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We are Supporting the Big Blue Ocean Clean-Up
The count-down is on! Here at Robert Harding, we have pledged our support to the big ocean cleanup. We must keep oceans clean, safe, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Romería del Rocío – Spain’s largest pilgrimage
Every year in late May or early June the sleepy village of El Rocío comes to life as almost a million people join the Romería (pilgrimage) […]
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 […]
Bristol’s colourful Balloon Fiesta takes off
The Bristol International Balloon Fiesta is Europe’s largest annual hot air balloon event, attracting over 150 colourful balloons from across the globe. The fiesta kicks off […]
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 […]
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 […]
The last great race – Iditarod
The Iditarod annual sled dog race – dubbed the ‘last great race on earth’ – kicks off on the first Saturday in March. Teams of 16 dogs, […]
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 masks of Venice Carnival
Masks are an important part of Venice’s spectacular Carnival, with the island’s mask-makers historically holding a respected position in society. These leather, ceramic and glass creations […]
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, […]
Doug Allan at Shackleton commemorations
Our award winning cameraman, Doug Allan, will be speaking at the Royal Geographical Society this Friday as part of their Shackleton centenary commemorations. The evening will start with a […]
Fotofringe 2015
Do you source images or stills as part of your professional job? Then this one-day event is for you. On April 23rd 2015 FotoFringe will be […]