Vigneron near Nantes, Western Loire, France, Europe

The road-less hill resort of Matheran on a plateau in the Western Ghats, Matheran, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Lady dancers, Independence Day, Apia, Upolu, Western Samoa, Pacific Islands, Pacific

Old man with prayer book at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Sing Sing of Mount Hagen, a cultural show with ethnic groups, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Woman walking through vines at Sandalford Winery, Swan Valley, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Sultan's Palace as he holds court, Foumban, Western Cameroun, West Africa, Africa

Women's Section of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

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

Surfers at Huzzawouie (Huzzas), a break at South Point, off Gracetown, north of Margaret River, Augusta-Margaret River Shire, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Girl praying at cenotaph, A Bomb Dome, Peace Park, Hiroshima city, Western Japan, Asia

Two old Orthodox Jews sitting praying at the Western or Wailing Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

People walking on Milnerton beach with Table Mountain in background, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Street scene in Cabramatta, a western suburb known for its largely Asian population, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Western gate, Souq Hamadyeh (market) and remains of temple of Jupiter, Old City, Damascus, Syria, Middle East

Cable Beach, Broome, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Fremantle Market, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Tourists on boat on the lake, Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary near Thekkady in the Western Ghats, Kerala, India, Asia

Group of tourists on beach, Western Esplanade, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies, Central America

Religious books on table and Jewish man facing the Western Wall, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Portrait of a French eel fisherman on his bicycle looking at the camera, with fish traps behind, at the Lac de Grand Lieu in Western Loire, France, Europe

London Court and clock, a popular meeting place, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Gate at Cabramatta, a western suburb know for its largely Asian population, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Praying at the Western (Wailing) Wall, Old Walled City, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Western Wall, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Trekkers, Dhaula Dhar range, western Himalayas, India, Asia

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

Cultural show with ethnic groups, Sing sing of Mount Hagen, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

View of worshippers at the Western Wall in Old City, Old City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Praying at the Western (Wailing) Wall, Old Walled City, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Fortescue Falls, Karijini National Park, Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Close-up of Orthodox Jew praying with a book in his hand at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

The Priestly Blessing ceremony by the Western Wall at Succot, a Prayer with the Four Species, Old City, Jerudalem, Israel, Middle East

Traditionally dressed women and little boy at a market in Tsochen, Western Tibet, China, Asia

Pilgrim doing the Kora around the holy mountain Mount Kailash in Western Tibet, China, Asia

People at the weekly market at Belo sur Tsiribihina, Menabe region, Western Madagascar, Africa

Western tourist in traditonal dress, reading book in tea house, Kerman, Iran, Middle East

Tea picking, Western Ghats near Munnar, Kerala state, India, Asia

Christ's Calvary in Good Friday procession over street carpet, Antigua, Western Highlands, Guatemala, Central America

London Court shopping mall, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

The Priestly Blessing ceremony by the Western Wall at Succot, Old City, Jerudalem, Israel, Middle East

Hancock Gorge, Karijini National Park, Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Shell Beach, Shark Bay, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Orthodox Jewish people praying at a synagogue by the Western Wall (Wailing Wall) in the Old City, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Sing Sing of Mount Hagen, a cultural show with ethnic groups, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Tvinnefoss waterfall, near Voss, western Norway, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Portrait of two French men standing looking at the camera, one holding a basket of grapes, vignerons, near Nantes, western Loire, France, Europe

Man shovelling salt into a wheelbarrow in the salt pans near Guerande in Western Loire, France, Europe

Vignerons near Nantes, Western Loire, France, Europe

Faithful at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Praying at the Western (Wailing) Wall, Old Walled City, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Western Wall, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Bananas for sale, Munnar, Western Ghats, Kerala state, India, Asia

Tea country, Western Ghats near Munnar, Kerala state, India, Asia

Examining dinosaur tracks, Broome, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Women's Section of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Torah Art in the interior of the Synagogue at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Sing Sing of Mount Hagen, a cultural show with ethnic groups, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Treetop Walk in Valley of the Giants, Walpole, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Faithful at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Snowmobiling in the western area of Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Montana, United States of America, North America

Camel rides, Cable Beach, Broome, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Baby western bluebird (Sialia mexicana), Douglas County, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Faithful at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Faithful at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Camel rides, Cable Beach, Broome, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Horse rider on colourfuly dressed horse in the steppe of Western Tibet, China, Asia

Market outside City Hall, City Bowl, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Woman walking through vines at Sandalford Winery, Swan Valley, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Local people in Bekopaka village, Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park, Melaky Region, Western Madagascar, Africa

Praying at the Western (Wailing) Wall, Old Walled City, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

People walking along Murray Street Mall, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Old and new buildings, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Island of Harris, Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Tea picking, Western Ghats near Munnar, Kerala state, India, Asia

View with huge crowd and Dome of the Rock, Western Wall, Old City, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Polynesian woman, Western Samoa, South Pacific, Pacific Islands

Tattooed bottom, Return to Paradise Beach, Upolu Island, Western Samoa, Samoa, Pacific

Local carpet weavers, Kharga oasis, Western Desert, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Portrait of a girl in traditional headscarf, Qasr, Dakhla oasis, Western Desert, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The idea of the interconnectedness of all things is central to the tribal way of looking at the world. practical knowledge of the environment, of crops and medicines, of hunting and fishing, is a byproduct of it. the makuna believe that human beings, animals, and all of nature are parts of the same one. animals and fish live in their own communities, which are just like human communities, with their chiefs, their shamans, their dance houses, their songs, and their material possessions. when human peoples dance in this world, the shaman invites the animal people to dance in theirs. if humans do not dance and shamans do not offer spirit food to the animal people, the animals will die out and there will be no more game left in the world. for the makuna the radical disjunction so characteristic of western thought between nature and culture, men and animals, dissolves. eastern colombia amazon, vaupes region, population: 600

A hiker traversing a zip-wire (aka flying fox) on the Via Ferrata hike in Snake Canyon, part of Wadi Bani Auf in Jebel Akhdar of the western Hajar mountains in Oman.

Ingrid and Luca Bein leading visitors on a picnic walk with their two donkeys through the vineyards of Bein and neighbouring wine estates in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa.

The restaurant and terrace of Emily Moon Lodge in Plettenberg Bay with the Bitou River in the background, Garden Route, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Watatulu tribals at catholic mass, tanzania. - with father dan ohman in a hut at mwankale

Guatemala doctor will van wisse examining a child at the santa clara la laguna clinic

Watatulu tribals at catholic mass, tanzania. - with father dan ohman in a hut at mwankale

Elderly woman plaiting rushes, Bashindi, Dakhla oasis, Western Desert, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Kenya at a wedding mass, kibera slum, nairobi. Three couples were married at the same time, by american maryknoll priest, father bob jalbert

Practising polo on the Kurland estate in Plettenberg Bay on the Garden Route, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Ugandans playing football in western Uganda.

Brenton-on-Sea, just south of Knysna on Garden Route, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Practising polo on the Kurland estate in Plettenberg Bay on the Garden Route, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Couple walking their dog along the beach of Leisure Isle in Knysna Lagoon on the Garden Route, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Hikers doing the Via Ferrata hike in Snake Canyon in Jebel Akhdar of the western Hajar mountains in Oman.

Hikers near Snake Canyon, part of Wadi Bani Auf in Jebel Akhdar of the western Hajar mountains in Oman.

Ingrid and Luca Bein leading visitors on a picnic walk with their two donkeys through the vineyards of Bein and neighbouring wine estates in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa.

Guerro Negro, Mulege, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Oysters being served raw on the western coast of the Baja peninsula.

Hikers doing the Via Ferrata hike in Snake Canyon, part of Wadi Bani Auf in Jebel Akhdar of the western Hajar mountains in Oman.

Gold pouring demonstration, Hannas North Tourist Mine, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific