Rush hour traffic on Moskvoretskaya, Moskva River, Moscow, Russia, Europe

Commuters inside train in rush hour, Tokyo Subway, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan, Asia

View of statues in Prato della Valle during golden hour and Santa Giustina Basilica visible in background, Padua, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Blue hour on the Borgo Teresiano, Trieste, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, Europe

Bridge of Sighs at blue hour, Venice, Italy, Europe

Cafes on Stradun (Placa), pedestrian promenade, evening blue hour, Old Town, Dubrovnik, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Croatia, Europe

View of rock formations during golden hour near San Pantaleo, San Pantaleo, Sardinia, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Gondolas crossing the Grand Canal at the blue hour, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Cathedral and busy outdoor cafe, evening blue hour, Old Town, Dubrovnik, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe

Blue hour at the Akraberg Lighthouse in the island of Suduroy, Faore Islands, Denmark, Europe

Road in a mountain landscape at sunset golden hour in Geres National Park, Norte, Portugal, Europe

Stradun (Placa), pedestrian promenade, after sunset, evening blue hour, Old Town, Dubrovnik, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Croatia, Europe

Rush hour in Mumbai (Bombay), India, Asia

Young children weaving carpets for up to 16 hours a day in carpet factories, Jawlikhel, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

York at blue hour with York Minster in the background, York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bus carries workers home in rush hour, Xian city centre, China

Rush hour traffic on M1 Motorway near Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.

Rush hour moped commuters crowding street, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

A Pie & Chips food van at the Albert Dock site on the River Mersey waterfront during the evening twilight (blue hour), Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe.

Liverpool Street train station at rush hour, London, EC2, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rush hour in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

A market scene at the 24 hour local fresh food market in Phuket Town, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Kelpies at blue hour, Forth and Clyde Canal at Helix Park, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The Kelpies at blue hour, Forth and Clyde Canal at Helix Park, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Rush hour, Luwum Street, Kampala, Uganda, East Africa, Africa

Sightseeing tour bus in front of a historic building in Paris, promoting a Best of Paris in 24 Hours tour, Paris, France, Europe

Blue hour in Shimogamo Shrine, UNESCO World Heritage Site, during the largest snowfall on Kyoto in the last 50 years, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

The Shambles at blue hour, York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bus carries workers home in rush hour, Xian city centre, China

Early morning rush hour in the streets of Delhi, India. Commuters on bicycles are overtaken by the bus.

Seattle Aquarium on Pier 57 during the golden hour before sunset, Alaskan Way, Downtown, Seattle, Washington State, United States of America, North America

Bus carries workers home in rush hour, Xian city centre, China

Bicycles in the rush hour, Kunming, Yunnan province, China, Asia

Vintage American car taxi on Avenue Colon during morning rush hour soon after sunrise, Havana Centro, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Ferry goes past the Sydney Opera House, UNESCO World Heritage Site, at Golden hour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

The morning rush-hour in Paris Gare de l'Est station, Paris, France, Europe

A market scene at the 24 hour local fresh food market in Phuket Town, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bus carries workers home in rush hour, Xian city centre, China

A colourful stall at the 24 hour local fresh food market in Phuket Town, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Rush hour traffic, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, New South Wales (NSW), Australia, Pacific

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

A market scene at the 24 hour local market in Phuket Town, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Rush hour in the Paris metro, Paris, France, Europe

Tokyo Metro spacious carriages when not packed in rush hours, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

View of Downtown skyline at golden hour, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, North America

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

Fishing boats and harbour, Elounda, Lasithi, Gulf of Mirabello, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Neon Lights at Pier 54 during the golden hour before sunset, Alaskan Way, Downtown, Seattle, Washington State, United States of America, North America

Market stalls at the 24 hour local market in Phuket Town, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Echinus Geyser, erupts every hour in Norris Basin, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Vintage American car taxi on Avenue Colon during morning rush hour soon after sunrise, Havana Centro, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Rush hour in the Victoria Terminus (Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus), Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, India, Asia

Vintage American cars used as local taxis, driving down Avenue Colon during afternoon rush hour, Havana Centro, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Street scene in Downtown Los Angeles during golden hour, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, North America

Truck in rush hour on Phu Xuan bridge in Hue, central Vietnam, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

A stall selling chillis at the 24 hour local fresh food market in Phuket Town, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Vintage American car taxi on Avenue Colon during morning rush hour soon after sunrise, Havana Centro, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

View of Downtown skyline during golden hour, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, North America

A colourful stall at the 24 hour local market in Phuket Town, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

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

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. Tov province, mongolia

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

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a force that can attract as a magnet to the tengir forces. Tuvshintugs dorj (in yellow) carries the status of a ?Royal Shaman,? Meaning that he can channel three-quarters or more of the hundred tengir energies. 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

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a the shamans often wear a ?light-protecting visor? Over their eyes. The radiance of the celestial spirits can be extremely strong, and this protects the onlookers from the blast of light when the celestial spirits enter the body of the shaman. 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

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a the shamans often wear a ?light-protecting visor? Over their eyes. The radiance of the celestial spirits can be extremely strong, and this protects the onlookers from the blast of light when the celestial spirits enter the body of the shaman. 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

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

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. Tov province, mongolia

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a force that can attract as a magnet to the tengir forces. Tuvshintugs dorj carries the status of a ?Royal Shaman,? Meaning that he can channel three-quarters or more of the hundred tengir energies. 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

A traditional tent camp springs up around a site where ordinary mongolians exploring gold. Ninjas have been mining gold past 10 years, exhausting 10-hour days norm here. Sarangol valley, northwest of capital city ulan bator, mongolia

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a the shamans often wear a ?light-protecting visor? Over their eyes. The radiance of the celestial spirits can be extremely strong, and this protects the onlookers from the blast of light when the celestial spirits enter the body of the shaman. 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

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.

View of one of the two noon guns at Lion Battery on Signal Hill 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.

Chief Petty Officer Dudley Malgas using a wooden ram rod to push the charge into the muzzle of the noon gun cannon 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.

Chief Petty Officer Dudley Malgas of the South African Navy posing alongside the noon gun cannon in Cape Town. CPO Malgas has been in charge of firing the canon since 1995. 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.

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. Tov province, mongolia

The Shepherd 24-hour gate clock at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, UNESCO World Heritage Site, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Shepherd 24-hour gate clock at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, UNESCO World Heritage Site, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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

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

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a force that can attract as a magnet to the tengir forces. Tuvshintugs dorj (in yellow) carries the status of a ?Royal Shaman,? Meaning that he can channel three-quarters or more of the hundred tengir energies. 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

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. Tov province, mongolia

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

A Campbell Stokes Sunshine Recorder, which measures hours of sunlight at Base Orcadas, which is an Argentine scientific station in Antarctica, and the oldest of the stations in Antarctica still in operation. It is located on Laurie Island, one of the South Orkney Islands, just off the Antarctic Peninsular. The Antarctic Peninsular is one of the fastest warming places on the planet.

A blur of trains arriving and leaving London's Waterloo train station at dusk during rush hour.

An offshore wind farm in Dutch waters an hour's sailing from Ijmuiden, Netherlands, Europe

Rush hour traffic on the M6 Motorway near Preston, Lancashire, UK at dusk.

An offshore wind farm in Dutch waters an hour's sailing from Ijmuiden, Netherlands, Europe

An offshore wind farm in Dutch waters an hour's sailing from Ijmuiden, Netherlands, Europe

An offshore wind farm in Dutch waters an hour's sailing from Ijmuiden, Netherlands, Europe

Russia, Saint Petersburg, Hermitage Museum In Winter Palace, The Traffic At Peak Hour

Passengers queueing to get into Oxford Circus tube station, closed due to the high volume of passengers at rush hour, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rush hour traffic on the M60 motorway near Manchester, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) - hatchling returning to the sea only hours old. Bird Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean (RR)

Adult painted lady butterfly shortly after emerging from chrysalis. The wings take over an hour to become strong enough to fly.. Isle of White, UK. Isle of White, UK

Adult painted lady butterfly shortly after emerging from chrysalis. The wings take over an hour to become strong enough to fly.. Isle of White, UK. Isle of White, UK

Painted lady caterpillar shortly before changing to chrysalis. It hangs itself upside down in this hooked position for around 24 hours. It continues to move throughout the 24 hours in gentle changes of position. . Isle of White, UK. Isle of White, UK

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling, only a few hours old, returning to the sea. Bird Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean (RR)

Arctic tern (Sterna hirundo) hovering over estuary, hunting sand eels, in mid-summer when the colonies are active for 24 hours per day. Iceland.

Silla Pavillion at Anapji lake during sunset hours, Gyeongju, South Korea, Asia

Silla Pavillion at Anapji lake during sunset hours, Gyeongju, South Korea, Asia