Lifesize bronze of the late author Ernest Hemingway at the bar of El Floridita, one of his favourite haunts, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Looking across Embleton Bay just after sunrise towards the sunlit sand dunes at Embleton and Low Newton, with gentle waves washing up the beach in the foreground, Embleton, near Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Looking across Embleton Bay at sunrise towards the silhouetted ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle in the distance and the vivid colours in the sky reflecting in the sea and wet sand, Embleton, near Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Colourful patterns created by sea erosion on rocks revealed at low tide on Spittal Beach, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland on border between England and Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Winter sunrise on the Aln Estuary looking across the sand at low tide to Church Hill, Alnmouth, near Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Winter sunrise on the Aln Estuary with a single boat moored on the mud flats, looking towards Church Hill reflecting in the calm water, Alnmouth, near Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Winter sunrise on the Aln Estuary looking towards Church Hill with boats moored and reflections in the calm water, Alnmouth, near Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Man having haircut in backstreet barber shop, Havana Viejo, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Camelthorn tree against sandstone mountains lit by the last rays of light from the setting sun, near Sesriem, Namib Desert, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Two wild horses sparring in the bleached landscape near Aus, Namibia, Africa

Rugged coastline being pounded by waves on the West coast of Lewis at Mangersta, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Red vintage American car parked on a floodlit street in Havana Centro at night, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Aerial view from hot air balloon at dawn over magnificent desert landscape of sand dunes, mountains and Fairy Circles, Namib Rand game reserve Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

View across Vinales Valley, UNESCO World Heritage Site, from Hotel Los Jasmines in stormy weather showing one of the limestone Magotes lit by the sun against mountains in shade, Vinales, Pinar Del Rio Province, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Shieling, a building once used as temporary summer accommodation by farmers while grazing their livestock on common land, off the Pentland Road, near Carloway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Dried mud/cracked earth at Sossusvlei in the ancient Namib Desert near Sesriem, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Young Himba woman wearing traditional dress and jewellery and with her skin covered in Otjize, a mixture of butterfat and ochre, Kunene Region, formerly Kaokoland, Namibia

Beach at Luskentyre with dune grasses blowing in the foreground and the hills of North Harris in the distance, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Beach at Luskentyre with dune grasses blowing in the foreground and the hills of North Harris in the distance, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

View out to sea over abandoned crofts at the township of Manish on the east coast of the Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Standing Stones of Callanish at sunset with dramatic sky in the background, near Carloway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Abandoned croft near the village of Lacasaidh (Laxay), Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Shieling, a building once used as temporary summer accommodation by farmers while grazing their livestock on common land, off the Pentland Road, near Carloway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Interior of former Presidential Palace, now The Museum of the Revolution, Havana, Cuba

Man having haircut in backstreet barber shop, Havana Viejo, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Panned' shot of old American car to capture sense of movement, Prado, Havana Centro, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Panned' shot of old blue American car to capture sense of movement, with the Caribbean Sea in the background, The Malecon, Havana Centro, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Local people sat on the sea wall at sunset, with buildings of Havana in the background, The Malecon, Havana Centro, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Aerial view from hot air balloon over magnificent desert landscape of sand dunes, mountains and Fairy Circles, Namib Rand game reserve Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Early morning view across barren landscape towards sandstone mountains beneath dramatic sky, near Spitzkoppe, Namibia, Africa

San (Bushman) demonstrating traditional hunting technique with bow and arrow at the Okahandja Cultural Village, near Okahandja town, Namibia

Quiver trees (Aloe Dichotoma), also referred to as Kokerboom, in the Quivertree Forest on Farm Gariganus near Keetmanshopp, Namibia, Africa

Young Himba boy standing in the shade of a tree in semi-silhouette, Kunene Region (formerly Kaokoland) in the far north of Namibia

San (Bushman) demonstrating traditional fire lighting technique at the Okahandja Cultural Village, near Okahandja town, Namibia

Rear view of young Himba woman showing traditional leather clothing and jewellery, hair braiding and skin covered in Otjize, a mixture of butterfat and ochre, Kunene Region (formerly Kaokoland) in the far north of Namibia

San (Bushmen) demonstrating traditional hunting technique with bow and arrow at the Okahandja Cultural Village, near Okahandja town, Namibia

Traditional mud-covered dwelling in a Himba village in the Kunene Region, formerly Kaokoland, in the far north of Namibia, Africa

Young Himba woman standing outside her traditional mud-covered dwelling in a Himba village in the Kunene Region (formerly Kaokoland) in the far north of Namibia

San (Bushman) demonstrating traditional fire lighting technique at the Okahandja Cultural Village, near Okahandja town, Namibia, Africa

Dead camelthorn tree said to be centuries old in silhouette against towering orange sand dunes bathed in evening light at Dead Vlei, Namib Desert, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Aerial view from hot air balloon of sand road cutting across desert landscape covered in Fairy Circles, Namib Rand game reserve Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Aerial view from hot air balloon over magnificent desert landscape of sand dunes, mountains and Fairy Circles, Namib Rand game reserve Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Shwedagon Paya (Pagoda) at dusk with Buddhist worshippers praying, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Temples and shrines at Shwedagon Paya (Pagoda), Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Shwedagon Paya (Pagoda) at dusk with Buddhist worshippers praying, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Fisheye shot at night of temples at Shwedagon Paya (Pagoda), Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Panned and blurred shot creating a sense of movement, Buddhist monk riding pillion and carrying vegetables on the back of a moped, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Houses built on stilts in the village of Nampan on the edge of Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Intha 'leg rowing' fishermen at dawn on Inle Lake who row traditional wooden boats using their leg and fish using nets stretched over conical bamboo frames, Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Traditional rowing boat moored on the edge of flat calm Taungthaman Lake at dawn with the colours of the sky reflecting in the calm water, close to the famous U Bein teak bridge, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Myanmar's most famous Buddha image, 13ft high and covered in 6 inches of pure gold leaf , Mahamuni Paya, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Golden Island Cottages, tourist accommodation on Inle Lake, Nampan Village, Myanmar (Burma)

Houses built on stilts in the village of Nampan on the edge of Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Black Kengtung style lacquerware being made at U Mu Ling Ta, a fifth-generation shop specialising in lacquerware in Kengtung (Kyaingtong), Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Traditional ferry boats that cross the Irrawaddy River from Mawtin Jetty to Dalah Township, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Some of the 45 Buddha images found at a crescent-shaped colonnade at Umin Thounzeh on Sagaing Hill, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Intha 'leg rowing' fishermen at sunset on Inle Lake who row traditional wooden boats using their leg and fish using nets stretched over conical bamboo frames, Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Two Buddhist monks walking across U Bein Bridge, the world's longest teak foot bridge spanning 1300 yards over Taungthaman Lake, Amarapura, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

View of Kengtung (Kyaingtong) looking across Naung Tung Lake at sunrise towards the town and gilded stupa of Wat Jong Kham, Kengtung, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Bullock cart on a dusty track among the temples of Bagan with light from the setting sun shining through the dust, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Intha 'leg rowing' fishermen on Inle Lake who row traditional wooden boats using their leg and fish using nets stretched over conical bamboo frames, Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

The 70m long Chaukhtatgyi Reclining Buddha at Chaukhtatgyi Paya, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Intha 'leg rowing' fishermen at sunset on Inle Lake who row traditional wooden boats using their leg and fish using nets stretched over conical bamboo frames, Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Woman spinning silk in factory in In Phaw Khone village, Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Some of the 45 Buddha images found at a crescent-shaped colonnade at Umin Thounzeh on Sagaing Hill, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Intha 'leg rowing' fishermen at dawn on Inle Lake who row traditional wooden boats using their leg and fish using nets stretched over conical bamboo frames, Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Golden Island Cottages at sunrise, tourist accommodation on Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma)

Woman spinning silk in factory in In Phaw Khone village, Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Intha 'leg rowing' fishermen at sunset on Inle Lake who row traditional wooden boats using their leg and fish using nets stretched over conical bamboo frames, Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Colourful yellow and orange parasols backlight, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Intha 'leg rowing' fishermen sunset on Inle Lake who row traditional wooden boats using their leg and fish using nets stretched over conical bamboo frames, Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Bullock cart on a dusty track among the temples of Bagan with light from the setting sun shining through the dust, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Red chillies on sale in town market, Kengtung (Kyaingtong), Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Intha leg rowing fishermen at sunset on Inle Lake who row traditional wooden boats using their leg and fish using nets stretched over conical bamboo frames, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Myanmar's most famous Buddha image, 13ft high and covered in 6 inches of pure gold leaf , Mahamuni Paya, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Intha 'leg rowing' fishermen at dawn on Inle Lake who row traditional wooden boats using their leg and fish using nets stretched over conical bamboo frames, Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Local man carving a marble Buddha image using an angle grinder, and covered in white marble dust, stone carver's district, Amarapura, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Traditional rowing boat moored on the edge of flat calm Taungthaman Lake at dawn with the colours of the sky reflecting in the calm water, close to the famous U Bein teak bridge, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

View over the temples of Bagan swathed in early morning mist, with hot air balloon drifting across the scene, from Shwesandaw Paya, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Buddhist monks queuing for a meal at Mahagandayon Monastery, where some 2000 monks are fed daily, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Southewast Asia

Bullock cart on a dusty track among the temples of Bagan with light from the setting sun shining through the dust, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Man in red jacket standing in front of the 62m high Skogafoss waterfall near the village of Skogar, southern area, Iceland, Polar Regions

View over Reykjavik with mountains looming in the distance, Reykjavik, Iceland, Polar Regions

Piece of glacial ice washed ashore by the incoming tide onto beach of volcanic sand near glacial lagoon at Jokulsarlon, Iceland, Polar Regions

Farm buildings and green fields with the ash plume of the Eyjafjallajokull eruption in the distance, near Hella, southern area, Iceland, Polar Regions

Fault in the landscape caused by continental drift between North American and Eurasian tectonic plates at Thingvellir National Park near Reykjavik, Iceland, Polar Regions

Man in red jacket standing in front of the 62m high Skogafoss waterfall near the village of Skogar, southern area, Iceland, Polar Regions

View along the Quayside at night showing the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts framed by the floodlit Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Autumn colour on the banks of the River Tummel near Pitlochry, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Berber man in blue robe with three camels on the ridge of a sand dune in the Erg Chebbi sand sea near Merzouga, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Fresh tyre tracks left by 4x4 recreational vehicle in the pristine sands of the Erg Chebbi sand sea near Merzouga, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

View over Djemaa el Fna at dusk with foodstalls that are set-up daily to serve tourists and locals, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

View over Djemaa el Fna at dusk with foodstalls and crowds of people, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Star trails captured using an exposure time of two hours to record the rotation of the earth on its Polar Axis, stars are rotating around the Pole Star (Polaris), the Sahara Desert near Merzouga, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Overhead view of people playing with dominos marked with country name and the Cuban flag, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Spiral staircase and its reflection outside Perlan, a modern building housing the Saga Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland, Polar Regions

Water spout from Strokkur Geysir exploding into the sky on a stormy evening, near Reykjavik, Iceland, Polar Regions

Basalt cliffs and rock stack, Halsenifs Hellir Beach, near Vik i Myrdal, South Iceland, Iceland, Polar Regions

Stained glass window by Lawrence Lee showing the Virgin Mary and Child flanked by St. Thomas and St. John the Baptist with a roundel of the church tower and kneeling figure of Christopher Wren below, South Chapel, St. Mary Aldermary Church, City of London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

River Lee Navigation and London 2012 Olympic Stadium, Hackney Wick, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe