1350-6608 - Mexican aztec dress gods at Grand Palladium White Sand Resort and Spa in Riviera Maya, Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Mexico. Aztec clothing was generally loose fitting and did not completely cover the body. When the Spanish arrived in Mexico, the people were surprised to see them in their full armour, with only their faces exposed. Aztec clothes were generally made of cotton (which was imported) or ayate fiber, made from the Maguey Cactus (also called the Century Plant or American Aloe). Women would weave the fibers into clothing, a task girls were taught as young teenagers. Because of their vast trading network, the Aztecs were able to make use of a beautiful array of dyes, creating the brilliant

1350-6595 - Mexican aztec dress gods at Grand Palladium White Sand Resort and Spa in Riviera Maya, Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Mexico. Aztec clothing was generally loose fitting and did not completely cover the body. When the Spanish arrived in Mexico, the people were surprised to see them in their full armour, with only their faces exposed. Aztec clothes were generally made of cotton (which was imported) or ayate fiber, made from the Maguey Cactus (also called the Century Plant or American Aloe). Women would weave the fibers into clothing, a task girls were taught as young teenagers. Because of their vast trading network, the Aztecs were able to make use of a beautiful array of dyes, creating the brilliant

832-396810 - Northern gannet (Morus bassanus), bird completely relaxed during breeding, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

1113-106169 - Completely restored after the earthquake: Durbar Square in Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia.

1350-1636 - Person who recovers wood used in cremation, which has not burned completely, in Manikarnika Ghat, the burning ghat, on the banks of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

805-354 - Village house with stone brick walls covered completely with hand shaped dung pats left there to dry in the sun, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

1336-216 - Lake Braies in the Italian dolomites completely frozen, Braies, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

1184-4414 - Overcrowded completely with rickshaws, a street in the center of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Asia

1184-4413 - Overcrowded completely with rickshaws, a street in the center of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Asia

1184-4416 - Overcrowded completely with rickshaws, a street in the center of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Asia

1184-4412 - Overcrowded completely with rickshaws, a street in the center of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Asia

1184-4417 - Overcrowded completely with rickshaws, a street in the center of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Asia

1184-4415 - Overcrowded completely with rickshaws, a street in the center of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Asia

860-287442 - Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Kimbe Bay, papua New Guinea, Zero wreck: Coral growth on this wreck is from a period of 74 years ! D: 15 m The ZERO, is a Japanese WW2 fighter plane wreck. This Zero wreck was discovered in January 2000 by local William Nuli while he was freediving for sea cucumbers. He asked the Walindi Plantation Resort dive team if they might know what it was, and when they investigated they uncovered the intact wreck of a Zero fighter, resting on a sedimented bottom in 15 m depth. This World War II Japanese fighter is almost completely intact. The plane is believed to have been ditched, the pilot is believed to have survived, but was never found on the island. He never returned home. Maybe he disappeared in the jungle? On 26th December 1943, during the battle of Cape Gloucester, the Japanese pilot made an emergency landing, ditching his Mitsubishi A6M Zero plane into the sea approximately 100m off West New Britain Province. The plane was piloted by PO1 Tomiharu Honda of the 204st K?k?tai. His fate is unknown but it is believed the he made a controlled water landing after running out of fuel and survived. Although he failed to return to his unit, the plane was found with the throttle and trim controls both set for landing and the canopy was open. There are no visible bullet holes or other shrapnel damage and the plane is still virtually intact after over 70 years underwater. It is a A6M2 Model 21 Zero, made famous for its use in Kamikaze attacks by the Japanese Imperial Navy. The wreck has the Manufacture Number 8224 and was built by Nakajima in late August 1942.

860-287440 - Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Zero wreck, vertical view Orthomosaic from 3D photogrammetry (13500 x 10000 px). D: 15 m Kimbe Bay, papua New Guinea, Coral growth on this wreck is from a period of 74 years ! The ZERO, is a Japanese WW2 fighter plane wreck. This Zero wreck was discovered in January 2000 by local William Nuli while he was freediving for sea cucumbers. He asked the Walindi Plantation Resort dive team if they might know what it was, and when they investigated they uncovered the intact wreck of a Zero fighter, resting on a sedimented bottom in 15 m depth. This World War II Japanese fighter is almost completely intact. The plane is believed to have been ditched, the pilot is believed to have survived, but was never found on the island. He never returned home. Maybe he disappeared in the jungle? On 26th December 1943, during the battle of Cape Gloucester, the Japanese pilot made an emergency landing, ditching his Mitsubishi A6M Zero plane into the sea approximately 100m off West New Britain Province. The plane was piloted by PO1 Tomiharu Honda of the 204st K?k?tai. His fate is unknown but it is believed the he made a controlled water landing after running out of fuel and survived. Although he failed to return to his unit, the plane was found with the throttle and trim controls both set for landing and the canopy was open. There are no visible bullet holes or other shrapnel damage and the plane is still virtually intact after over 70 years underwater. It is a A6M2 Model 21 Zero, made famous for its use in Kamikaze attacks by the Japanese Imperial Navy. The wreck has the Manufacture Number 8224 and was built by Nakajima in late August 1942.

857-95728 - On Saturday 5th December 2015, Storm desmond crashed into the UK, producing the UK''s highest ever 24 hour rainfall total at 341.4mm. It flooded many towns including Keswick. This shots shows one of two railway bridges on the old Keswick railway line that were completely destroyed by the floods. It also shows a tree, now sat in the middle of the river, that used to be growing on the river bank. The force of water was such that it has scoured out huge areas of banking and realigned the river in places.'

857-95732 - The A591, the main road through the Lake District, completely destroyed by the floods from Storm Desmond, Cumbria, UK. The road was breached in several places by landslides and walls of flood debris twenty feet high. the road will probably be closed for months. Taken on Sunday 6th December 2015.

450-4369 - Internal courtyard of Zwinger Palace, completely rebuilt after World War 2 bombings, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

450-4370 - Internal courtyard of Zwinger Palace, completely rebuilt after World War 2 bombings, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

450-4372 - Interior of Lutheran Frauenkirche originally built in 1734 but completely destroyed and rebuilt after WW2 bombings, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

857-94641 - The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows solar panels that focus the suns rays on heat exchangers to boil oil, which is then sent down to the kitchens below to heat the cookers.

1179-1460 - Hiker admires Lago Azzurro completely frozen at dawn, Spluga Valley, Province of Sondrio, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

857-88781 - A male mountaineer is standing on the summit of the Barrhorn, a mountain peak of 3610 meter in the Swiss Alps. It is one of the highest summits in Europe to be accessible to experienced hikers. The region of Wallis is home to over 40 mountain peaks higher than 4000 meter. The highest one that is completely situated within the Swiss borders is the Dom, which is visible in the background. The Mattertal runs from Visp all the way to Zermatt and is a paradise for all outdoor enthusiasts, like hikers, climbers, alpinists, walkers, mountain bikers and nature lovers.

911-10753 - Whitehaven harbour being completely overwhelmed by huge waves during the January 2014 period of storm surge, high tides and storm force winds. The coastline took a battering, damaging the harbour wall and eroding a large section of coastal cliff.

911-10652 - Rotten sea ice at over 80 degrees North off the north coast of Svalbard. Climate change is causing sea ice to retreat rapidly. The latest science predicts that the Arctic will be completely ice free in the summer around 2054. The sea ice broke up very early around Svalbard in 2013.

911-10653 - Rotten sea ice at over 80 degrees North off the north coast of Svalbard. Climate change is causing sea ice to retreat rapidly. The latest science predicts that the Arctic will be completely ice free in the summer around 2054. The sea ice broke up very early around Svalbard in 2013.

911-10638 - The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows the girls school.

911-10637 - The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows a woman planting trees for onward growth in the Ashrams forests.

911-10484 - Damage caused to the coastal defences by the December 2013 storm surge at Cley on the North Norfolk coast, UK. The huge waves completely breached the storm beach, and pushed it inland onto the Cley nature reserve.

911-10485 - Damage caused to the coastal defences by the December 2013 storm surge at Cley on the North Norfolk coast, UK. The huge waves completely breached the storm beach, and pushed it inland onto the Cley nature reserve.

911-10636 - The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows a Varian nuclear proton therapy machine in the specialist cancer hospital.

911-10641 - The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows the solar air conditioning for the Ashram's hospital.

911-10486 - Second World war defences that for a long time were buried under the storm beach are revealed after the December 2013 storm surge at Cley on the North Norfolk coast, UK. The huge waves completely breached the storm beach, and pushed it inland onto the Cley nature reserve.

911-10639 - The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows solar panels that focus the suns rays on heat exchangers to boil oil, which is then sent down to the kitchens below to heat the cookers.

911-10635 - The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows a Hematology Analyzer for analyzing blood in one of the labs in the specialist cancer hospital.

911-10640 - The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows a cook preparing chapatis on a biofuel stove.

911-10363 - A water charity in Porterville supplying bottled water to houses who have had no running water for over five months, near Bakersfield, California, USA. Hoses in the East of Porterville, many of which are on private wells, have run completely out of water as the water table has dropped catastrophically. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.

911-10362 - A water charity in Porterville supplying bottled water to houses who have had no running water for over five months, near Bakersfield, California, USA. Hoses in the East of Porterville, many of which are on private wells, have run completely out of water as the water table has dropped catastrophically. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.

911-10364 - A water charity in Porterville supplying bottled water to houses who have had no running water for over five months, near Bakersfield, California, USA. Hoses in the East of Porterville, many of which are on private wells, have run completely out of water as the water table has dropped catastrophically. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.

911-10356 - A water charity in Porterville supplying bottled water to houses who have had no running water for over five months, near Bakersfield, California, USA. Hoses in the East of Porterville, many of which are on private wells, have run completely out of water as the water table has dropped catastrophically. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.

911-10361 - A water charity in Porterville supplying bottled water to houses who have had no running water for over five months, near Bakersfield, California, USA. Hoses in the East of Porterville, many of which are on private wells, have run completely out of water as the water table has dropped catastrophically. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.

1179-200 - The sun shining through icicles formed on the shores of Lago Bianco at Bernina, completely frozen, Bernina Pass, Graubunden, Switzerland, Europe

832-374182 - Leaf Tailed gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus) in the rain forests in the east of Madagascar, Africa, Indian Ocean

832-370975 - Farmland Green Tree Frog (Rhacophorus arvalis), inflated vocal sac, courtship display, species endemic to Taiwan, Asia

832-372957 - Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum), Meheley's Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus mehelyi) and Common Bent-wing Bat, Schreiber's Long-Fingered Bat or Schreiber's Bat (Miniopterus schreibersii) in cave in Sardinia, Italy, Europe

832-368880 - Madagascar tree frog species (Boophis tephraeomystax), Montagne d'Ambre National Park, Madagascar, Africa, Indian Ocean

832-370328 - Runway landing lights in front of a British Airways Airbus A320 taking off at Duesseldorf International Airport, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-369853 - Mackenzie valley wolves, Canadian timber wolves (Canis lupus occidentalis), young wolves playing in the snow

832-374959 - Barn Owl (Tyto alba) feeding on mouse on a fence post, Vulkaneifel district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

832-370894 - Royal python (Python regius), Super Black Head, reptile breeder Willi Obermayer, Austria

832-369230 - Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata), endemic, Critically Endangered, IUCN 2008, Madagascar, Africa

832-368963 - Common toads (Bufo bufo), mating

832-372875 - Common Flicker, Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus), Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA, North America

832-373651 - Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons), adult, walking, Australia

832-367678 - Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), male sitting on a birch tree trunk with fungus, Biosphaerengebiet Swabian Alb biosphere region, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

832-374200 - Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) in the rain forests of the Masoala National Park in northeastern Madagascar, Africa, Indian Ocean

832-367748 - Leopard anole or Guadeloupean anole (Anolis marmoratus), male, South American species, captive, Bergkamen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-367330 - Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), male sitting at the entrance of its nesting hole, Neunkirchen, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-373909 - Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta), mother with young, sunbathing, Berenty Reserve, Madagascar, Africa

832-373529 - Crowned Lemur (Eulemur coronatus), sitting on a branch, Madagascar, Africa

832-367915 - Malaysian giant turtle (Orlitia borneensis), found in Asia, captive, Belgium, Europe

832-372946 - Natterjack toad (Bufo calamita), male calling, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

832-370907 - Royal python (Python regius), Spider CG, male, reptile breeder Willi Obermayer, Austria

832-369228 - Couple of Tomato Frogs or Crapaud Rouge de Madagascar (Dyscophus antongilii), Madagascar, Africa

832-373673 - Eurasian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo), adult in flight, Germany, Europe

832-373708 - Galápagos tortoise or Galápagos giant tortoise (Geochelone nigra), adult feeding, Galapagos Islands, Pacific Ocean

832-373671 - Eurasian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo), adult, in flight, Germany, Europe

832-369860 - Mackenzie valley wolves, canadian timber wolves (Canis lupus occidentalis), two wolves in the snow, playing with a sheepskin

832-374928 - Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

832-369227 - Tomato Frog or Crapaud Rouge de Madagascar (Dyscophus antongilii), Madagascar, Africa

832-369859 - Mackenzie valley wolf, Canadian timber wolf (Canis lupus occidentalis) in the snow

832-373670 - Eurasian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo), adult, perched on fence post, Germany, Europe

832-369539 - Gecko gold dust day gecko (Phelsuma laticauda), Hawaii, USA

832-370881 - Royal python (Python regius), Killer Bee Butter, male, reptile breeder Willi Obermayer, Austria

832-367325 - Red fox (Vulpes vulpes), cub standing in a meadow, sniffing

832-368569 - Azura, cruise ship, built in 2010, 290m, 3100 passengers, departing, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

832-372296 - Harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera picta) on a red starfish, Great Barrier Reef, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Cairns, Australia, Pacific Ocean

832-368884 - Madagascar Tree Frog (Boophis sp.), Montagne d'Ambre National Park, Africa, Indian Ocean

832-372372 - Rhinoceros (Rhinocerotidae), young crossing a dirt track, Kaziranga National Park, Assam, northeast India, India, Asia

832-369695 - Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)

832-374057 - Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), juvenile, captive, Florida, USA, North America

832-374185 - Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis), male in the northwest of Madagascar, Africa, Indian Ocean

832-374940 - Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), male on tree trunk

832-369341 - Female Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on pack ice, Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway

832-374197 - Madagascar frog species (Boophis pyrrhus), rain forests of Andasibe, Madagascar, Africa, Indian Ocean

832-375601 - Life boat on the shores of Lake Constance at night, Konstanz, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

832-377143 - Honey bees (Apis mellifera), worker bees caring for the brood, larvae, circa 8 days

832-368457 - Parish church Mariae Himmelfahrt, Mary Assumption, Dietramszell, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-374034 - Great egret (Egretta alba), adult, in flight, with nesting material, blue sky, Florida, USA

832-373936 - Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata), adult sitting on the ground, Madagascar, Africa

832-374540 - Cross-country skiing woman

832-373927 - Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis), female, foraging, Madagascar, Africa

832-372928 - Couch's Spadefoot (Scaphiopus couchii), adult at night, calling, vocal sac inflated, Laredo, Webb County, South Texas, USA, America

832-370329 - Runway landing lights in front of an Air Berlin Airbus A330 taking off at Duesseldorf International Airport, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-373806 - Two Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), adult, leaping at sunset, Roatan, Honduras, Caribbean, Central America, Latin America

832-372956 - Natterer's bat (Myotis nattereri) in flight, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

832-374215 - Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) on the island of Nosy Faly in northwestern Madagascar, Africa

832-368037 - Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur or Lac Alaotra gentle lemur (Hapalemur alaotrensis), Madagascar, Africa

832-370908 - Royal python (Python regius), Spider CG, male, reptile breeder Willi Obermayer, Austria

832-371242 - Common Bent-wing Bat or Schreiber's Long-Fingered Bat (Miniopterus schreibersii)