Lahu men and women sowing seed in a sloping field near Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Indian woman weaving on a small loom, using acrylic dyes, in Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

A man selling spices in his shop at Saidu Sharif, Swat, Pakistan, Asia

Long necked woman preparing food on the Thai-Burma border in Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Fishing rafts and fishermen on canoes in Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dried tomatoes at Montagu, Little Karoo, South Africa, Africa

A young craftsman painting detail on a panel, in the craft market at Madrassa Selimiye, Damascus, Syria, Middle East

An elderly woman in a straw hat washes the pavement of Raffles Place in the financial district of Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Goombay Festival in Bahama Village, Petronia Street, Key West, Florida, United States of America, North America

Papaya (pawpaw) sellers, Gambella region, Ilubador state, Ethiopia, Africa

Shepherd on a country road, Castelvetrano, island of Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Carnival Breeze cruise, Caribbean Sea, United States of America, North America

Wessex helicopter winching up survivior in rescue from sea

Shepherds at Geech Camp, Simien Mountains National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

Inishmore (Inishmor), Isles of Aran, Eire (Ireland), Europe

Boy working in Aleka Gamid Gidey painting workshop, Zege peninsula, Lake Tana, Gondar region, Ethiopia, Africa

Leon Jimenes cigar factory, town of Santiago, Saint Domingue (Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic, Central America

Plant nursery, Ziziga, Ethiopia, Africa

Preparing sand bottles, Pipa, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil, South America

The covered bazaar, Isfahan, Iran, Middle East

Restaurant, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, Africa

City's market, Dolac, Zagreb, Croatia, Europe

Lhokta paper being soaked and dried in sun in wooden frame on a U.N. funded project, Bhaktapur (Bhadgaun), Nepal, Asia

Fruit and vegetable shop, St. Omer, Pas de Calais, France, Europe

Detail of inlay work, Taj Mahal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agra, India, Asia

Calvados and cider shop by Vieux Bassin in Quai Ste. Catherine, Honfleur, Basse Normandie (Normandy), France, Europe

Tanneries, Fez, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Ludlow market, Castle Square, Ludlow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Selling fish at Granville Island Public Market, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Woman planting in the rice terraces of Banaue, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sunday Market (Tianguis) at Cuetzalan, Puebla State, Mexico, North America

Horses, Hacienda Guachipelin, near Rincon de la Vieja National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America

Food vendor, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, Central America

Food vendors, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, Central America

The Crafts Museum, Delhi, India, Asia

Changing of the Guard in front of the Royal Palace, Monaco-Veille, Monaco, Europe

Guard at Amalienborg, Copenhagen, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Shoe Market, Houmt-Souk, Island of Jerba, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

Truck drivers posing in front of tea sacks being unloaded at Carrit Moran & Company's tea warehouses at Kolkata port, Kolkata, West Bengal state, India, Asia

The African market in the old city of Praia on the Plateau, Praia, Santiago, Cape Verde Islands, Africa

Grape Harvest, Esslingen, Baden Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

Workers loading frozen fish onto trolley at tuna auction, Tsukiji fish market, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Geisha in full traditional dress and haircut sitting on a rickshaw with red blanket and driver standing in foreground, Higashiyama neighbourhood, Kyoto, Kansai, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Stall selling durian fruit, Jogjakarta, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Making sugar syrup from palm oil, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Man selling lottery tickets, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Man baking bread, Iran, Middle East

Village well, Dhariyawad, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Policeman in traffic duty in rush hour, Piazza Venezia, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Mounted police officer, Times Square, Midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

Guide and prehistoric rock paintings, Akakus, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Sudanese shopkeepers, Dongola, Sudan, Africa

The market at the entrance to the Shoa Gate, one of six gates leading into the walled city of Harar, Ethiopia, Africa

A street market selling local food in Wangfujing shopping street, Beijing, China, Asia

Jian Guo Holiday flower and jade market, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, Asia

The Azorean Tea Factory, Gorreana, Sao Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal, Europe

Christmas Market outside the Natural History Museum, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Skyscrapers and new constuction of the Dubai monorail line along Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Making paper in village near Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pilot of Beaver aircraft, Air Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia, Pacific

Unnreeling silk cocoons, Hotan, Xinjiang, China, Asia

Fishermen, Wied iz Zurrieq, Malta, Europe

Monet's garden, Giverny, Haute Normandie, France, Europe

Sleeping endangered black rhino (diceros bicornis) is guarded 24 hours a day, Sweetwaters, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Construction site along Sheik Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Interior of factory making tiles, ceramics and pottery, Gujarat state, India, Asia

Market near the harbour, Mopti, Mali, West Africa, Africa

Shop displaying colourful glass products, Nelson, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Gathering Sangiovese grapes at Grati, Villa di Vetrice, Rufina, Chianti Rufina, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Tea plantation in the Virunga mountains, Rwanda, Africa

Hi-tech center of excellence, Vcustomer company, Delhi, India, Asia

Women tea picking, Goomtee Tea Estate, Kurseong, West Bengal, India, Asia

Man cooking fish on a boat on the Golden Horn with the Galata Tower and Beyoglu district in the background, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Christmas decorations stall, Christkindlmarkt (Christmas Market) at Rathausplatz, Innere Stadt, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Carpet weavers, Saqqarah, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Carpet weavers, Djerba, Medenine, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

Kora workshop at Keur Moussa abbey, Keur Moussa, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Masai man at airstrip duty free, Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Greek Orthodox woman cleaning icons, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece, Europe

Elderly woman spinning wool, Budesti, Maramures, Romania, Europe

Bangsar Sunday market, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Porter and hiker on trail, Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Young boy selling fresh bread in a bakery in the old part of Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Graffiti art work on houses in Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

Gandhi Chowk Markets, Jaisalmer, Western Rajasthan, India, Asia

Women rolling cigars in the Dannemann cigar company in Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil, South America

Women rolling cigars in the Dannemann cigar company in Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil, South America

Sunday market, Teror, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Watering the garden on a farm, Tori, Benin, West Africa, Africa

Rice threshing, Kep, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Nightmarket, Siem Reap City, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman at work building new tourist centre at Dazu Rock Carvings, Mount Baoding, Chongqing, China

People at work at open air laundry, Bombay, India

Farmer working in the Nuwara Eliya District, Highlands, Sri Lanka, Asia

Morning Market, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Macaque monkeys trained to collect coconuts in Ko Samui, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Market, Phan Thiet, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Weekly cattle market in Douz, southern Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

Inca woman knitting wool hat in Chinchero, Peru, South America

Mounted Household Cavalry guard outside entrance to Horseguards Parade, Whitehall, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe