Local man wearing traditional bamboo hat, Amarapura, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Elderly man smoking cigarette, Xi'an, China, Asia

Man in traditional dress, Alipur village, near Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Asia

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, Asia

Palestinian in traditional clothing, Souk Ba, Palestine National Authority, Middle East

Physicians for Human Rights' mobile clinic, Souk Ba, Palestine National Authority, Middle East

Buddhist monk at Huating Temple, China

French Muslim girl scout and war veterans at the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France, Europe

Musician, Amber Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Simit seller, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Koran reading, Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sadhu (Holy Man) at Hindu pilgrimage site, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Sadhus (Holy men) at Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Man selling dates, Palmyra, Syria, Middle East

Old man carrying child, Bhutan, Asia

Monk, Ladakh, India, Asia

Old man in a street of Kenmare, Kenmare, County Kerry, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Man with traditional white headdress, Sichuan, China, Asia

Marabout at work, Mbour, Thies, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Medina Souk, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Tourist and guide in Santa Maria della Croce church, Casarana, Lecce, Apulia, Italy, Europe

Portrait of guardian of Kasbah Ait Benhaddou, near Ouarzazate, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Monk, Wat Ho Siang, Luang Prabang, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Portrait of two older men, Trinidad, Sancti Spiritus province, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Mgr Emmanuel III Delly, Paris, France, Europe

Sunday Mass celebrated by Bishop Elias Chacour, Haifa Melkite Cathedral, Haifa, Israel, Middle East

Egyptian Coptic priest at the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Gandhi's Sons at Lemanja's festival, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America

Portraits of men outside Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Preaching in Times Square, New York, United States of America, North America

Portrait of Berber shepherd, Morocco, North Africa, Africa, Africa

A face in Aswan market, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

African muslim, Brazzaville, Congo, Africa

Old man and prayer wheel, Kopan Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

French Muslim scouts and war veteran at the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France, Europe

Paris archbishop Andre Vingt-Trois saying mass at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France, Europe

Alsatian man, Colmar, Alsace, France, Europe

Portrait of an elderly man, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Portrait of an elderly man, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Marabout at work, Mbour, Thies, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Pere Lachaise graveyard, Paris, France, Europe

Monk at Koutloumoussiou monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mount Athos, Greece, Europe

Sunday Mass in Haifa Melkite Cathedral, Haifa, Israel, Middle East

Koutoubia Mosque, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Man selling seashells, Gdansk, Pomerania, Poland, Europe

Preaching in Times Square, New York, United States of America, North America

Old man leaving a mosque in the old Medina, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fez, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Man selling snails in the bazaar of Meknes, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Armenian farmer, Gochavank, Armenia, Asia

Horse market, Region of Holguin, Cuba, Central America

Naga man with horn used as drinking vessel, Naga New Year Festival, Lahe village, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

The Naga (Macham tribe) chief of the village wearing traditional hat made of woven cane decorated with wild boars teeth and bear fur, also bead necklace with tiger teeth, Magyan Village, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Naga (Macham tribe) chief of the village wearing traditional hat made of woven cane decorated with wild boar's teeth and bear fur also bead necklace with tiger teeth, Magyan Village, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Monk studying at Kyauk Htat Gyi Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Portrait of a local farmer, near Kalam, Swat Valley, Pakistan, Asia

Portrait of a local farmer, Hunza, Pakistan, Asia

Portrait of a Pathan man with hennaed beard, Khyber Pass, Pakistan, Asia

Anuradha Koirala holds up her CNN Hero of the Year 2010 award as she is warmly greeted upon her return. Tribhuwan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal. A woman whose group has rescued more than 12,000 women and girls from sex slavery has been named the 2010 CNN Hero of the Year. Anuradha Koirala was chosen by the public in an online poll that ran for eight weeks on CNN.com. ?Human trafficking is a crime, a heinous crime, a shame to humanity,? Koirala said after being introduced as one of the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2010. ?I ask everyone to join me to create a society free of trafficking. We need to do this for all our daughters

Chatral senge dorje rinpoche seated on a tiger skin, yonglesho, Nepal

An elderly Ukrainian bandurist playing a bandura in a park in Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

A Spanish man leading his cow-powered plough through his fields in the Galicia region in Spain.

BOLIVIA Shamanist ceremony by Calixto Quispe performed at the Mission Institute of Cochabamba

Sadhu (Hindu holy man) in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Sadhu (Hindu holy man) in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Cormorant Fisherman with birds on fishing pole, Li River, Guilin, Yangshou, Guangxi Province, China, Asia

Karl Marx and Nicholas II impersonators, Red Square, Moscow, Russia, Europe

Old man in Bavarian costume, Oktoberfest, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Alan Myatt, Town Crier, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Alan Myatt, Town Crier, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

First Nation Canadians protest against the destruction and pollution of the Tar Sands industry at the 4th annual Healing Walk north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

Dani tribesman wearing penis gourd, Baliem Valley, West Papua, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Warrior of Dani Tribe, Baliem Valley, West Papua, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dani tribesman wearing penis gourd, Baliem Valley, West Papua, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Warrior of Dani tribe, Baliem Valley, West Papua, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Uzbekistan men drinking tea at a chaikhana, shakhrisabz.

Uzbekistan men drinking tea at the lyab-i-hauz, bukhara

Australia. Older aborigine man, aborigine community of , or beswick, arnemland, northern territory. 2007

Berber shepherd in cave shelter for goats and sheep in the Anti Atlas mountains of Morocco, North Africa, Africa

India - farming - health: man harvesting wild succulent plant for herbal medicine

Religion, ethiopia. Bet gabriel-rafael church, lalibela

Jamaica. Old woman of german origin talking to american priest during sunday mass in the catholic church at seaford town

Australia. Older aborigine man, aborigine community of , or beswick, arnemland, northern territory. 2007

Ethiopia two priests of wutafa, tigray, the catholic geez rite abba haile maryam tesefaye (left) with the married orthodox priest keshy gebre tsadik (right). An ecumenical image

India - religion - christian bishop geevarghese athanasius, head of martomite syrian-protestant church, kottayam, kerala

Old man, priest, in walking in the different villages of the hanamerant area,meket,ethiopia. He is people on his way . Ehtiopians are mainly christians with strong believe in angels. Ethiopia

Uzbekistan man of shakhrisabz

Australia. Older aborigine man, aborigine community of , or beswick, arnemland, northern territory. 2007

China old man of dali town, yunnan province.

Australia. Older aborigine man, aborigine community of , or beswick, arnemland, northern territory. 2007

India - religion - christian cyril mar baselios, head of syro-malankar catholics, at perunada

74 year sadhu stands on meditates. Nepal

The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows a Hematology Analyzer for analyzing blood in one of the labs in the specialist cancer hospital.

The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows a Varian nuclear proton therapy machine in the specialist cancer hospital.

Musicians performing tradicional Brazilian music in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Musicians performing tradicional Brazilian music in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Pilgrim at the public bath in Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

An old man working a loom to weave traditional Moroccan cloth in a souk in Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Myanmar shwedagon paya (pagoda), yangon (rangoon), a hermit monk

Man in a cafe, Emporio, Santorini (Thira), Cyclades Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Portrait of a Javanese, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia