His Majesty Agboli Agbo Dedjani, last king of the Dan-Home dynasty, Abomey, Benin (Dahomey), Africa

Wrestlers at tournament, Naadam festival, Tov province, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Mill workers on pile of raw cotton balls on Deccan plateau, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

The Ponte Vecchio, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Monks blowing flutes outside a gompa (Tibetan monastery), Bodhnath, Katmandu, Nepal

Kauppahalli market in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland, Europe

People in costume and facial paint, Ati Atihan festival, Kalibo, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Group playing at Sovereign Hill, re-creation of an 1860s gold-mining township near Ballarat, west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Overhead view of men marching in National Day Parade, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Three Aborigines playing musical instruments, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Steel band festival, Point Fortin, Trinidad, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Zulu cultural show near Eshowe, Saakaland (Shakaland), South Africa

Opening parade, Yushu Horse Festival, Qinghai Province, China, Asia

Mill workers on pile of raw cotton balls on Deccan plateau, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Monks inside the main prayer hall, Drepung Buddhist monastery, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Yani man with Dani men, South Beliam valley, Irian Jaya, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Men playing chess, Sabana Grande district, Caracas, Venezuela, South America

Nuba funeral dance, Garunda village, Sudan, Africa

Yanomami drinking plantain soup at feast, Brazil, South America

Yanomami on the way to a feast, Brazil, South America

Kamayura Indians playing flutes inside hut, Xingu area, Brazil, South America

Kamayura Indian men and child, Xingu area, Brazil, South America

Kamayura Indians dancing the fish dance, Xingu, Brazil, South America

Kamayura Indian fish dance, Xingu, Brazil, South America

Suya Indian man with lip plate, Xingu, Brazil, South America (1971)

Portrait of a Suya Indian with lip plate, Brazil, South America (1971)

Woman washing clothes outside shack, Godet, Haiti, island of Hispaniola, West Indies, Central America

Brick laying on housing construction site

Motorcyclist rides Suzuki twin motorcycle on highway, Dawlish, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Selling lace, Souq al-Hamidiyya, Old City's main covered market, Damascus, Syria, Middle East

Khampas, Qamdo monastery, Tibet, China, Asia

St. Patrick's parade, Patrick Street, Dublin, County Dublin, Eire (Ireland), Europe

Procession of Christian men and crosses, Rameaux festival, Axoum (Axum) (Aksum), Tigre region, Ethiopia, Africa

Christ of Calvary in Easter procession, Morionnes, island of Marinduque, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ifugao men, northern area, island of Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mine in Cerro Rico, richest hill on earth, hand mining of silver and zinc today, Potosi, Bolivia, South America

Embera Indians, Chagres National Park, Panama, Central America

Tobacco harvest, Vinales Valley, Pinar Del Rio province, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Moussem de Moulay Idriss, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Skiers riding chairlift up to slopes from village of Solden, Tirol Alps, Tirol, Austria, Europe

S. Elena Quarter, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Tuaregs and primitive cave paintings, Akakus, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, Africa

New Year (Losar) celebrations, Labrang Monastery, Gansu province, China, Asia

New Year (Losar) celebrations, Labrang Monastery, Gansu province, China, Asia

Buddhist monks in saffron robes, Angkor Wat, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Workers on bamboo scaffolding applying fresh gold leaf to the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Workers on bamboo scaffolding applying fresh gold leaf to the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Masai warriors perform jumping dance, Masai Mara National Park, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Riders in the Fantasia pour le moussen de Moulay Abdallah, El Jadida, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Three falconers with their birds at the Fantasia pour le moussen de Moulay Abdallah, El Jadida, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Wrestling match, Naadam festival, Oulaan Bator (Ulaan Baatar), Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Wrestling match, Naadam festival, Oulaan Bator (Ulaan Baatar), Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Preparing sheep for shearing, Burcei, Mount Sarrabus, Sardinia, Italy, Europe

Whirling dervishes, Istanbul, Marmara province, Turkey, Europe

Tea house in the old city, Damascus, Syria, Middle East

Old man playing his sitar, Thar Desert, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

St. Patrick's Day Parade celebrations, Dublin, Republic of Ireland (Eire), Europe

Asakusa temple, cherry blossom, Asakusa, Tokyo City, Honshu Island, Japan, Asia

Traditional wedding ceremony, Meiji Jingu shrine, Tokyo City, Honshu Island, Japan, Asia

Sumo wrestlers practising, Tokyo City, Honshu Island, Japan, Asia

Jidai Matsuri, Festival of the Ages, procession, Kyoto city, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Jidai Matsuri, Festival of the Ages, procession, Kyoto city, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Wedding ceremony, procession, Meiji Shrine, Harajuku, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Fire festival, Kurama, Kyoto city, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Old man with his horse at a Buzkashi game, Yaklawang, Afghanistan, Asia

Samburu tribe, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Kavadis holding procession, Festival of Purification, Singapore, Asia

Busy market street near The Grand Bazaar (Kapali Carsi), Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Old men playing petanque, Nimes, Gard, Provence, France, Europe

Paulo Cerutti with truffle and Diana the dog, Monta d'Alba, Barolo, Piemonte (Piedmont), Italy, Europe

Carnival costumes, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Old Town, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Europe

Friendly old man in the Shrine of Khwaja Abd Allah, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia

Sultan of Agadez on his throne in his palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agadez, Niger, West Africa, Africa

Wodaabe-Bororo men with faces painted at the annual Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

Wodaabe-Bororo men with faces painted at the annual Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

Wodaabe-Bororo men with faces painted at the annual Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

Wodaabe-Bororo man with face painted at the annual Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

Wodaabe-Bororo men with faces painted at the annual Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

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

Wodaabe-Bororo man with face painted at the annual Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

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

Tuaregs on their camels, Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel, snow or ice hotel, striking sculpture, ice bar in winter, Alta, Finnmark, Arctic Circle, North Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Great Mosque area, Khartoum, Sudan, Africa

Two indigenous Toltec men performing a sunrise ceremony on the beach of Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

Native dancers in traditional Haida dancing regalia, Old Masset, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Roman Arena at night, Verona, Italy

Lakshimi Narayan Temple, New Delhi, India

Golden Stupa at Pha That Luang Temple, Vientiane, Laos

Entrance to Helsinki Train Station in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland, Europe

Native dancers in traditional Haida dancing regalia, Old Masset, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Train going through Maeklong Railway Market, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sicilian Avenue in Holborn, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Masai warrior, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Changing of the Guard, Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Christmas Market in Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Men practising a traditional Buzkashi game, Yaklawang, Afghanistan, Asia

The Royal Guards Music Band, Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Stroget Street at Christmas, Copenhagen, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe