Thai monk preparing herbal medicines, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Lady preparing fish for meal, Talpia, Zambia, Africa

Krupuk (Kroepoek) production, Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Lady preparing fish for meal, Talpia, Zambia, Africa

Fisherman preparing a net on the beach, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Fishermen preparing a net on the beach, Vung Tau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Women preparing fish caught in the Mekong River, in village near Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Barbequed lamb, Valdes Peninsula, Patagonia, Argentina, South America

Lady preparing fish for meal with young girl, Talpia, Zambia, Africa

Performers of Phare Ponleu Selpak circus preparing for a show in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Fish market, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

Nubian bride preparing for wedding, near Abu Simbel, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

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

Fiji woman preparing spinach for cooking. taveuni photo by sean sprague

Dani Tribe preparing earth oven, Baliem Valley, West Papua, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Burundi nduwamahoro, active non,violence peace building project, supported by sciaf. In the home of grandmother ntezahorigwa pelagie, 60. The family preparing food: taking beans from their pods, cleaning peas and peeling cassava, their staple diet.

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 cook preparing chapatis on a biofuel stove.

Family preparing a body for cremation at the Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva located on the banks of the Bagmati River Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows displaced people in Baani refugee camp near Phalombe, preparing pumpkin flowers to eat.

Slovenia, Alps, Upper Soca Valley, Preparing To Go Canyoning

Burundi agakura, a youth agricultural project in gitera. Jam making. Students peeling guavas. From left to right: minani revata (18), kabura seraphine (20), bakundukize odette (22), nkurunziza desire (24)

Food, ethiopia. Saint mary’s catholic school, addis ababa. A mainstream elementary and secondary school, it has a small wing for special needs children, which is featured here. Betty and her mother feleku (on left) who helps with preparing food at the center. Other parents participate in rotation

Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, Traditional Sepik Tribe Sacred Dance, Man And Woman Preparing To Dance

Morocco, South, Marrakech, Festival, Riders In Pomp Dresses Preparing A Fantasia

Preparing a classical conch salad from the Bahamas, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Burundi nduwamahoro, active non,violence peace building project, supported by sciaf. In the home of grandmother ntezahorigwa pelagie, 60. The family preparing food: taking beans from their pods, cleaning peas and peeling cassava, their staple diet.

Bangladesh farmer of koch tribal minority preparing a field for planting cassava, nalitabari, mymensingh region

Kneading flour for pasta making in the kitchen, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Rolling out pasta making in the kitchen, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Morocco, South, Marrakech, Festival, Riders In Costumes Preparing A Fantasia

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

Preparing the Tamil procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Uganda tree nursery project in kisoga run by caritas lugazi, kayunga district. preparing plastic pots for planting tree seeds

Cutting uncooked pasta into parcel shapes, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Burundi nduwamahoro, active non,violence peace building project, supported by sciaf. In the home of grandmother ntezahorigwa pelagie, 60. The family preparing food: taking beans from their pods, cleaning peas and peeling cassava, their staple diet.

Namibia women preparing food by pounding grain. Nyangana, a small village mission station in north of country on angolan border

Making pasta, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

A monk preparing rice in the monastery of Amarapura, close to the U Bein teak bridge, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Nicaragua woman preparing food in her small local restaurant, managua

Cook preparing couscous, Marrakesh, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

France, Alps, Savoie, Val Thorens In Winter, Snowmobiles Preparing To Leave For A Night Drive

Italy, Rome, Villa Medicis, Preparing The Dining Room For The Residents

East timor family of armanda suni and sebastian anin and children preparing meal of corn and vegetables, aosera village, oecussi-ambeno

Burundi agakura, a youth agricultural project in gitera. Preparing food at the main kitchen.

Indonesia, Bali, Princely Cremation On Kuta Beach, Women Preparing Their Relatives Remains To Be Burnt

Haiti women preparing at day centre, pleche

Spain, Andaloucia, Costa-Del-Sol, Marbella, Preparing Sardines For A Beach Barbecue

A woman making dinner in a hut of Kompong Phluk village, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Preparing for a Tamil procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Colombia woman preparing dough for making bread at a bakery in ciudad bolivar, bogota

Italy, Rome, Vatican, St. Peterõs Square, Preparing The Opening Of Year 2000 Jubilee

Preparing for a Tamil procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Women preparing, michailovskaya, karelia, russia

Spain, Andaloucia, Costadelsol, Marbella, Preparing Sardines For A Beach Barbecue

Slow cooked pork taken from imu is carried back to serving area, Kona Village Resort Luau, Kailua-Kona, Big Island, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

Preparation of Sakau, traditional Micronesian beverage, Madolenihmw Province, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Pacific

Preparation of Sakau, traditional Micronesian beverage, Madolenihmw Province, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Pacific

A wheelchair bound disabled person preparing to go parapont flying above Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

An IDP camp (internally displaced people) in Te-Tugu district of Northern Uganda has been created to accommodate the mass of Ugandan refugees fleeing the LRA (Lords Resistance Army) who are fighting the Ugandan government and its people. Although accommodation is basic- mainly mud huts, they are impeccably maintained, instilling a real sense of pride in the community. Te-Tugu, Uganda, East Africa

sorting out reindeer in pen before going to market

Rajasthani woman attaching bells to her feet for traditional dance, Rajasthan, India

Neil Lucas with underwater time lapse system on the wreck of the 'Blue Plunder'. Bahamas.

Neil Lucas with underwater time lapse system on the wreck of the 'Blue Plunder'. Bahamas.

Men remove slow cooked pork from the earth and stone oven (imu) viewed by guests, Kona Village Resort Luau, Kailua-Kona, Big Island, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

Diver on board dive boat checking equipment

Michael pitts with underwater time lapse system on the wreck of the 'Blue Plunder'. Bahamas.

Aerial view of adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) preparing to dive in order to cooperatively "bubble-net" feed in Southeast Alaska, USA

Preparation of Sakau, traditional Micronesian beverage, Madolenihmw Province, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Pacific

Aerial view of adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) preparing to dive in order to cooperatively "bubble-net" feed in Southeast Alaska, USA

Adult Antarctic Shag, (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) bransfieldensis) from breeding colony on the Antarctic Peninsula

A wheelchair bound disabled person preparing to go parapont flying above Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sailing boat preparing to be lowered into the water by a crane. Jet d'Eau in the background, Lake Geneva. Geneva, Switzerland

AIDA judges de kitting . Oslo, Norway

Scuba divers gear up to enter the waters of Prata River, Bonito Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, South America

Four adult Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) preparing to return to the sea to feed on Paulet Island on the Northeast side of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Paramotor pilot checking his wing before launching. Axminster. Uk

Martin Haavde warming up gloves during Oslo Ice C. Oslo, Norway

Lindblad Expeditions Guests preparing to snorkel in the Galapagos Island Archipeligo, Ecuador. No model or property releases available for tis image.

Diver on board dive boat checking equipment

Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) marching down the beach and preparing to enter the ocean as a tight group (for safety) on Paulet Island, Antarctica

Inuit Female of the Koryaks peoples in native clothes, filleting salmon fish, Ossora Village (Koryakskiy Peninsular) Russia, Asia

Diver on board dive boat checking equipment

Camera equipment on the wreck of the 'Blue Plunder'. Bahamas.

Paraponters preparing to take off from the Grand Montets above Chamonix, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Diver on board dive boat checking equipment (rr)

Paraponters preparing to take off from the Grand Montets above Chamonix, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

A wheelchair bound disabled person preparing to go parapont flying above Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A wheelchair bound disabled person preparing to go parapont flying above Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Changing tent of Ice Competition. Oslo Ice challenge 2009. . Oslo, Norway

tagging reindeer

Paraponters preparing to take off from the Grand Montets above Chamonix, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

tagging reindeer

Paraponters preparing to take off from the Grand Montets above Chamonix, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Adult Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) preparing to be transferred via helicopter from the "Bear Jail" outside Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.

Adult Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) preparing to be transferred via helicopter from the "Bear Jail" outside Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.

An Alaska Air commercial jet preparing to land at Sitka International Airport just outside the town of Sitka, southeast Alaska, USA.

removing antlers and castrating reindeer

Diver on board dive boat checking equipment

Members of the Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team preparing for a stretcher lower on a Team training in the Langdale Valley, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Chinese workers preparing their garden plot for food production near Tongshuan, Shanxi, Northern China, Asia