1109-1839 - Ljubljana Sunday antiques and flea market held on the Breg Embankment in the centre of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Europe

857-85979 - Bodyboarder does a massive air reverse, backlite by the sunset, at Nazare Special Edition, held in Nazare, Portugal.

857-85974 - Bodyboarder flies high at sunrise in Nazare Special Edition contest held in Nazare, Portugal.

832-371294 - Fire artist performing at an evening event held for tourists in Honduras, Central America

832-371291 - Fire artist performing at an evening event held for tourists in Honduras, Central America

832-371293 - Fire artist performing at an evening event held for tourists in Honduras, Central America

832-371292 - Fire artist performing at an evening event held for tourists in Honduras, Central America

465-3310 - Pipers from the Dufftown and District Pipe band, Abernethy Highland Games held at Nethy Bridge Inverness shire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

832-352594 - Festival held front of the Church on the Marktplatz Square, Barth, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

483-1691 - The festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

483-1689 - The festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

483-1675 - The festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

483-1680 - The festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

483-1681 - The festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

483-1684 - The festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

483-1694 - The festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

483-1687 - The festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

483-1685 - The festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

483-1692 - The festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

483-1696 - The festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

483-1688 - The festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

483-1677 - The festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

483-1693 - The festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

483-1679 - Men with whips hitting each other during the festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

483-1678 - Men with whips hitting each other during the festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

483-1682 - The festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

483-1676 - The festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

483-1683 - The festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

483-1695 - The festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

483-1686 - The festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

483-1690 - The festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

832-367038 - Danza de Arcos, Dance Beneath the Arches, fishermen and locals with down syndrome at the Fiesta del Virgen del Carmen, held on July 15 every year in Camarinas, La Coruna, Galicia, Spain, Europe

832-231367 - Prison Island, formerly the site where slaves were held prisoner before their shipping, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa

1161-1694 - Brocante sale (bric a brac) held in a street market in Brussels, Belgium

1161-2512 - A fireman from the City of New York Fire Department attending a special Service of Remembrance and Commemoration at St Paul's Cathedral today which was held in honour of those who died in the terrorist attacks that struck New York, Washington and Pennsylvania on September 11th 2001.

1161-2945 - Carriage Driving Championships held in the grounds of Lowther Castle, Cumbria, United Kingdom

1161-1721 - A Brocante sale (bric a brac) held in a street market in Brussels, Belgium

832-222222 - Praying pilgrims, Hindu New Year Festival, Pura Besakhi, held every 10 years, at Agung volcano, 2567m, Bali, Republic of Indonesia, Asia

832-222214 - Sacrificial tower of rice, Hindu New Year Festival, Pura Besakhi, held every 10 years, at Agung volcano, 2567m, Bali, Republic of Indonesia, Asia

1161-872 - Child held close in a shawl wrap, Nigeria

819-393 - The Olympic Arch of Turin, a pedestrian bridge, symbol of the XX Olympic Winter Games held in 2006, Turin, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

832-123113 - IPod held by a hand as an audio guide, Malbork Castle, Malbork, Pomerania, Poland, Europe

832-97684 - An art exhibit of thousands of shoes on the street by artist Tyree Guyton called "Street Folk" represents the issue of homelessness, part of Art X Detroit, a collection of performance art, music, and literary events held in Detroit, Michigan, USA, America

832-97687 - An art exhibit of thousands of shoes on the street by artist Tyree Guyton called "Street Folk" represents the issue of homelessness, part of Art X Detroit, a collection of performance art, music, and literary events held in Detroit, Michigan, USA, America

832-87837 - An art exhibit of thousands of shoes on the street by artist Tyree Guyton called "Street Folk" represents the issue of homelessness, part of Art X Detroit, a collection of performance art, music, and literary events held in Detroit, Michigan, USA, America

1113-26952 - Geisterzug, ghost procession held on the Saturday before carnival to drive away the winter demons, Blankenheim, Eifel, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany

724-2362 - The biggest Nat ritual (Festival of Spirits) held in Taungbyon, Mandalay Division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

1116-29263 - Hawaii, Kauai, Tunnels beach, Green innertube on the water.

1116-29269 - Hawaii, Kauai, Tunnels beach, Green innertube on the beach.

1116-31160 - Pink swim ring floating in the ocean water.

1116-29265 - Hawaii, Kauai, Tunnels beach, Green innertube on the beach.

857-67697 - Chinese workers labor at a copper smelter in Tongling in China's central Anhui Province. The smelter refined some of the metals that will be used in the 2008 Summer Olympic medals to be held in Beijing.

857-72269 - Political paraphernalia is sold at an election night rally of Chavistas, the term coined for supporters of leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008 in Caracas. Venezuelans held pivotal elections that politically empowered the opposition movement against Chavez and his Socialist revolution. Elections were held across the country for 22 of the 23 state governorships, 328 mayors and 233 state legislators.

857-67700 - Chinese workers labor at a copper smelter in Tongling in China's central Anhui Province. The smelter refined some of the metals that will be used in the 2008 Summer Olympic medals to be held in Beijing.

857-63642 - An adult Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) assumes the sentry position as one of its juviniles prepares to fledge from the nest on the gulf coast of Florida. The symbol of America was removed from the endangered species list in the lower 48 , a status it has held since 1967, after its numbers increases from just over 400 nesting pair ro about 10,000 in the lower 48.

857-64172 - Healthy snacks are available for employees in the kitchen of The Bangor Letter Shop. The Bangor, Maine company won the "Bronze Award" in 2004 in the Wellness Councils of America's contest held every three years. Bangor Letter Shop President Irv Marsters believes they have a shot at the Gold in 2007.

857-67696 - Chinese workers labor at a copper smelter in Tongling in China's central Anhui Province. The smelter refined some of the metals that will be used in the 2008 Summer Olympic medals to be held in Beijing.

857-48978 - The Bull Jumping Ceremony is conducted by several tribes in the Lower Omo Valley and is the most important ceremony in a tribal man's life.The ceremony is about hierarchy and membership in the tribe and typically involves a young man who undergoes a number of rituals before he leaps onto and runs rapidly over a series of cattle held by other men who have recently bull-jumped. Once the jumping is completed, the bull-jumper is a man in the eyes of the tribe. An important part of the ceremony is a ritualistic whipping, which women actively seek out from certain men known as Mazha. Dimeka, Omo Valley, Ethiopia, 2010

857-48451 - Ft. Peck has an existing herd of bison that are not genetically pure Yellowstone bison. These run in a pasture next to the Yellowstone bison. The pure bsion are being held in a 20-acre pen until they're released to into a fenced pasture.

857-48452 - Ft. Peck has an existing herd of bison that are not genetically pure Yellowstone bison. These run in a pasture next to the Yellowstone bison. The pure bsion are being held in a 20-acre pen until they're released to into a fenced pasture.

857-48448 - With the Yellowstone bison returning to the Ft. Peck Reservation, the Assiniboine and Sioux tribes held a winter round dance in a school gym.

857-48454 - Ft. Peck has an existing herd of bison that are not genetically pure Yellowstone bison. These run in a pasture next to the Yellowstone bison. The pure bsion are being held in a 20-acre pen until they're released to into a fenced pasture.

857-48453 - Ft. Peck has an existing herd of bison that are not genetically pure Yellowstone bison. These run in a pasture next to the Yellowstone bison. The pure bsion are being held in a 20-acre pen until they're released to into a fenced pasture.

857-32900 - Lizz Grenard at the Ouray Ice Festival uses ice axes and crampons as tools and a rope and harness for safety. The Ouray Ice Festival is held once a year during the Martin Luther King weekend in Ouray, Colorado in the Uncompahgre Gorge.

857-32014 - Cowboys round up horses as part of the Artist's Ride, an annual event held near Wall, South Dakota which features Old West actors and models posing for western painters and sculptors. The photos the artists take during this event provide visual material for their creations.

857-32898 - Steve Giddings makes his way up a frozen waterfall at the Ouray Ice Festival in Ouray, Colorado. Ice climbers require ice axes, crampons, rope and harness as well as a great deal of balance and focus. The Ouray Ice Festival is located in the Uncompahgre Gorge and is held once a year during Martin Luther King weekend.

857-21399 - Preaching from the pulpit of Pillar Christian Reformed Church or Pillar Church, where they held the service in the Dutch language until 1911.

857-12062 - In the hallways of Central High School, St. Paul, Minnesota at a Pow Wow held by the local Indian communities.Dancers and getting ready in the men's locker room and drummers performing in the school gymnasium.

857-23901 - Well known racer, Greg Herbold, races in the 1990 World Mountain Bicycle Championships held in Durango, Colorado. Durango was and has been a Mecca for Mountain bikers throughout the nation. The 1990 championships were the first ever unified world championships.

857-25794 - Native Americans of various tribes gather annually for the Inter-Tribal ceremonial held in Gallup, New Mexico

857-15065 - Men in drag parade through the streets o during La Chunta Dance, part of the Fiesta de Enero held each January in Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas state, Mexico.

857-23906 - Stunt riding demonstration at a 1988 Mountain Bicycle Championships held in Mammoth, California.

857-12067 - In the hallways of Central High School, St. Paul, Minnesota at a Pow Wow held by the local Indian communities. Dancers and getting ready in the men's locker room and drummers performing in the school gymnasium.

857-23883 - Muddy racer at a mountain bicycle race held in Durango, Colorado in 1992 during the first years of the sport. Durango was and has been a Mecca for Mountain bikers throughout the nation.

857-23903 - Well known racer, Greg Herbold, races in a 1988 Mountain Bicycle Championships held in Mammoth, California.

857-23910 - Well known racer, John Tomac, races in the 1990 World Mountain Bicycle Championships held in Durango, Colorado. Durango was and has been a Mecca for Mountain bikers throughout the nation. The 1990 championships were the first ever unified world championships.

857-14880 - A young cowboy at the annual Winter Carnival held in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

857-16998 - Native in ornate traditional regalia resembling a wolf, dances during annual powwow held in Kamloops, British Columbia.

857-23911 - The 1990 World Mountain Bicycle Championships held in Durango, Colorado. Durango was and has been a Mecca for Mountain bikers throughout the nation. The 1990 championships were the first ever unified world championships.

857-14890 - Students at the Silverton Avalanche School in Silverton, Colorado, form a line to search the snow with probes. The Silverton Avalanche School is held each January and it is quite acclaimed.

857-7709 - Festival of the Ver de Bancoule, a large endemic beetle, held each year at Farino, New Caledonia.

857-3865 - Vera Ammaklak is marrying Norman Pauloosie. The wedding is held at the Anglican church in town where most of the town are members. Little boy in pictures is Norman's younger bother and the baby is one adopted by Vera's Mom (but is Vera's son).

857-3694 - Cha-Cha'ac Ceremony. "Chac" is the Myan word for rain. This is a rain ceremony held in the middle of the growing season of corn to bring or to assure good rainfall for the crop. They decorate the bread with paste made up of ground squash seeds and wrap it in leaves to bake. The ceremony is held in a clearing near the village. An alter is built and a H'man (religious figure) is brought in to conduct the ceremony and say prayers. It is a combination of Catholic and Mayan gods and prayers.

857-7708 - Festival of the Ver de Bancoule, a large endemic beetle, held each year at Farino, New Caledonia.

166-5392 - Stalls in the street market held every Sunday in Ile sur la Sorgue, Provence, France, Europe

10-1 - Rooms where prisoners of the Khmer Rouge were held and tortured, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

1120-1234 - Woman smiling as she is being held by her friend

809-4945 - Fete des Lumieres (Festival of Lights) held every year on december 8, a night procession from St. John's cathedral to Fourviere Basilica, Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

809-4946 - Choir in Notre Dame de Fourviere Basilica during the Fete des Lumieres (Festival of Lights) held every year on december 8, Lyon, France, Europe

1196-25 - N month of november 7 days before full moon a sacred ceremony is held in various monasteries throughout himalayas by traditional healers known as amchis. They bring their precious herbs, minerals special animal glands to be blessed. A selected amount of herbs is placed in a copper vessel placed on monastery alter. 7 days amchis go through an elaborate potenization of these medicines through prayer other practices. Seen here is of amchis holding a dorje (sacred object used cutting through obscurations) which is lined from a vessel containing various herbs sitting on monastery alter to heart chakra. Chang tang nyee, ladakh, indi

1196-180 - In month of november before full moon a sacred ceremony is held in various monasteries throughout himalayas by traditional healers known as amchis. They call down spiritual deities to bless medicine. Amchis making torma, a ritual food offering. India

1196-7 - In month of november before full moon a sacred ceremony is held in various monasteries throughout himalayas by traditional healers known as amchis. They call down spiritual deities to bless medicine. Amchis making torma, a ritual food offering. India

1196-175 - In month of november before full moon a sacred ceremony is held in various monasteries throughout himalayas by traditional healers known as amchis. They call down spiritual deities to bless medicine. Amchis performing puja at potenization ceremony. Amchis performing rituals during potenization ceremony. India

1196-160 - The courtyard of Soma monastery, restored by THF, where dances and ceremonies are held. The courtyard is repaved with stone from Chiling. It is surrounded by a charming refurbished arcade. Ladakh, India

1074-33 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with long pectoral fin held out of the water in front of boat full of whale-watchers. HusavÌk, Iceland

979-9385 - Ice held up to the sun near the Antarctic Peninsula during the summer months, Southern Ocean

979-341 - Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus, shed skin held by CT in the northern Gulf of California, Mexico

979-1288 - Mexican Horn Shark (Heterodontus mexicanus) egg case held up to the light (detail) in the northern Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

749-189 - Steel pan band playing at the Sunday School, a street party held in Buccoo, Tobago, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

749-190 - Steel pan band playing at the Sunday School, a street party held in Buccoo, Tobago, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America