Young Embera Indians, Soberania Forest National Park, Panama, Central America

Young Embera Indian, Soberania Forest National Park, Panama, Central America

Young Embera Indian, Soberania Forest National Park, Panama, Central America

Young Embera Indian, Soberania Forest National Park, Panama, Central America

Young Embera Indian, Soberania Forest National Park, Panama, Central America

Young woman in typical Cuban dress holding a fan, Habana Vieja, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Young Embera Indian, Soberania Forest National Park, Panama, Central America

Young woman in the sea holding up a shell, Los Roques, Venezuela, South America

Young drummer, Place Jemaa El Fna, Marrakech (Marrakesh), Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Portrait of a young girl, Sri Lanka, Asia

Young boy stands by colourfully painted Victorian bathing hut in False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Young boy stands by colourfully painted Victorian bathing hut in False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Young girls at the Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

Young Indian girl squatting down to do her laundry in the waters of Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan, Western India

Young Indian girl stringing marigolds in ceremonial Brahmin garlands at Mehrauli Flower Market, New Delhi, India

Street scene in holy city of Varanasi, young muslim women in black burkhas shopping with their children, Benares, Northern India

Young Indians sit on seawall at sunset at Nariman Point, Mumbai, formerly Bombay, India

Pretty young Indian woman modestly veiled in Narlai village in Rajasthan, Northern India

Young woman exercising her chihuahua dog along Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia

Young Indian men on boat trip celebrating Hindu Holi festival of colours at Nariman Point, Mumbai, formerly Bombay, India

Young Indian couple sit on seawall at sunset at Nariman Point, Mumbai, formerly Bombay, India

Pretty young Indian woman at home in Narlai village in Rajasthan, Northern India

Traditional fiesta at Villaviciosa in Asturias, Northern Spain

Young Indian man with traditional Rajasthani turban in Narlai village in Rajasthan, Northern India

Young Indian men on boat trip celebrating Hindu Holi festival of colours at Nariman Point in Mumbai, formerly Bombay, India

Young male rider competing in showjumping event Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, UK

Young male rider competing at cross country horse event Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, UK

Young female rider competing in showjumping event Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, UK

Young male rider competing in showjumping event Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, UK

A young girl gathering catfish from the family fishing pen on Rio El Dorado, Amazon Basin, Loreto, Peru, South America

Young Vietnamese women wearing a traditional Ao Dai dress, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Young boys practising Capoeira, Baia Azul, Benguela, Angola, Africa

Portrait of a young Buddhist monk, Punakha Dzong, Bhutan, Asia

Young woman selling fruit in Koupela, Burkina Faso, Africa

Young boys on horseback herding sheep, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Young woman looking over Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Young girl at liquor store and souvenir shop in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain

Young man in elaborate costume at the annual Tomohon International Flower Festival parade, Tomohon, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Young Laotian girl in traditional dress holding a red parasol, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Young Indian woman with her children in Narlai village in Rajasthan, Northern India

Young woman wearing folk dress on horseback, Ride of the Kings Festival, village of Vlcnov, Moravian Slovacko, Vlcnov, Zlinsko, Czech Republic, Europe

Young boys practising Capoeira, Baia Azul, Benguela, Angola, Africa

Young girl attending village wedding, Anogia, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Young Indian woman carrying grain crop in Narlai village in Rajasthan, Northern India

Young boys at a Buzkashi game, Yaklawang, Afghanistan, Asia

Young men arriving for the Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

Indian family three generations with pregnant young wife by auto rickshaw in Sadri town in Pali District of Rajasthan, Western India

Young Buddhist monks carrying bowls in the street, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Portrait of a young woman in traditional folk costume, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, Europe

Young girls at the Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

Young Indian men being photographed while visiting Fatehpur Sikri historic palace and city of Mughals, at Agra, Northern India

Young couple stroll arm in arm in Calle de Bidebarrieta in Bilbao, Spain

Young novice monks collecting alms at Pindaya, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Young Senegalese tying a donkey to a cart outside Fatick, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Young girl carrying firewood on her head, Datcha-Attikpaye, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Young men in traditional clothing at Nizwa in Oman, Middle East

Portrait of a young woman smoking a cigarette, Genipabu (Natal), Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil, South America

Young girls and their mother walking along the beach, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Young Indians in an autorickshaw near Dediapada, Gujarat, India, Asia

African primary school, young girl in the class room, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Young Hungarian cowboy, Horse Show, Bugaci Town, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary, Europe

Young people sitting in a bar located on an urban staircase in Perugia, Umbria, Italy, Europe

Young woman wearing typical amber jewellery, Yushu Horse Fair, Qinghai Province, China, Asia

Young couple at Dos Cavalos fountain of horses, Praza das Praterias, in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain

Young tourists in Alameda Park view Roman Catholic cathedral, Catedral de Santiago de Compostela, cityscape, Galicia, Spain

Young weaver in Koudougou, Burkina Faso, West Africa, Africa

Young Muslim children in front of an ornate carved door, Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa

Young girl carrying food in Old Delhi at Daryagang market, India

Young girl in front of a traditional house, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agadez, Niger, West Africa, Africa

Young girls selling food, Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

Couple pass sign on Camino de Santiago Pilgrim's Way to Santiago de Compostela at Triacastela in Galicia, Spain

Portrait of a young girl, Gochavank, Armenia, Central Asia, Asia

Young woman cycling by Helsinki Train Station in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland, Europe

African primary school, young girl in the class room, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

A young woman spinning wool at the Bani Hamida Project, Jordan River Foundation, Najed, Jordan, Middle East

Portrait of a young boy, Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia

Young Thai man playing drums in parade, Flowers Festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Young girls at the Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

Young tourists in Alameda Park view Roman Catholic cathedral, Catedral de Santiago de Compostela, cityscape, Galicia, Spain

Young girls gathering catfish from the family fishing pen on Rio El Dorado, Amazon Basin, Loreto, Peru, South America

Young man with fish caught on a line, northeast coast, island of Praslin, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

Young boys in traditional dress, Amaru, Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific

Portrait of a young man holding a sickle, Oromo country, Bako region, Shoa state, Ethiopia, Africa

Young man sitting outside house, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Young men dressed in costume for carnival, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America

Portrait of a young Tibetan family, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Portrait of a young woman, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Young local girl, Les Salines, Martinique, Lesser Antilles, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Young woman in folk dress, New Fairs, Ponte de Lima, Minho, Portugal, Europe

Young boys in traditional dress, Amaru, Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific

Portrait of a young woman in national dress, Otoraigur, near Balikchi, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

Portrait of a young woman, Genipabu (Natal), Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil, South America

Young Muslim boys, Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa

Young boys in traditional dress, Amaru, Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific

Young boy holding flowers at the flower market on Adderley Street, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Young boy standing by a colourful house in Trois Ilets, Martinique, Lesser Antilles, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Portrait of a young woman, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

A young sadhu reads holy scripture near fire. Worship is part of daily life. Some sadhus chant mantras. gayatri mantra is of several mantras that sacred incantations or mystical formulas of ancient literature. gayatri mantra given by brahma mentioned in rigveda is named after consort of brahma: o that glory- of savitri most high. Oh divine us mediate upon. it inspire understanding. goal of recitation is to attain realization. Practice lead mind into a transcendental union with deity.Pashupatinath, kathmandu, nepa

A protrait of a young makuna,amazon rainforest

Indonesia a kindergarten in banda aceh which lost many of children to tsunami, been rebuilt. schools director halimah anwar bustam (seen here in foreground) describes horrors suffered: area kids came from completely flattened by waves. On that fateful sunday children were in their homes, or many were already on beach having. So many died that morning. It devastating. Only we getting things back together, very grateful to helping with reconstruction of damaged building. staff give up a portion of their (already) salaries to sponsor poor children from outlying villages to come to school. structure includes offices staff, a library, prayer room wheelchair accessible classroom.__ Photograph taken in banda aceh, -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devasted much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour