857-92132 - A boy dressed in ceremonial clothes during night prayer during Timkat in Lalibela, Ethiopia.

857-91966 - Chinese fisherman fishing in Li Jang River with cormorant birds, Guilin

857-92112 - Men work at a limestone quarry, near Matanzas, Cuba.

857-92116 - New Georgian Cathedral Tsminda Sameba, Tbilisi, Georgia.

857-92162 - A barefoot goldmine worker stands near a shaft in Sudan.

857-91830 - Manaslu mountaineering expedition 2008, Nepal Himalayas: Porter are arriving in basacamp.

857-92155 - Children in a primary school in El-Ar - a village in northern Sudan.

857-91987 - Scavengers at Tanza #1 Landfill site; Tanza, Antipolo, metro-Manila, Philippines.

857-91963 - Chinese fisherman on a bamboo raft in Li Jang River, Yangshuo, Guilin, Guangxi region, China.

857-92117 - New Georgian Cathedral Tsminda Sameba, Tbilisi, Georgia.

857-92147 - Chinese Honor Guard, Beijing, China.

857-91991 - Pyramid with a light beam shooting out of the top.

857-92111 - Men work at a limestone quarry, near Matanzas, Cuba.

857-92163 - A gold miner works in a shaft using hand tools in Sudan.

857-92146 - Chinese Honor Guard, Beijing, China.

857-92085 - Fish being smoked in Monrovia, Liberia.

857-91940 - The Haghia Sofia Mosque at dusk, Sultanahmet District. Istanbul, Turkey

857-92004 - A street vendor sells dim sum at a night market known as Pasar Malam to the locals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

857-92062 - Aerial view of coal-fired power plant in Asheville, NC

857-92161 - Chinese military band plays the national anthem in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China.

857-92141 - A Geiko (Geisha) poses on a street in Kyoto, Japan.

857-92118 - Rays of light in Mtskheta, Georgia.

857-92144 - A young Sri Lankan boy 'opens wide' as a doctor peers into his mouth, Kalmunai, Sri Lanka.

857-91984 - Petrolo barrel cellar

857-92040 - Pictographs of hand prints, made around 1000 AD by the Anasazi, ancestors to the Pueblo Indians of today, decorate a sandstone o

857-92149 - A member of the Chinese Honor Guard, Beijing, China.

857-91992 - Huge foot of a Sphinx replica reaches towards you with Pyramid and light beam in background.

857-91968 - Chinese fisherman fishing in Li Jang River with cormorant birds, Guilin

857-92158 - Pupils gather a school courtyard before the lessons start in Sudan.

857-92130 - Group of priests dressed in ceremonial clothes chanting and dancing in procession during Timkat festival in Lalibela, Ethiopia

857-92145 - Chinese Honor Guard, Beijing, China.

857-92150 - Chinese Honor Guard, Beijing, China.

857-92156 - Children in a primary school in El-Ar - a village in northern Sudan.

857-91970 - Chinese fisherman fishing in Li Jang River with cormorant birds, Guilin

857-92164 - A gold miner works in a shaft using hand tools in Sudan.

857-92151 - Chinese Honor Guard, Beijing, China.

857-91967 - Chinese fisherman fishing in Li Jang River with cormorant birds, Guilin

857-92129 - Group of priests dressed in ceremonial clothes chanting and dancing in procession during Timkat festival in Lalibela, Ethiopia

857-92154 - A teacher in a classroom in primary school in El-Ar, northern Sudan.

857-91971 - Chinese fisherman fishing in Li Jang River with cormorant birds, Guilin, China

857-92140 - A young Geiko stands in front of the Okiya, (Geisha House), Kyoto, Japan.

857-92148 - Chinese Honor Guard, Beijing, China.

857-91964 - Chinese fisherman fishing in Li Jang River with cormorant birds, Guilin, China

857-90915 - KARO VILLAGE, OMO VALLEY, ETHIOPIA. A young man holds his kalashnikov rifle while overlooking the Omo river in the remote Omo Valley of Ethiopia. (released: MHP_095_MR_RedKere), Ethiopia

857-90913 - KARO VILLAGE, OMO VALLEY, ETHIOPIA. A young man holds his kalashnikov rifle while overlooking the Omo river in the remote Omo Valley of Ethiopia. (released: MHP_095_MR_RedKere), Ethiopia

857-90906 - KARO VILLAGE, OMO VALLEY, ETHIOPIA. A young man holds his kalashnikov rifle while overlooking the Omo river in the remote Omo Valley of Ethiopia. (released: MHP_095_MR_RedKere), Ethiopia

857-90846 - The old tradition of charming a cobra is a favorite pasttime of Marrekesh locals in the heart of the Medina, Morocco

857-90910 - KARO VILLAGE, OMO VALLEY, ETHIOPIA. A young man holds his kalashnikov rifle while overlooking the Omo river in the remote Omo Valley of Ethiopia. (released: MHP_095_MR_RedKere), Ethiopia

857-90904 - HAMER VILLAGE, OMO VALLEY, ETHIOPIA. An Ethiopian man holds a kalashnikov rifle at his waist, Ethiopia

857-90914 - KARO VILLAGE, OMO VALLEY, ETHIOPIA. A young man holds his kalashnikov rifle while overlooking the Omo river in the remote Omo Valley of Ethiopia. (released: MHP_095_MR_RedKere), Ethiopia

857-90901 - HAMER VILLAGE, OMO VALLEY, ETHIOPIA. An Ethiopian man holds a kalashnikov rifle at his waist, Ethiopia

857-90998 - A boy poles his dugout canoe across the Rapti River in Chitwan National Park, Nepal on an early, misty morning on March 30, 2002. The canoes are the primary source of transport across the Rapti River that marks the northern border of Chitwan National Park, Nepal

857-90908 - KARO VILLAGE, OMO VALLEY, ETHIOPIA. A young man holds his kalashnikov rifle while overlooking the Omo river in the remote Omo Valley of Ethiopia. (released: MHP_095_MR_RedKere), Ethiopia

857-68859 - Dasht e Kavir, Iran - February, 2008: Bus driver and female passenger dressed in black reflected in the mirror of a bus enroute through the desert from Esfahan to Khur in Central Iran.

857-68729 - Baku, Azerbaijan - February 2008: Woman in fur coat shopping in the busy shopping street in the oil rich city of Baku, Azerbaijan.

857-68763 - Tbilisi, Georgia - January, 2008: The newly built Tsminda Sameba which dominates the local skyline in Tbilisi is the largest Cathedral in the Caucacus.

857-64041 - A Native American man participates in a dance at a powwow in Mesa Verde, Colorado.

857-69253 - Havana's baseball team, the Industriales, warm up at Estadio Lantinoamericano, the main baseball stadium in Havana, Cuba.

857-67765 - A boy helps crush stones in a special stone mill in Sudan. Illegal gold-mining in the region of the fourth cataract of the Nile in northern Sudan. People from the nearby villages work in shallow shafts in the desert. The rocks containing gold are crushed in a special mill. Some of the material is washed with water on the spot but the major part of it is taken to a village. 12/01/2007

857-68233 - Hai el-Arab Souq in Omdurman is the largest souq in Sudan. Everything from food stalls to ironmongers can be found here.

857-68938 - Young hairdressers show off their unique hairstyles as they wait for customers in a salon in the town of Longyan in southern China's Fujian Province.

857-67708 - USA/CA/Santa Monica/Pier/September 2007:Santa Monica Pier - a landmark in the USA. A surfer (with board, hat and water bottle) walks down the Pier having left the beach front on a warm late summer's afternoon. The beach front Police Station on the Pier adjacent to the carnival rides. The Pier dates from 1909 and still draws in the crowds. It's a nonstop sideshow of activity with street performers, amusement arcade, aquarium, rollercoaster, ferris wheel and the 1922 Looff Hippodrome Carousel (featured in The Sting). It leaves you wondering how all this fits on just one pier. Glorious views out over the beach front and coastline to be had, especially from the ferris wheel.

857-68843 - Esfahan, Iran - February, 2008: 17th century Sheikh Lotfollah mosque in Imam Square in Esfahan, Iran was built by Shah Abbas I for the women in his harem.

857-62221 - A man is baptized in the healing mud of Espinoza, Mexico.Twice a year the faithful visit Espinazo, a small dusty village and birthplace of El Nino Fidencio, one of the most revered healers in North East Mexico. Although he died in the 1940s people believe certain priests known as Materias can channel his healing gifts and cure people. During the anniversary of his birth and death over 100,000 people take part in the celebration by giving thanks at his gravesite or bathing and getting healed in mud baths.

857-69491 - A member of the Shanabla tribe holds up a severed camels head up. The camel will be the main course at this wedding celebration outside El Obeid, Sudan. On February 15, 2006. The Shanabla are nomads and have no lands of their own. They raise camels to sell at market and are dependant on others lands for grazing.

857-62785 - The leader of a band of Kuchi nomads, Hamid, entertains a wildlife survey team and discusses wildlife in the region with biology student Zalmai Moheb, in the range lands near the Turkmenistan border, Kushk-i Kuhna district, Herat Province, Afghanistan

857-68872 - Kharanaq, Iran - February, 2008: Senior man harvesting a crop of carrots outside the historical ancient city of Kharanaq which lies in a dramatic valley where rugged mountains, desert and farmland all come together.

857-68244 - The region of the Fourth Cataract, the most impassable of all rapids of the Nile. Still today the water rapids cannot be crossed by any large boats making the region accessible only via a sandy and rocky desert track. The region is among the most neglected areas in Northern Sudan. Apart from basic educational institutions virtually no public infrastructure such as tarred roads, bridges or ferry boats and hospitals exist.

857-69495 - Shanabla woman sings at a wedding celebration near El Obeid, Sudan. A nomadic tribe they raise camels.

857-68849 - Esfahan, Iran - February, 2008: Khaju Bridge in Esfahan, Iran spans the Zayandeh River and is a popular hangout for locals in the evening.

857-71770 - A penitent's shadow is cast on a wall during a late night Holy Week procession in the town of Espera in southern Spain's Cadiz Sierra region in Andalucia, March 19, 2008. Easter processions in Andalucia during Holy Week are a public display of Catholic imagery which tells the story of Jesus Christs' arrest, death and resurrection.

857-68382 - Commemorative locks at the Great Wall at Juyongguan, the closest part of the wall to Beijing.

857-68130 - During lulls in the agricultural seasons, hill folk like Tulimaya Karki, seen here with her family, descend to Kathmandu Valley looking for tailoring work. Kathmandu, Nepal.

857-62225 - An old man is healed in the mud baths of Espinoza, Mexico.Twice a year the faithful visit Espinazo, a small dusty village and birthplace of El Nino Fidencio, one of the most revered healers in North East Mexico. Although he died in the 1940s people believe certain priests known as Materias can channel his healing gifts and cure people. During the anniversary of his birth and death over 100,000 people take part in the celebration by giving thanks at his gravesite or bathing and getting healed in mud baths.

857-68846 - Esfahan, Iran - February, 2008: Iranian family having lunch in a colorful traditional looking restaurant on Imam Square in Esfahan, Iran.

857-69507 - Camel traders and herders sit in a tea hut in a camel market in El Obeid, Sudan

857-62819 - Floral & geometric patterns of restored Timurid tile mosaics decorate a wall in the courtyard of the Friday Mosque or "Masjid-i Jami", the largest mosque in Herat, dating to 1200 AD, Herat, Afghanistan. Much of the Ghorid and Timurid decorations on the mosque had been badly damaged during the centuries, but a restoration project begun in 1943 continues today.

857-68242 - Shopkeeper sitting in his shop, northern Sudan.

857-67952 - A Tibetan pilgrim spins prayer wheels in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

857-71730 - Amazonas at an Escaramuza competition in Mexico City, May 24, 2008. Escaramuzas are similar to US rodeos, where female competitors called "Amazonas" wear long skirts, and ride side saddle. Male rodeo competitors are "Charros," from which comes the word "Charreria." Charreria is Mexico's national sport.

857-72550 - Kyrgyz women in festivity mood.Daroot-korgon, Kyrgystan.

857-67971 - Customers queue up to buy dim-sum style snack foods at a street corner food kitchen near Beijing Dong Lu, central Shanghai, China. In the foreground are shu mei - thin skinned, filled with rice and usually diced pork.

857-68436 - Chinese tourists at the top of Thousand Turtle Mountain in the Laojun Mountain Nature Reserve north of Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China.

857-69490 - Camel traders and herders sit in a tea hut in a camel market in El Obeid, Sudan on February 16, 2006. Yussuf Gamaa, 2nd from L, is a camel herder from Darfur. About 150,000 camels cross over from Sudan into Egypt every year, the majority as cattle as an inexpensive source of protein. Today the camel is both the caravan and the cargo. Camels from this market will travel the Forty Days Road or Darb el-Arbein a 1,200 mile desert trail into Egypt and the oldest trade route in the Sahara. Desert nomads like Yussuf depend on the profitable camel trade for their livelihood.

857-64094 - A painted carved skeleton is on display in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

857-71357 - Cinder block homes cover the mountainside in Petare, Latin America's largest shanty town, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 23, 2008.

857-68220 - Hai el-Arab Souq in Omdurman is the largest souq in Sudan. Everything from food stalls to ironmongers can be found here.

857-69509 - Sayyid Abdelbagi at home in El Obeid, Sudan (fourth from right) celebrating the purchase of camels that will go to Egypt.

857-64059 - View of a painted ceiling in a building in Norway.

857-67970 - Customers queue up to buy dim-sum style snack foods at a street corner food kitchen near Beijing Dong Lu, central Shanghai, China.

857-67769 - Sacks filled with gold dust are put together in Sudan. Illegal gold-mining in the region of the fourth cataract of the Nile in northern Sudan. People from the nearby villages work in shallow shafts in the desert. The rocks containing gold are crushed in a special mill. Some of the material is washed with water on the spot but the major part of it is taken to a village. 12/01/2007

857-71747 - A Mexican Charro uses a lasso as he competes in a Charreria, or rodeo, Mexico's national sport, in Texcoco, Mexico, October 28, 2007.

857-68879 - Yazd, Iran - February, 2008: Busy Behesti Square at the heart of the ancient and vibrant desert city of Yazd.

857-69540 - Camel herders gather for breakfast tea as they travel through the Sahara desert, Sudan on a camel caravan.

857-71729 - An escaramuza from Anahuac of Tecamac team rides her horse in a rodeo competition in Mexico City, May 10, 2008. Escaramuzas are similar to US rodeos, where female competitors called "Amazonas" wear long skirts, and ride side saddle. Male rodeo competitors are "Charros," from which comes the word "Charreria." Charreria is Mexico's national sport.

857-62158 - Ricardo Alvarado Aleman takes his sons for a ride on one of the family's donkeys on the land behind their home in the small mountain village of Potrero, Mexico.

857-64028 - Spectators stand along a street watching a vintage car with a flaming exhaust in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

857-68839 - Tehran, Iran - February, 2008: Crowds of shoppers inside the busy Tehran Bazaar in the south of the city.

857-68219 - Hai el-Arab Souq in Omdurman is the largest souq in Sudan. Everything from food stalls to ironmongers can be found here.

857-69498 - Shanabla woman sings at a wedding celebration near El Obeid, Sudan. A nomadic tribe they raise camels.