Barbed wire on post covered with moss and lichens, North Island, New Zealand

Cockerel mailbox, North Island, New Zealand

Moss and lichens on tree, North Island, New Zealand

Blue iris flower, England

Spectacular amphitheatre of rice terraces around the mountain province village of Batad, northern area of the island of Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

4-wheel drive off road vehicle at railway crossing with traffic signs, North Island, New Zealand

Wild flowers in meadow, North Island, New Zealand

Barbed wire on post covered with moss and lichens, North Island, New Zealand

Traditional homestead , North Island, New Zealand

Two children riding on a bicycle through a rural area on Phu Quoc Island in south west Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pair of mailboxes, North Island, New Zealand

Moss and lichens on tree, North Island, New Zealand

The Rampina, white road of the Cycling race La Mitica, from Villaromagnano to Costa Vescovado, on the Fausto Coppi's roads, Tortona area, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Tourist photographing moss and lichens on tree, North Island, New Zealand

Wild flowers in a meadow, North Island, New Zealand

Modern plastic mailbox, North Island, New Zealand

Daisies, North Island, New Zealand

Road traffic sign 'look for trains' on railway crossing, North Island, New Zealand

Painted mailbox, North Island, New Zealand

Barbed wire on post covered with moss and lichens, North Island, New Zealand

Pair of mailboxes, North Island, New Zealand

Cow design mailbox, North Island, New Zealand

Pair of mailboxes, North Island, New Zealand

Small Baptist chapel in a meadow near Pollok, North Island, New Zealand

Mailbox set into a tree trunk, North Island, New Zealand

Row of mailboxes, North Island, New Zealand

Row of mailboxes, North Island, New Zealand

Daisies, North Island, New Zealand

Cow design mailbox, North Island, New Zealand

Ferns, North Island, New Zealand

Mailbox, North Island, New Zealand

Mailbox set into tree trunk, North Island, New Zealand

View of the landscape in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This is an area along the Coffee Bay road in a region formerly known as the Transkei.

A group of Xhosa women pose for a photo in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This is an area along the Coffee Bay road in a region formerly known as the Transkei,

Washing hanging out to dry in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This is an area along the Coffee Bay road in a region formerly known as the Transkei,

View of the landscape in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This is an area along the Coffee Bay road in a region formerly known as the Transkei.

View of the landscape in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This is an area along the Coffee Bay road in a region formerly known as the Transkei.

A Xhosa woman hangs out her washing to dry in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This is an area along the Coffee Bay road in a region formerly known as the Transkei,

View of the landscape in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This is an area along the Coffee Bay road in a region formerly known as the Transkei,

A Xhosa woman talks on her mobile/cell phone in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This is an area along the Coffee Bay road in a region formerly known as the Transkei.

CAMBODIA HIV+ couple making handicrafts. Toul Sambo village is a resettlement area outside of Phnom Penh. Set in rural tranquility surrounded by paddy fields, it is a peaceful place for its residents. A Caritas Cambodia project, it has two focus groups who live there. One group is largely HIV+ and used to reside in a Phnom Penh slum called Borey Kila, until they were evicted by the government who wanted to develop the land for offices and shopping malls. The other group consists of those made homeless when a river's bank subsided in their village, destroying their homes. At the home of Kea Nimal and Kem Sokhorn, both HIV+. They are very industrious working at home making paper bags and ornaments, some with recyclable materials. They can earn $12-$15 per 5-day working week, and live quite comfortably in their attractive home with TV, motor-cycle and other conveniences. They say they are much better off than in the crowded and unhealth slum of Borey Kila in Phnom Penh where they used to live. They get regular orders for the handicrafts they make. They stay healthy by taking ARVs, which are supplied free of charge by the Hope Organization. PHOTO by Sean Sprague

Honduras woman with piglets. These were provided by a project to raise nutrition levels in the rural areas. Marcala

Skiny cow in hanamerant area, meket, ethiopia

Women fetching water early in the morning. The wells in this area are empty during the dry season,forcing women to walk very long distance to fetch water in the nearest river bed. Ethiopia

Kids walking in the village in the area of hanamerant, meket, ethiopia ,early in the morning.Kids Are used to work from early in the morning till the sunset on their own.They Usually take care of the horses and cows., Kids walking in the area of hanamerant, meket, ethiopia ,early in the morning.Kids Are used to work from early in the morning till the sunset on their own.They Usually take care of the horses and cows. Ethiopia

A popular bartering gift in many areas of Africa is the pencil. It encourages education, is inexpensive in the western world and very useful in Africa. It also discourages children begging for money. Gikongoro, Rwanda, East Africa

Country Side, Mountain Vilage, 03/04/2009. Landscape view from the road in the area of Praia on Sao Tiago Island, Cape Verde. Native woman standing on hill side in mid day. . Praia, Sao Tiago Island. Cape Verde

Adiabatic clouds forming on the 1900m high karst limestone Bohinj Ridge Mountains in the Julian Alps, as rising air cools, with grasses and Dwarf pines (Pinus mugo) growing between areas of exposed rock, Triglav National Park, Slovenia.

Country Side, Mountain Vilage, 03/04/2009. Landscape view from the road in the area of Praia on Sao Tiago Island, Cape Verde. Praia, Sao Tiago Island. Cape Verde

Local woman sweeping the area around the farmhouse, Gokarna, Karnataka, India

Local woman sweeping the area around the farmhouse, Gokarna, Karnataka, India

Agricultural aerial landscape, Tierra Estella, Navarre, Spain, Europe

Namtso lake or Nam tso lake in Tibet China. Nam Tso Lake is the second largest lake in Tibet, and one of the most famous places on the "Roof of the World". The lake itself is located at an altitude of 4,718 m, and has an area of 1,920 km². This lake is the largest of the lakes in the Tibet Autonomous Region, although it is not the largest on the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, a title that belongs to Lake Qinghai, more than twice the area of Namtso, which is more than 1,000 km, in the northeast, in Qinghai province.

Agricultural area. Aerial view. Ayegui area. Navarre, Spain, Europe

Agricultural aerial landscape, Tierra Estella, Navarre, Spain, Europe

Young boy in Gjohaven, an inuit settlement in the far north of Canada

Caution sign in Gojahaven, an Inuit settlement in the far north of Canada

Agricultural aerial landscape, Tierra Estella, Navarre, Spain, Europe

Agricultural area and fog. Aerial view. Ayegui area. Navarre, Spain, Europe

Countryside from Lazkua viewpoint and Loquiz Sierra at background. Tierra Estella county, Navarre, Spain, Europe.

Tourists riding camels, in Timanfaya National Park, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain

Echadero de Camellos, Camels wait for the next ride with tourists, Timanfaya National Park, Ruta de Los Volcanes, Lanzarote, Spain

Farmland with vineyard and road. Iguzquiza, Navarre, Spain, Europe

Agricultural area and fog. Aerial view. Ayegui area. Navarre, Spain, Europe

Carbon Dioxide Hazard Area warning sign around Horseshoe Lake, Inyo National Forest

Carbon Dioxide Hazard Area warning sign around Horseshoe Lake, Inyo National Forest

Farm with solar energy system, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Historic centre of Vogtsburg-Burkheim, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Indo-German-Changar-Eco-Development-Project, Ms Jalang with firewood and rice on the project area, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India

Wine cellars along a narrow street in the town of Hadres, Weinviertel (wine region), Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Boardwalk in the Naturschutzgebiet Dosenmoor nature reserve, regenerating and partially preserved bog, Kreis Neumuenster county, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Pilgrim church Maria Gern, sunset view to mountain Watzmann from the valley Hochtal, Berchtesgarden Alps, Berchtesgaden, Berchtesgaden area, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Wind turbine in agriculture landscape, fields, Scheer, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

Farmhouse in agricultural landscape with green terrace rice fields, Chitre, Upper Kali Gandaki valley, Myagdi District, Nepal, Asia

Solfataras, fumaroles, mud pots, sulfur and other minerals, a woman on the viewing platform at the back, high-temperature geothermal area or Hverarond or Hverir, Namafjall mountains, Myvatn area, Norourland eystra, Iceland, Europe

Circular fields on the Orange River, irrigation of large areas in the Karoo Desert, Gariepdam, Free State Province, South Africa, Africa

Cultivated almond trees (Prunus dulcis) and streams with riverine vegetation in the Campiña Cordobesa, the fertile rural area south of the town of Córdoba. Aerial view. Drone shot. Córdoba province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Bang-bang carriers in a market at the port of Chongqing, the carriers are like a caste of their own, carrying loads for the traders for little money, mostly immigrant workers from rural areas, Chongqing, China, Asia

Bang-bang carriers in a market at the port of Chongqing, the carriers are like a caste of their own, carrying loads for the traders for little money, mostly immigrant workers from rural areas, Chongqing, China, Asia

Rising steam, Hverarond, also Hverir or Namaskard, geothermal area, North Iceland, Iceland, Europe

Boardwalk in the Naturschutzgebiet Dosenmoor nature reserve, regenerating and partially preserved bog, Kreis Neumuenster county, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Bang-bang carriers in a market at the port of Chongqing, the carriers are like a caste of their own, carrying loads for the traders for little money, mostly immigrant workers from rural areas, Chongqing, China, Asia

Farmer's cottage, thatched cottage, Guderhandviertel, Altes Land area, Lower Saxony, North Germany, Germany, Europe

Cape Buffaloes (Syncerus caffer caffer), crossing a marsh area, flying Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis), Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Bang-bang carriers in a market at the port of Chongqing, the carriers are like a caste of their own, carrying loads for the traders for little money, mostly immigrant workers from rural areas, Chongqing, China, Asia

Fisherman on boat in Trang An, a scenic area near Ninh Binh, Vietnam inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014

Fisherman on boat in Trang An, a scenic area near Ninh Binh, Vietnam inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014

Aerial view, river Lippe restoration, river bend, house in high water, Hamm, Lippetal, Ruhrgebiet area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Boardwalk over steaming ground, mineral deposits, Seltun geothermal area, Krysuvik volcanic system, Reykjanesfolkvangur conservation area, Iceland, Europe

Lake Baldeney in fall, Essen, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Burchell's Zebras (Equus quagga burchelli), running in a freshwater marsh area, aerial view, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Artwork, Slab for the Ruhr by the sculptor Richard Serra on the Schurenbachhalde slag heap in the Ruhr area, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Pilgrim church Maria Gern, sunset view to mountain Watzmann from the valley Hochtal, Berchtesgarden Alps, Berchtesgaden, Berchtesgaden area, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Trang An, a scenic area near Ninh Binh, Vietnam inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014

Aerial view, course of the Ahse river with meanders, renaturation, Hamm, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Le Chinaillon, Le Grand Bornand ski resort, departement Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France, Europe

Aerial view, course of the Ahse river with meanders, renaturation, Hamm, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, floodplains of the Ruhr River with autumnal clouds, morning fog, Mulheim an der Ruhr, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view of San Francisco Downtown with its piers as seen from the water, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA, North America

Wine cellars along a narrow street in the town of Hadres, Weinviertel (wine region), Lower Austria, Austria, Europe