Incense sticks burning and smoking in joss stick pot in Taoist temple, Phuoc An Hoi Quan Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Man of the Palaung tribe cooking on open fire in his home in village near Kengtung (Kyaingtong), Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Woman of the Ann tribe in traditional black dress smoking a pipe outside a hill village near Kengtung (Kyaingtong), Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Prairie Smoke (purple avens) (Old Man's Whiskers) (Long-Plumed Avens) (Geum triflorum), Cottonwood Pass, Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, Gunnison National Forest, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery from launchpad 39a on 4th July 2006, seen from the NASA Causeway, Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States of America, North America

Steaming smoke stacks at Kronospan Factory making wood based panels, chipboard and MDF at Chirk in Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Steaming smoke stacks at Kronospan Factory making wood based panels, chipboard and MDF at Chirk in Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Steaming smoke stacks at Kronospan Factory making wood based panels, chipboard and MDF at Chirk in Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Ong Bon Pagoda in Cholon (Chinatown), Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Portrait of a farmer burning crops in rice paddy fields, Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Incense sticks, Taoist temple, Phuoc An Hoi Quan Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhist worshipper burning incense sticks, Chua On Lang Taoist Temple, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Burning incense at Po Lin Monastery, Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Coal production out of wood (charcoal), Libongo, deep in the jungle, Cameroon, Africa

Coal production out of wood (charcoal), Libongo, deep in the jungle, Cameroon, Africa

Camel herders at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Portrait of a farmer burning crops in rice paddy fields, Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tailor named Charls Darcan, Vieux Fort, St. Lucia, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Lava flow from the Piano del Lago cone destroying the cable car above Rifugio Sapienza on the south flank of Mount Etna during the 2001 eruptions, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Nuclear power station of Saint Laurent-des-Eaux, Pays de Loire, Loire Valley, France, Europe

Ganga Aarti Hindu ceremony at Dasaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Taoist temple, Emperor Jade pagoda (Chua Phuoc Hai), Buddhist worshipper burning incense sticks, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Smoke rising from cremation ceremony on banks of Bagmati River during Shivaratri festival, Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Incense coils, Tin Hau Temple, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Mariamman Hindu Temple, woman burning incense sticks, Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Smoking water pipes, Damascus, Syria, Middle East

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

Looking across the old crater towards the smoking 2438m summit of the active volcano Mount Canison, Visayan island of Negros, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Looking south up Piano della Gardosa valley with track leading towards Mount Vettore, Monti Sibillini National Park, Marche, Italy, Europe

Ratcliffe on Soar Power Station, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Farmer burning crops in rice paddy fields, Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thian Hock Keng Temple, Buddhist worshipper burning incense sticks, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Union soldiers at the Thunder on the Roanoke Civil War reenactment in Plymouth, North Carolina, United States of America, North America

Lighted candles offering Buddhist prayers at Dharmarajika Stupa at Sarnath near Varanasi, Northern India

Priest celebrating the River Ganges, Aarti by offering incense, Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Smouldering cigarettes on ashtray

Smoke from chimney as stove is fired up inside a buried stone hut, Rondane National Park, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Buddhist worshipper placing incense sticks on joss stick pot, Taoist temple, Phuoc An Hoi Quan Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ong Bon Pagoda in Cholon (Chinatown), Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Incense sticks, Taoist temple, Phuoc An Hoi Quan Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bush fire, St. Francis, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Aku lady smoking wooden pipe, Wan Sai village, Kengtung (Kyaing Tong), Shan state, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Fire, burning bamboo at side of road in the south of the island, Trinidad, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Union soldiers at the Thunder on the Roanoke Civil War reenactment in Plymouth, North Carolina, United States of America, North America

Volcano, Stromboli Island, Eolian Islands (Aeolian Islands), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Holy Week Procession, Antigua, Guatemala, Central America

Smoke billowing out from volcano vent, Sulphur Lake, Kawah Ijen, Ijen Plateau, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Union soldiers at the Thunder on the Roanoke Civil War reenactment in Plymouth, North Carolina, United States of America, North America

Maundy Thursday celebration in a Parisian Catholic church, Paris, France, Europe

Smoke hole and doorway in Navaho (Navajo) dwelling of mud covered pinyon pine logs, Arizona, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park at dawn, island of Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Kilauea volcano crater showing solidified ropy lava called pahoehoe, The Big Island, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, United States of America, North America

The Old Smoke House, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Visitors at an active andesite stratovolcano on White Island, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Burning incense during Tet, the Vietnamese lunar New Year celebration, Thien Hau Temple, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Traditional festival, Kyoto city, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Djemaa el-Fna Square, The Medina, Marrakesh, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

The smoking Volcan Villarrica, 2847m, Lake District, Chile, South America

New eruptive cone on the flank of Volcan Lonquimay, Araucania region, Chile, South America

Greek theatre and Mount Etna, Taormina, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Rim of Gunung Bromo, Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park, island of Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Smoke rising from cremation ceremony on banks of Bagmati River during Shivaratri festival, Pashupatinath Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Locals tanning cattle skins, Central market, Niamey, Niger, West Africa, Africa

Chinese New Year, Paris, France, Europe

Elderly man smoking, Dhariyawad, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Coal power plant near Bergheim, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Visitors at an active andesite stratovolcano on White Island, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Buddhist worshipper with incense sticks, Khanh Van Nam Vien Taoist pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhist monk near Swayambhunath offering to bless people at a roadside altar, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Fire, burning bamboo at side of road in the south of the island, Trinidad, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Coal power plant near Bergheim, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Smoke from nickel smelter, Nicaro, Hoguin, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Buddhist prayer, Beijing, China, Asia

Malaga-Spain - Easter Week (Semana Santa) - A brotherhood member manages a smoke while helping to carry a float in procession on Palm Sunday

Maximon cult, Santiago Atitlan, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, Central America

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Man and hubble bubble, coffee house, near Citadel, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Sadhu smoking nirvana at pashupati nath temple, nepal

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Fire ritual at chiwang monastery during the mani rimdu festival. these monks circumambulate the pyre after its ignition. one holds a long book wrapped in a felicitous scarf. the purifying fire takes the offering and raises them towards the sky in smoke. the circumambulatory ritual also recalls the way disciples showed respect for the buddhas body. solu khumbu, nepal

Food stalls in the evening, Djemaa el Fna, Marrakesh, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Euro Disneyland, Paris, France, Europe

Temple, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, Asia

Part of the Estrada de Ferro Oeste de Minas (West Minas Railway), created in 1878, the 13km line from Tiradentes to Sao Joao Del Rei is the oldest working line in Brazil, Tiradentes, Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America

The noon gun firing in Cape Town. The daily noon gun is Cape Town’s oldest living tradition and the two cannons used are the oldest guns in daily use in the world. They have marked the midday hour in the mother city in this distinctive, albeit noisy manner since early 1806. The cannons were cast in Britain in 1794 and still bear the royal crest of King George the third. The firing of the cannon was originally to give ships in the bay a means of re-setting their clocks accurately.

Emissions from a coal fired power station in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe

Climate change heaven and hell, emissions from a Tata steel works in Ijmuiden, with a wind turbine, Netherlands, Europe

Sunset over the Iggesund paper board manufacturer in Workington, with wind turbines behind, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The tar sands upgrader plant at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray at sunset, Alberta, Canada, North America

Hideous air pollution from the Syncrude Tar sands upgrader plant north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

Tar sands deposits being mined at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

Tar sands deposits being mined at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

Sulphur which has to be extracted from the raw bitumen from tar sands piled up in huge mountains by the Syncrude upgrader plant near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

Hideous air pollution from the Syncrude Tar sands upgrader plant north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

Tar sands deposits being mined at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

The Syncrude upgrader plant on the tar sands project, Alberta, Canada, North America