Michael KellyWith its dramatic landscapes, rich Indigenous culture, and unique Arctic ecosystem, Greenland has long been on the radar of adventurers and travellers seeking destinations off the beaten path. However, reaching Greenland has historically been complex, with limited flight options and few international connections.
Category: Culture
Exploring the Enchanting Cenotes of Mexico
Mexico’s cenotes, crystal-clear sinkholes hidden in the Yucatán Peninsula, offer an unforgettable experience. Once sacred to the Maya, these natural pools are perfect for swimming, snorkelling, and diving. From the stunning Cenote Ik Kil near Chichén Itzá to the diving haven of Dos Ojos, cenotes are a must-visit for adventurers and nature lovers alike.
Exploring Bayon: Cambodia’s Majestic Temple of Faces
Discover the Bayon Temple in Cambodia, a Khmer masterpiece with massive stone faces and intricate bas-reliefs, significant to Angkor Thom’s history. Explore its unique architecture and cultural heritage.
A Journey Through the Heart of the Andes
Explore the scenic wonders of Peru with Peru Rail! Discover breathtaking landscapes and rich culture on an unforgettable journey.
Thailand: Where Culture, Cuisine, and Charm Converge
Thailand is a country known for its captivating culture, breathtaking attractions, and mouthwatering cuisine.
Global Cuisine’s
Explore diverse global cuisines in our culinary journey. From British classics to exotic delights, savour a world of flavours.
The World of Wine
Unveil the world’s finest wine regions in one sip! From Bordeaux’s elegance to Napa’s charm, explore vinicultural wonders.
Reach for the stars
Heidi RazzellIntroducing our stunning new collection of images, a selection of archival, historic & specialised imagery from all fields of the natural, physical & life sciences for over 50 […]
The Art Of Science
Collaborating with world-acclaimed content creators, we have just onboarded a vast collection of new exceptional imagery. Including scientific micrography, illustrations, clinical photography, and contemporary medical stock imagery, all ready to discover on our website.
Picture Pantry | Beautifully styled & enticing food photography
If you’re looking to illustrate your projects with beautifully shot and expertly styled food photography, then look no further. We have gathered together a few […]
Your Creative Brief
Our aim is to offer stunning photography & video, captured by our talented artists across the globe. Your creative brief is your guide to on how to become a contributor.
UNESCO | World Heritage Sites
Not all of the 911 precious and iconic treasures promised recognition and protection by UNESCO, (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) could be featured in this gallery, but a selection of the most amazing buildings, ruins, and natural wonders are. Here is our pick of print-worthy images, illustrating each stunning location in full detail, depth, and colour.
Culture Trip | The Imperial cities of Morocco
We understand that during these unpredictable times of travel restrictions, it can be a challenge to send your photographer out on location for a bespoke feature piece. Luckily, our award-winning photographers have already shot feature-worthy imagery, from all across the globe. Stunning locations all with the same light, subjects, tonal qualities, and atmospheric feel. We call these our picture sets and they are fully available to license as you need.
A Recipe for our planet’s future | Part One
Tom WalmsleyPart one in a series of articles looking at how our lifestyles need to adapt to the key ingredients driving change: pandemics, climate change, and biodiversity loss.
Phuket Vegetarian Festival
Introducing picture sets, by robertharding.com. Image highlights from the Phuket vegetarian festival.
From the Alps to the Arctic
An interview with the master of his terrain, our photographer Roberto Sysa Moiola 2020 became a year we learned to reconnect with our immediate environment, […]
Monochrome Portraits
Compared to our usual presentation of colourful content, we have edited a selection of our best sellers and presented these as beautiful black and white editions. We have an abundance of high-resolution images specialising in travel nature and wildlife – it’s down to you to take your pick!
A year at a glance
Discover stunning images for your calendar projects We have carefully curated a month by month selection of perfect images to inspire your calendar designs. From […]
Bring your room to life
Empty wall? Fill it with beautiful illustrations or award-winning photography. There’s something to suit everyone from our stunning stock collection As we spend more time […]
Call to artists
Do you have what it takes to stand out from the crowd? We are immensely proud of our artists, each uniquely skilled in producing distinct […]
Secrets of robertharding photographers
Julian JacksonAbout this guide This is a look at what it means to be a photographer for robertharding. The agency was founded in 1972 and is […]
The Discovery of Antarctica
Michael Nolan2020 marks the 200th anniversary of the confirmed sighting of the seventh, and last to be discovered, continent of Antarctica. Why did it take so long […]
Useful advice for creators from award winner Neil Emmerson
One of our most prolific photographers has given us his take on the extraordinary times we are living through… As I write one of my […]
When I lived on a floating grass island – Laura Grier
Robert HardingCalifornia-based shooter Laura Grier’s dynamic career has seen her travel through six continents, publishing her work in over 25 magazines and winning awards such as National […]
Thailand’s riotous Ghost Festival
During Thailand’s Phi Ta Khon, also known as Ghost Festival, residents of the town of Dan Sai take part in a lively procession wearing colourful masks made […]
Frank Fell captures Malaga’s passionate Easter processions
During Easter week, members of religious brotherhoods in Malaga, Spain, parade through the streets dressed in traditional robes, carrying religious statues known as pasos. Travel photographer […]
The colourful Chiang Mai Flower Festival by Espen Helland
Travel photographer Espen Helland took these vibrant photos at last month’s Chiang Mai Flower Festival, one of Thailand’s most colourful events. It features a parade of floats […]
Happy Chinese New Year of the Dog
The 16th of February marks Chinese New Year, when people around the world come out onto the streets to enjoy dragon dancers, lanterns, parades and […]
La Tamborrada – Spain’s loudest festival
At midnight on the 19th of January every year, the city of San Sebastian comes alive with the sound of drums, which continue to be […]
Colourful processions mark Mexico’s Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe
Catholics in Mexico and beyond will be celebrating the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe (Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe) this week – a […]
Pasadena’s eccentric Doo Dah Parade
Every November the Doo Dah Parade in Pasadena, California invites revellers to forget their humdrum existence and dress up in flamboyant and farcical costumes for […]
Dancing with demons at Peru’s Diablada festival
Peru’s Diablada festival sees locals parade through the lakeside town of Puno dressed as colourful demons. Some of the myths as to the origins of the […]
Ölgii’s spectacular Golden Eagle Festival
On the remote plains of Western Mongolia, around a hundred eagle hunters gather every October to demonstrate their art at this incredible annual festival, the […]
Celebrating Meskel Festival in Ethiopia
September marks Meskel, an important holy celebration in the Orthodox Ethiopian and Eritrean calendars, in which pilgrims and priests celebrate the discovery of the true […]
Ceremonial cattle drives in South Tyrol, Italy
Towards the end of summer, herdsmen carefully adorn their cows with bells and headdresses made from plants and flowers before guiding them home to their […]
Laas Geel, eastern Africa’s best kept secret?
Intrepid travel photographer Michael Runkel visited Laas Geel, a little known ancient site that is home to some of the earliest known cave paintings in the […]
La Tomatina – the world’s biggest food fight
The world’s biggest food fight takes place in the Spanish town of Buñol every August, in which more than a hundred tons of over-the-hill tomatoes […]
Il Palio – the world’s craziest horse race
In this frenzied horse race in the medieval Tuscan town of Sienna, bribery and corruption abound. Riders are encouraged to sabotage fellow competitors’ efforts, from […]
Outrageous costumes at Indonesia’s Jember Fashion Carnival
The Indonesian city of Jember comes alive with riotous colour this week as its annual fashion carnival hits the streets, revealing outrageous costumes on the […]
Dazzling cultural celebrations at Morocco’s Gnaoua Festival
For three days the colourful port city of Essaouira, Morocco, comes alive with music, theatre and art as the Gnaoua world music festival celebrates traditional […]
Flamenco, fairgrounds and fiesta at Seville’s April Fair
Throughout this week the Feria de Abril (Seville Fair) fills this beautiful Andalucian town with dancing, fairgrounds and spectacular horse parades. The fair takes place two weeks […]
Riotous fun at Nepal’s Bisket Jatra festival
This lively festival kicks off the Nepali New Year with traditional music and rituals including the throwing of coloured powder. The biggest celebration takes place in […]
The spectacular Las Fallas festival
Today sees the spectacular culmination of one of Spain’s most famous festivals, Las Fallas. Elaborate figures up to 20 metres high will be burned, after being […]
Tibetans celebrate Losar New Year Festival
On February 27th, Tibetans celebrate New year – also known as Losar Festival – by making offerings at local monasteries, eating, dancing and performing ancient ceremonies which […]
The surreal romance of Venice Carnival
February sees Venice’s alluring piazzas and canals burst into life as they fill with carnival-goers dressed in elaborate masks and costumes. The surreal Venice Carnival ends with the Catholic […]
Chiang Mai Flower Festival in full bloom
In early February, when Chiang Mai’s tropical flowers are in full bloom, this beautiful festival fills the Thai city with colour. Flower-adorned floats make their way down […]
Québec’s crazy Winter Carnival
Every winter thousands of visitors flock to chilly Québec to enjoy a host of activities including a snow bath in which revellers don their swimsuits to frolic around […]
Historic Coumba Freida Carnival
This series of unusual carnivals is held in different locations in the Valle del Gran San Bernardo in the Italian Alps in January and February. Revellers wear traditional […]
Celebrating nomadic traditions at the Sahara Festival
This lively festival takes place in the rolling dunes and stifling heat of Douz, a small town in the Tunisian Sahara. Camel and horse races, […]
The spectacular Whirling Dervishes festival
This week, thousands gather in the ancient Turkish city of Konya to watch the spectacular annual Whirling Dervishes festival. Whirling dervishes are ascetic Muslims of […]
Dancing with demons at La Diablada, Peru
In Peru’s Diablada festival men parade through the lakeside town of Puno dressed as colourful demons. Some myths as to the origins of the festival point […]
Diwali – the festival of lights
Every autumn Hindus across the world light up lamps and candles to signify the victory of light over darkness, during Diwali or Deepavali Festival. The rituals […]
Mani Rimdu Festival
Mani Rimdu is one of the oldest festivals celebrated by the Sherpa inhabitants of greater Khumbu valley. Celebrated for 19 consecutive days, the festival is observed with […]
The Gerewol – a male beauty contest in the desert
The Gerewol is an annual beauty pageant with a difference – it is the men who wear the make-up and compete for the attention of female judges, in this […]
Tribal traditions at the Mount Hagen Cultural Show
A riot of body-paint, dance and music, the Mount Hagen Cultural Show is one of the largest gatherings of the tribes of Papua New Guinea. Every […]
London celebrates colourful Hindu chariot festival
Thousands of Hindu devotees celebrate the annual chariot festival in the UK’s multi-cultural capital, bringing to a climax July’s four week Mahotsavam festival in which deities are […]
Pamplona’s adrenaline-fueled Running of the Bulls festival
Attracting over a million people each year, the San Fermin festival’s most renowned event is the encierro, or running of the bulls, in which a bull […]
The lively festival of Sant Joan in Menorca
The festival of Sant Joan takes place on the 23rd to the 24th of June all over Spain. Ciutadella in Menorca is the centre of some of the […]
Bloomsday celebrates Ireland’s literary star
Every 16th of June Dubliners celebrate the life of Irish writer James Joyce, with readings and stagings of his novel Ulysses (which was set on the 16th of […]
The passionate Pilgrimage of the Gitans
Every 24 May the French seaside town of Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer becomes the site of celebration and religious fervour during the Pilgrimage of the Gitans. Gypsies from […]
Colourful crowds at La Corsa dei Ceri
The Corsa or Festa dei Ceri is an ancient feast day held every 15th of May in Umbria, Italy in which three giant candles are […]
Cinco de Mayo Mexican celebrations
Cinco de Mayo (the Fifth of May) is a celebration that marks the Mexican army’s victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla in […]
Jerez Horse Fair
One of Southern Spain’s largest festivals, the horse fair brings the town of Jerez to life with colourful parades, dancing and myriad horse competitions. See […]
Spain’s crazy Moors and Christians festival
Many Spanish towns celebrate Moros y Cristianos, an annual festival in which mock battles commemorate the struggles between the Muslims and Christians in Spain in the […]
Kumbh Mela – the world’s largest religious gathering
Considered the world’s largest congregation of religious pilgrims, the Kumbh Mela is a pilgrimage in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river – the Ganges, Shipra […]
Spectacular Holy Week processions in Malaga, Spain
Malaga’s Holy Week celebrations are among the most spectacular in Spain. Catholic brotherhoods and women dressed in black process through the streets in a commemoration of the Passion […]
The colours of Holi Festival by Ben Pipe
Travel photographer Ben Pipe traveled to India to photograph participants in one of the world’s most colourful events, Holi, an ancient Hindu festival in which people […]
Happy Vietnamese New Year
Vietnamese New Year, known as Tết – usually celebrated at the same time as Chinese New Year (8th of February in 2016) – is the most important celebration in […]
The colourful warriors of Dinagyang Festival
Performers dressed as technicolour warriors dance to pounding drum beats at the Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo, Panay Island, the Philippines. The festival, taking place every fourth Sunday in January, […]
Festival of the Snakes
In one of Italy’s strangest festivals, the people of Cocullo decorate the statue of St. Domenic (the protector against snake bites) with live snakes. As the creatures […]
Valencia’s strangest ‘fallas’
With Spain’s Las Fallas festival about to kick off in Valencia next week (on the 15th March), we look at some of the event’s strangest figures, which […]
Painted elephants at Holi Festival
India’s Holi Festival – a riotous spring celebration in which revellers pelt each other in bright coloured paint – has sparked copycat events throughout the world. […]
Binche Carnival, Belgium
One of the world’s strangest festivals takes place on Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday) in Binche, Belgium. Men parade through the town while wearing bizarre masks and shaking sticks to […]
Spain’s best festivals
Spain is the world’s best festival destination with every town in the country holding its own unique street party. Whether centring around extravagant parades, feats of bravery, fireworks […]
Carnival in Tenerife
Carnival season is nearly upon us, but if Brazil is too far to get to, Europe has its fair share of spectacular street parades and […]
Ati-Atihan festival
The Ati-Atihan festival is a wild, week-long party in honour of Santo Niño (baby Jesus), that began in the 13th Century, celebrated in mid-January by […]
The best carnivals in Latin America and the Caribbean
Across Latin America and the Caribbean, sequins and feathers are being sewn onto exuberant costumes, percussionists are honing their rhythms and dancers are rehearsing their […]
New year fireworks, Germany
We love this photo of new year’s fireworks in Rems-Murr Kreis district, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, by Herbert Kehrer. See more new years photos here
Perchten winter festival
The annual Perchten festival sees participants dress as terrifying creatures (the mythical following of pagan goddess Perchta) to chase away evil winter spirits in a pagan […]
Fire festivals
Britons celebrate Bonfire Night this week (on the 5th of November) originally to mark the day of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, but what other […]
The coolest festival in the world
China’s Harbin Ice Festival promises towering snow sculptures featuring mythic figures, a temporary city of famous buildings rendered in ice (which have included the tallest ice […]
Europe’s best Christmas markets
As the nights draw in and the weather gets chilly, Europe’s cosy Christmas markets promise a magical atmosphere, gastronomic delicacies and unique gifts – the […]
Battle of the Queens
Every October, these feisty Herens cows fight each other in the otherwise sleepy Swiss village of Aproz, in an event known as the Battle of the Queens (Combats […]
The human towers of Catalonia
This September Barcelona’s huge street festival, Festes de la Merce, featured giant human towers in the city’s main plaza. But this gravity defying spectacle is not limited […]
Wedding Moussem or ‘September Romance’
This festival, in the Atlas mountain town of Imilchil, Morocco, is about livestock and romance in equal measure. Herders come together after spending the summer […]
Abbots Bromley Horn Dance
This Monday (8th September) saw residents of the village of Abbots Bromley in Staffordshire perform the eccentric Abbots Bromley Horn Dance, an English folk tradition dating back to […]
Regata Storica, Venice
This Sunday, Venice’s Grand Canal will be transported back to its glorious past at the Regata Storica, the main event in the annual “Voga alla Veneta” rowing […]
Tomatina festival
The world’s biggest food fight takes place in the Spanish town of Buñol every August. More than a hundred tons of over-the-hill tomatoes are thrown […]
Burning Man Festival
Every year over 60,000 festival goers descend on the Black Rock Desert in northern Nevada, for this festival of self expression, community and ‘radical self […]
Notting Hill Carnival
Preparations are being made for this year’s flamboyant Notting Hill Carnival on the 24th and 25th August. The event, that rocks the the UK’s capital, London, […]
Il Palio horse race
Il Palio is a horse race held twice a year in which ten bareback jockeys ride furiously around the Piazza del Campo in Siena, Italy. Dramatic […]
Esala Perahera festival
The Buddhist festival Esala Perahera takes place this year from 1-11th August in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Also known as the festival of the tooth, it celebrates the […]
Eid prayer
Muslims worldwide are celebrating the religious holiday Eid-Al-Fitr this week. Eid marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. Eid prayer on the […]
Festival of the Redeemer
This weekend Venice celebrated the Festival of the Redeemer, lighting up the city’s famous skyline with fireworks. The festival has its roots in the 16th Century […]
Naadam festival in pictures
This week (starting on the 11th July) Mongolia’s traditional festival, Naadam, whips the country into a frenzy of colourful costume parades, horse racing, archery and Mongolian wrestling […]
Calgary Stampede in pictures
Calgary Stampede is Canada’s largest rodeo, a ten day event featuring hair-raising competitions with the world’s best cowboys. We picked some of our favourite pictures from our […]
Inti Raymi festival
The Festival of Inti Raymi (which means festival of the sun) brings crowds onto the streets in the Andean villages of Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and […]
Dragon boat races
Dragon boat racing is an ancient sport that is still extremely popular in China. Last week Dragon boat races filled Hong Kong’s harbour with noise and […]
The pilgrimage to El Rocío
The Romería (pilgrimage) de Rocío is Spain’s largest and most spectacular pilgrimage. Thousands of pilgrims walk through the countryside to the village of El Rocío in Almonte, […]
Gawai Dayak Festival
Gawai Dayak is a festival celebrated by the Dayaks, the native people of Borneo, that will take place this weekend in Sarawak. Festival goers dress […]