woman grinding argan seeds to get oil, Saadia family, Tagante village, Anti-Atlas, Morocco

Farmer with beans in her hands in Kilimambogo, Kenya

Craftsman at work in a workshop in Marrakesh, Morocco

Craftsman at work in a workshop in Marrakesh, Morocco

Common field at the foot of Mount Meru in Arusha, Tanzania

Miaara Jewish cemetery, Marrakesh, Morocco

Graveyard in Moulay Idriss Zerhoun, Morocco

Surroundings of the village of Tighza under a thin layer of snow, Ounila River valley, Ouarzazate Province, region of Draa-Tafilalet, Morocco

Pha Chiao Sing Kham temple gate at Muang La, Oudomxay Province, northwestern Laos

Traditional grindaknivur (whaling knife) from Torshavn, Faoroe Islands, Denmark

Burial Ground for Slaves and Free Blacks up to 1854, containing 180 graves, St. Peter's Churchyard, St. George, Bermuda

Burial Ground for Slaves and Free Blacks up to 1854, containing 180 graves, St. Peter's Churchyard, St. George, Bermuda

Local women giving rice offering to Buddhist monks, early morning, Don Daeng island, Mekong River, Muang, near Pakse, Champasak Province, Laos

Contemporary Art Center of Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain

Metropolitan and Primatial Cathedral Basilica of Santa Thecla, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

Vietnam yen mo tu commune primary school, ninh binh province. this is one of several schools in this region of northern vietnam where crs in cooperation with the local education authorities has implemented inclusive education practices, whereby children with mental or physical disabilities are integrated into the normal primary schools. crs provides special training for the teachers to help them. the image shows 13-year-old pham thi bich ngoc (in pink jacket) who suffers from cerebral palsy and is intergrated into a class of 11-year-olds. her teacher nguyen thi mund is seen here helping her with an alphabet exercise

Vietnam yen mo tu commune primary school, ninh binh province. this is one of several schools in this region of northern vietnam where crs in cooperation with the local education authorities has implemented inclusive education practices, whereby children with mental or physical disabilities are integrated into the normal primary schools. crs provides special training for the teachers to help them. the image shows 13-year-old pham thi bich ngoc (in pink jacket) who suffers from cerebral palsy and is intergrated into a class of 11-year-olds. her teacher nguyen thi mund is seen here helping her with an alphabet exercise

Vietnam yen mo tu commune primary school, ninh binh province. this is one of several schools in this region of northern vietnam where crs in cooperation with the local education authorities has implemented inclusive education practices, whereby children with mental or physical disabilities are integrated into the normal primary schools. crs provides special training for the teachers to help them. the image shows 13-year-old pham thi bich ngoc (in pink jacket) who suffers from cerebral palsy and is intergrated into a class of 11-year-olds. her teacher nguyen thi mund is seen here helping her with an alphabet exercise

THAILAND Visit to Ban Pan Tong, a Lahu village which practices traditional religion. The local 'tobo' or shaman at the village chapel shrine conducting Animist ceremony. Photo by Sean Sprague

Training, soccer event for children and young people from poor neighborhoods, Festival da Bola, social project of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, GIZ, German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation, Salvador da Bahia

Soccer event for children and young people from poor neighborhoods, Festival da Bola, social project of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, GIZ, German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation, Salvador da Bahia, Bahia, B

Soccer event for children and teenagers from poor neighborhoods, Festival da Bola, social project of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, GIZ, German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation, Salvador da Bahia, Bahia, Braz

Soccer event for children and young people from poor neighborhoods, Festival da Bola, social project of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, GIZ, German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation, Salvador da Bahia, Bahia, B

Soccer event for children and young people from poor neighborhoods, Festival da Bola, social project of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, GIZ, German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation, Salvador da Bahia, Bahia, B

Monks playing tibetan horns, Chimi Temple, Punakha District, Bhutan, Asia

Monks playing Gyalings, Chimi Temple, Punakha District, Bhutan, Asia

Monks playing tibetan horns, Chimi Temple, Punakha District, Bhutan, Asia

Police officers rehearsing for a parade, Souk Waqif, Doha, Qatar, Middle East

Hawaii, Oahu, Honolulu, Pali Golf Course, A local golfer congratulates his friend after making a good shot at hole 5.

Hawaii, Oahu, Honolulu, Pali Golf Course, A local golfer puts at the fifth hole with his friend.

Girl on beach meditating.