Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Yaks grazing on the vast open rangelands on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau in Sichuan Province, China, Asia

Shrine in the vast Taklamakan desert near Bezeklik, Xinjiang, China, Asia

River leading to Eyjafjallajokull Glacier, South Iceland, Iceland, Polar Regions

Path of retreating Eyjafjallajokull glacier, South Iceland, Iceland, Polar Regions

River leading to Eyjafjallajokull glacier, Mount Hekla behind, South Iceland, Iceland, Polar Regions

The ancient Zapotec city of Monte Alban, near Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Aerial view, Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Silverswords, a plant unique to Hawaii which flowers once then dies, growing in vast crater of Haleakala, the world's largest dormant volcano, Maui, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Millau Viaduct, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, Europe

Part of the vast crater of 10023 ft Haleakala, the world's largest dormant volcano, seen from Sliding Sands trail, Maui, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Typical example of the reg, a vast featureless stoney plain, Sahara region, Algeria, North Africa, Africa

Vast fields of ripening wheat in December near Northam, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Vast area of oil palm plantations. HDR photo. Kengbeng, East Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Planting a few seedlings as a compensation for vast destruction of mangroves. Balikpapan Bay, East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mining grit salt is very different to the traditional image of cramped dark areas and men with pickaxes! The nature of grit salt mines mean they resemble vast caverns, up to 20 metres wide.

Mining grit salt is very different to the traditional image of cramped dark areas and men with pickaxes! The nature of grit salt mines mean they resemble vast caverns, up to 20 metres wide. .

Mining grit salt is very different to the traditional image of cramped dark areas and men with pickaxes! The nature of grit salt mines mean they resemble vast caverns, up to 20 metres wide.

Mining grit salt is very different to the traditional image of cramped dark areas and men with pickaxes! The nature of grit salt mines mean they resemble vast caverns, up to 20 metres wide.

Mining grit salt is very different to the traditional image of cramped dark areas and men with pickaxes! The nature of grit salt mines mean they resemble vast caverns, up to 20 metres wide. .

Mining grit salt is very different to the traditional image of cramped dark areas and men with pickaxes! The nature of grit salt mines mean they resemble vast caverns, up to 20 metres wide. .

Mining grit salt is very different to the traditional image of cramped dark areas and men with pickaxes! The nature of grit salt mines mean they resemble vast caverns, up to 20 metres wide.

Mining grit salt is very different to the traditional image of cramped dark areas and men with pickaxes! The nature of grit salt mines mean they resemble vast caverns, up to 20 metres wide.

Mining grit salt is very different to the traditional image of cramped dark areas and men with pickaxes! The nature of grit salt mines mean they resemble vast caverns, up to 20 metres wide.

Mining grit salt is very different to the traditional image of cramped dark areas and men with pickaxes! The nature of grit salt mines mean they resemble vast caverns, up to 20 metres wide. .

Mining grit salt is very different to the traditional image of cramped dark areas and men with pickaxes! The nature of grit salt mines mean they resemble vast caverns, up to 20 metres wide. .

Mining grit salt is very different to the traditional image of cramped dark areas and men with pickaxes! The nature of grit salt mines mean they resemble vast caverns, up to 20 metres wide. .

Mining grit salt is very different to the traditional image of cramped dark areas and men with pickaxes! The nature of grit salt mines mean they resemble vast caverns, up to 20 metres wide.

Mining grit salt is very different to the traditional image of cramped dark areas and men with pickaxes! The nature of grit salt mines mean they resemble vast caverns, up to 20 metres wide.

A lone tree stands on a bank overlooking a vast valley and mountain range many miles away. Sunny day with blue sky in the Alaskan Interior. The Interior, Alaska, USA

Mexican aztec dress gods at Grand Palladium White Sand Resort and Spa in Riviera Maya, Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Mexico. Aztec clothing was generally loose fitting and did not completely cover the body. When the Spanish arrived in Mexico, the people were surprised to see them in their full armour, with only their faces exposed. Aztec clothes were generally made of cotton (which was imported) or ayate fiber, made from the Maguey Cactus (also called the Century Plant or American Aloe). Women would weave the fibers into clothing, a task girls were taught as young teenagers. Because of their vast trading network, the Aztecs were able to make use of a beautiful array of dyes, creating the brilliant

Mexican aztec dress gods at Grand Palladium White Sand Resort and Spa in Riviera Maya, Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Mexico. Aztec clothing was generally loose fitting and did not completely cover the body. When the Spanish arrived in Mexico, the people were surprised to see them in their full armour, with only their faces exposed. Aztec clothes were generally made of cotton (which was imported) or ayate fiber, made from the Maguey Cactus (also called the Century Plant or American Aloe). Women would weave the fibers into clothing, a task girls were taught as young teenagers. Because of their vast trading network, the Aztecs were able to make use of a beautiful array of dyes, creating the brilliant

Land Cruisers and tourists in the middle of a salt flats in Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

Perito Moreno Glacier, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Patagonia, Argentina

A silhouetted man posing in the salt flats of the Danakli depression, Ethiopia.

A truck carrying luggage in Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

A man leads camels who carry goods in Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

Salt flats in the Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

Tourist walk on salt flats in the Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

The rocky landscape of the Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

Elevated view over the Medina, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fez, Morocco, Africa.

Tourist overlooking the Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

Fall Camden Harbor Camden ME USA

Banff Spring Hotel Alberta Canada

Jasper National Park Alberta Canada

Corton Denham Dorset England

Moeraki Boulders South Island New Zealand

Three Sisters & Bow Valley Kananaskis Co Alberta Canada

Palms & lagoon Aitutaki Cook Islands

Elephant herd on a plain, Kenya, Maasai Mara

USA, New York, Washington County, Adirondacks, Lake George, sunset

Eilean Donan Castle Scotland

Loch Shiel Scotland UK

Mt Taranaki North Island New Zealand

Red Rock Secret Mountain Wilderness Area Sedona AZ USA

Invergarry Scotland UK

Blue Ridge Parkway NC USA

Foothills Parkway at sunrise Great Smoky Mnts National Park TN USA

Bryce Canyon National Park UT

Rape Field Germany

Death Valley National Park CA USA

Highway passing through a landscape, Milepost 235, Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina, USA

Cascade Mountains OR

High angle view of a canyon, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA

Trees on both sides of a highway, Route 13, Bayfield, Wisconsin, USA

Monteray Coast CA USA

Selkirk Mountains British Columbia Canada

Death Valley National Park CA

Death Valley National Park CA USA

Canyonlands National Park UT USA

Tufa Formations Mono Lake CA USA

High angle view of rock formations, Bryce Canyon, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Tweedsmuir Provincial Park British Columbia Canada

The Alcazar Segovia Spain

Cumberland Gap TN

Winter Scenic AK

Clouds Manning Provincial Park British Columbia Canada

Castle Mountain Banff National Park Alberta Canada

Stony Desert, Black Desert, Libya, Sahara, Africa

Stony Desert, Libya, Sahara, Africa

Little stones in libyan desert, Libya, Sahara, North Africa

Vast panorama of the snow-covered North West Highlands overlooking the summits of Sgurr Dubh, Liathach and Beinn Eighe (from left) over the Loch Clair in winter, Scotland, United Kingdom

camping under the starry sky in the libyan desert, Moon Halo, Libya, Sahara, Africa

Rowing on Lake Lusis in Paluse, Aukstaitija national park, Lithuania

Stony Desert, Libya, Sahara, Africa

Horse cart in the Nemunas delta, Lithuania

Stony Desert, Libya, Sahara, Africa

camping under the starry sky in the libyan desert, Libya, Sahara, Africa

camping under the starry sky in the libyan desert, Libya, Sahara, Africa

Sunset over country road in the district of Telsiai, Lithuania

Landscape near Kaunas, Lithuania

Stony Desert, Libya, Sahara, Africa

Stony Desert, Libya, Sahara, Africa

Women standing at the Laguna Verde and Licancabur volcano, Bolivia near the border to Chile, South America

Woman and two children on the beach, Laguna Resort, The Maldives, Indian Ocean

Icy cafe tables and benches on the beach of the frozen Black Sea, a rare phenomenon, last time it occured in 1977, Odessa, Ukraine, Eastern Europe