Images tagged "people"
Local resident in The Palace Downtown Dubai hotel with Burj Khalifa (still under construction) at the background.
Pakistani or Indian migrant workers waiting to cross a road during their lunchtime.
Women praying in front of Shwezigon paya. Old Bagan.
Municipal market in Nyaung U near Bagan.
A man praying in front of Mingalazedi temple (closed at that time). Old Bagan.
A scene from Shwedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
A monk reading a book in Nga Phe Kyaung monastery (Jumping Cat monastery) on Inle lake in Shan state.
Three nuns in theri typical pink robes in Shwedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
A scene from Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
Three burmese women walking along the bank of Ayeyarwady river.
At the railway station in Rangoon (Yangon).
Typical local "street cafe" with tiny stools. Rangoon (Yangon).
An old british bus remembering collonial times still carries passengers in Rangoon (Yangon).
People going to work in the field. Amarapura near Mandalay.
A woman at work at a workshop manufacturing golded leafs, which are just several microns thin and are still used by Burmese to stick onto the holy statues.
Burmese woman smoking cheroot - a traditional cigar. Kyautawgyi temple in Amarapura near Mandalay.
Burmese woman smoking cheroot - a traditional cigar. Kyautawgyi temple in Amarapura near Mandalay.
Railroad tracks near the railway station in Thazi.
Young girl from the market in Indein village on Inle lake.
Young girl from the market in Indein village on Inle lake with Thanaka "make-up" on her face.
Young mother with child - both with patterns made of Thanaka on their faces. Bago.
Young boy in monk's robes from Shwenandaw monastery in Mandalay.
Two young in monk's robes from Shwenandaw monastery in Mandalay.
A group of nuns in their typical pink robes in the early morning on a street in Mandalay.
Children in the Kyautaugyi in Amarapura near Mandalay.
Wedding procession in Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
A group of men of various playing footbag with a ball made of bamboo wicker - a common sight on Burmese streets. Rangoon (Yangon).
Children from Rangoon (Yangon).
The bottom of Kyaiktiyo Pagoda and the devotees praying and sticking golden leafs to the holy rock. Mount Kyaiktyio.
A porter carrying luggage of pilgrims to the Golden Rock on top of the holy Mt. Kyaiktyio. Shan State.
A porter carrying luggage of pilgrims to the Golden Rock on top of the holy Mt. Kyaiktyio. Shan State.
A girl from Indein village on Inle lake with Thanaka "make up" on her face. Shan State.
Pilgrims light hundreds of candles in front of the holy Kyaiktyio Pagoda (Golden Rock). Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Dried fish on a stall near the Kyaiktyio pagoda. Kyaiktyio Pagoda at dawn. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
A monk with typical Burmese fan. Kyaiktyio Pagoda at dawn. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Busy square at the foot of Mt. Kyaiktyo, from which the "buses" to the top of Mt. Kyaiktyio run. Shan State.
Young nuns in Kinpun at the foot of Kyaiktyio Pagoda at dawn. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
A boat on the lake in Amarapura near Madalay. White stupa seen far in the back is a common feature of Burmese landscape.
A view from U-Bein bridge. Amarapura near Mandalay.
A monk shaving the head of his colleague. Amarapura near Mandalay.
Burnese nuns in their typical pink robes in front of the Golden Rock on Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
A monk in front of the Golden Rock on Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Pilgrims praying in front of the Kyaiktyio Pagoda on Mt. Kyaiktyio in Shan Stste.
Evening sun lights up the Golden Rock of Kyaiktyio with a crowd of man sticking their golden leafs to it.Women are forbidden to enter close to the holy pagoda.
Smiling monk from Kyaiktyio.
Burmese pilgrims often spend many nights under the makeshift tents on the square in frint of the Kyaiktyio Pagoda. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Pilgrims lighting candles at dusk on Mt. Kyaiktyio.
Procession of young girls making offerings at Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
Children from Indein village on Inle Lake in Shan State with faces covered in Thanaka.
A girl from Indein village on Inle Lake in Shan State.
On-street vegetable and fruit market around the Bogyoke Market in Rangoon (Yangon).
A cart of a pinapple vendor. Rangoon (Yangon).
On the weekly marjet in Indein village. Shan State.
A man sticking incredibly thin golden leafs to the surface of Golden Rock or Kyaiktyio Pagoda, Mon State.
A man praying at the Golden Rock. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Mon State.
Men from neighbouring villages watch a volleyball match during the weekly market in Indein village, Shan State.
One of the famous "leg rowers" living on Inle lake. This technique of rowing with one's leg while standing on a boat's stern developed because the lake is covered by reeds and other plants, which block a view of a person sitting in a boat.
Monks marching very early morning barefoot to collect alms from the households in Nyaungshwe on Inle lake in Shan State.
On the market in Nyaung U near Bagan.
Morning rush hours at the piers of the river port in Mandalay.
A poor village on the bank of Ayeyarwady river.
Local woman among the old stupas near Swe Inn Thein in Indein village on Inle lake.
Pigeons in front of the main railway station in Rangoon (Yangon).
Pieces of drying in the window of a collonial house and their happy owner. Rangoon (Yangon).
An enormous size of an unfinished Mantalagyi paya in Mingun can be best appreciated when compared to people.
Young monk walking past the Kyautawgyi Paya in Amarapura near Mandalay.
Fishermen with their distinctive cone shaped nets on Inle lake, Shan State.
The weekly market in Indein village on Inle lake in Shan State.
The weekly market in Indein village on Inle lake in Shan State.
Women selling food to the passengers of a burmese train, which stopped for three hours in the middle of nowhere.
Burmese train on a small station on the way from Rangoon (Yangon) to the north.
Fishermen on Inle lake. Shan State.
The famous "leg rower" on his fishing boat on Inle lake in Shan State.
Morning catch. Malapascua island.
Children from the island of Malapascua.
Opponents are tested for their fighting spirit during cockfights in a little barangay (village) near Donsol south of Luzon.
Bets are taken during a cock fight in a little barangay (village) near Donsol, south of Luzon.
Final preparation of the cock for fight in a barangay (village) near Donsol, south of Luzon.
Cock fight. Barangay (village) near Donsol, south of Luzon.
Local fisherman returning from the morning fishing. A woman is catching small fish with her hands. Malapascua Island, Cebu province.
A couple carrying a basket full of fish. Malapascua island, Cebu province.
A couple carrying a basket full of fish. Malapascua island, Cebu province.
Returning with the morning catch. Malapascua island, Cebu province.
Worker unloading the day's catch. Malapascua island, Cebu province.
Bets are taken during a cock fight in a little barangay (village) near Donsol, south of Luzon.
Spectators watching a cock fight near Donsol village, south of Luzon.
The owners check whether their cocks are agressive enough for a fight in a little barangay near Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Cock fight. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Opponets momments before clash. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
The loser. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Cock fight. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Notes prepared for betting in the hands of gamblers watching the cock fight. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
"Yes to God" - an inion on a bus stop in Masbate.
"No to drugs" - an inion on a bus stop in Masbate.
A group of children with water containers. Masbate.
Young boy. Masbate.
Stilt houses - slums of the poorest "people without land". Cebu.
Beggars on boats (mostly motorboats!) coming up to the ferry entering the port of Cebu.
Beggers on their boat approach every passenger ferry entering the port of Cebu.
Stilt fishermen. Ahangama area.
Local man waiting for a bus in Flores.
Children from Hue.
Happy children from Hue.
Fishermen at work. Kovalam beach, Tamil Nadu.
Famed double decker tramways carry passangers along Hong Kong Island since 1904.
Fishing boats, from which seafood is sold directly to people waiting on the embankment. Cheung Chau Island.
Fishing boats, from which seafood is sold directly to people waiting on the embankment. Cheung Chau Island.
A Hong Kong resident reading his newspaper near the Star Ferry pier in Central.
Leftovers from a night party on Tai Long Wan beach. New Territories.
"Tourist walking street" leading to the Big Buddha statue near the Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island.
Cleaning worker on one of the islands.
Famous show inspired by the story and movie of Lion King in Hong kong Disneyland.
Stilt house and its resident. Tai O village in western part of Lantau Island.
A fisherman from Tai O village in western part of Lantau Island.
An island village on New Territories.
A woman in a traditional wicker hat on a fishing boat. Outlaying Islands.
On of the human flowers from the parade in Hong Kong Disneyland.
Waterfront promenade with restaurants and caffes. Discovery Bay, Lantau Island.
A busy crossing in Causeway Bay - the main shopping district of Hong Kong Island.
Beach in Jimbaran, south of Bali with restaurants setting up their tables before the sunset directly on the sand.
Beach in Jimbaran, south of Bali with restaurants setting up their tables before the sunset directly on the sand.
Local woman making the morning offerings in a tiny shrine on Nusa Lembongan - an island south of Bali.
Typical Balinese "lantern" skillfully crafted of palm trees and grass. During festivals (that is almost always) people on Bali decorate kilometers of their roads in such way.
Procession with Barong - a mythical creature protecting the Balinese people met on the way from Pura Besakih to Bangli. Bali.
Colorful and loud procession carrying Barong - a mythical creature protecting the Balinese people. Bali.
Farmer working on terraced rice fields near Jatiluwih, Bali.
Festival gathering in Goa Lawah temple in Semarapura, Bali.
Goa Lawah temple during festival. Semarapura, Bali.
Faithful in Goa Lawah temple, Bali.
During a festival in Goa Lawah temple, Bali.
People praying in Pura Besakih. Bali.
Traditional instruments of the Balinese orchestra (gamelan) prepared for the evening performance on the courtyard of the king's palace in Ubud, Bali.
Young Israeli soldiers in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem.
An orthodox Jew walking the street of a Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem.
An orthodox Jew in a supermarket in Jerusalem.
An orthodox Jew with three sons near the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.
Arab boy carrying piles of flat pita bread in Jerusalem Arab Quarter.
A street in the Old CIty of Jerusalem.
An orthodox Jew reading holy ures while walking down the street in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Young boys from the Old City of Jerusalem.
Israeli soldiers praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews reading and praying in the outdoor library in the northern, covered part of the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
A Jew praying at the Western Wall.
An orthodox Jew praying at the Western Wall.
An orthodox Jew praying at the Western Wall.
Arab men sitting in front of a local eatery on a street in Akko.
Residents of the ultraorthodox Jewish neighborhood of Mea Shearim reading announcements. Jerusalem.
Children from Mea Shearim - the ultraorthodox Jewish neighborhood in Jerusalem.
In a courtyard of Mea Shearim. Jerusalem.
Typical, orthodox Jewish family has many children. Mea Shearim, Jerusalem.
A street in Jewish ultraorthodox neighbourhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem.
Haredi Jew passing by a shop in the ultraorthodox neighbourhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem.
A monk in front of the entrance to the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Mara Saba near Bethlehem.
Haredi Jew with an abundant beard near the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
Haredi Jew reading holy ures near the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Old Jew near the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews paying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
An orthodox Jew. Western Wall, Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Arab man walking along the arcades surrounding the Al-Aksa mosque. Mount Zion. Jerusalem.
Two Arabs talking in front of the western gate to the Temple Square. Mount Zion. Jerusalem.
Young Israeli soldiers entering the Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum in Jerusalem.
Polish pilgrims walking on the Palm Sunday in the procession from the Mount of Olives to Saint Ann's church on Via Dolorosa. Jerusalem.
Polish pilgrims walking on the Palm Sunday in the procession from the Mount of Olives to Saint Ann's church on Via Dolorosa. Jerusalem.
Nuns in the Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives to Saint Ann's church on Via Dolorosa. Jerusalem.
Nuns singing during the Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives to Saint Ann's church on Via Dolorosa. Jerusalem.
Haredi Jew washing before approaching the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the northern, covered part of the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Orthodox Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Orthodox Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
At the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Old Jew in prayer at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
A Jew wearing a shtreimel - round fur hat usually used on Shabbat or other holiday. Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews wearing various kinds of traditional dresses praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
A Jew wearing a shtreimel (round fur hat) talking on the mobile phone near the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
A Jew wearing wearing a shtreimel (round fur hat) walking along the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
A Jew in a streimel (round fur hat) praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Haredi Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
A Jew in a streimel (round fur hat) near the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Haredi Jew at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
A Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
A Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Haredi Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Two Haredi Jews talking near the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Nuns walking to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Busy photographer in Jerusalem.
Priest of the Coptic (Egyptian) Church. Jerusalem.
Priest of the Coptic (Egyptian) Church carrying a green cross. Jerusalem.
Al-Aksa mosque and Israeli security patrolling the area around it. Temple Mount, Jerusalem.
Jewish children of Mea Shearim ultraorthodox neighborhood. Jerusalem.
A street in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem.
Greek Orthodox priest walking towards the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Greek Orthodox priests entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Greek Orthodox priest near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
A priest of the Coptic Church walking past the Israeli policeman. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Haredi Jews from Mea Shearim, Jerusalem.
Children from a Haredi Jewish family. Mea Shearim, Jerusalem.
Haredi Jews at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Haredi Jews walking down the street in Jerusalem Old City.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
An orthodox Jew praying at the Western Wall with characteristic tefillin on his forehead - a black leather box containing scrolls of parchment with verses from the Torah. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
An orthodox Jew with characteristic tefillin on his forehead - a black leather box containing scrolls of parchment with verses from the Torah. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the northern, covered portion of the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
An orthodox Jew praying at the Western Wall with tefillin (leather box containing scrolls with verses from the Torah) on his arm and forehead. Jerusalem.
White clad Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Western Wall with a row of praying Jews at its foot. Jerusalem.
A street in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem.
Arab men playing backgammon in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem.
Old priest from the Russian Church of the Ascension sweeping the pavement. Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.
Old priest from the Russian Church of the Ascension. Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.
A young photographer in Jerusalem.
Children from Jerusalem Old CIty.
Praying at the spot where Jesus was crucified in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
Coptic priest overlooking the courtyard of the Ethiopian Coptic Church in Jerusalem.
An old Haredi Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Haredi Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Orthodox Jew kissing the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Members of Jewish families of all ages praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Israeli soldier praying at the Western Wall.
Elderly Jew from Jerusalem.
Old Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Haredi Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Haredi Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Young Jew praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. In the gap are seen prayer notes on paper left by the faithful Jews in the cracks of the Western Wall since 300 years.
Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Floating in the Dead Sea at Bianchini Beach.
Floating in the Dead Sea at Bianchini Beach.
Colorful market in Akko ( Acre ).
A Jew in front of the Wailing Wall. Jerusalem.
Crowds of Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Crowds of Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Crowds of Jews praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. At the far end is the arched entrance to the northern, covered portion of the Western Wall.
Orthodox Jew in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem.
in the old city of Jerusalem.
Japanese teenager. Osaka.
A street in the entertainment district Namba in Osaka.
In front of the bar in Namba district in Osaka.
Japanese teenager dressed in "fetish" style. Osaka.
On a platform of the super fast Japanese train Shinkansen.
Very modern rickshaw powered by pedaling carrying guests of the World Expo 2005 in Nagoya.
Queue to the Polish pavilion during World Expo 2005 in Nagoya.
Geishas in Kyoto.
Geisha.Kyoto.
Washing hands in front of the Kyiomizu temple in Kyoto.
Nun collecting alms. Kyoto.
Artist drawing a view of the old street in Kyoto.
Two geishas on the street in Kyoto.
Geisha from Kyoto.
Two elderly Japanese men in one of the pavilions of the Toji temple in Kyoto.
Young men sitting by one of the pavilions of the Toji temple in Kyoto.
Walking the Siq - the passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
An amateur performer dressed as a Roman soldier on top of the entrance colonnade of the hippodrome in Jerash.
"Roman soldiers" (actually retired Jordanian soldiers) taking part in a performance in the hippodrome in Jerash presenting chariot races and Roman army fighting techniques.
Performers dressed as Roman soldiers during the show in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Roman soldier simulating attack with the pilum (thin javelin). Jerash.
Demonstration of the fight of gladiators in the Roman hippodrome in Jerash.
Roman soldiers in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Roman soldiers holding pilums (thin javelins) in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Roman soldier presenting his helmet and armor after the show in the hippodrome in Jerash.
A guard dresses as a Roman centurion. Jerash.
Amateur performers present fighting techniques of Roman army in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Amateur performers present fighting techniques of Roman army in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Chariot races recreated in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Photo with a Roman gladiator. Jerash.
Roman soldiers and gladiators are played by enthusiasts recruited among the former Jordanian soldiers. Jerash.
Gladiator in the attacking pose. Jerash.
Camels waiting for tourists in front of The Treasury (Al Khazneh). Petra.
Guard dressed as a Nabatean soldier in front of the entrance to The Treasury (Al Khazneh). Petra.
The best kunafa in Jordan (and probably in the entire Arab world) in Habibeh pastry shop in Amman.
Some tourists choose to ride the 1.2 km Siq to get to The Treasury in Petra.
Arab man contemplating the valley of Petra.
Donkeys carrying empty cans down from Ad Deir (The Monastery). Petra.
Guard dressed as a Nabatean soldier in front of the entrance to The Treasury (Al Khazneh). Petra.
Local women with her child. Petra.
Tourists resting among the rocks of Petra.
Woman emptying rubbish bins near the famous Mandarin's House on Travessa de António da Silva.
Busy shopping street in the center of old Macau.
Old man under the arcades on Largo de Senado.
Man reading newspaper under the side door of St. Dominc church built in 1828.
Man reading newspaper under the side door of St. Dominc church built in 1828.
Young boys leaving the mosque after the noon prayers. Bahla.
Old man from Bahla in traditional attire with silver "kanjar" (Omani dagger) at his belt.
Fisherman is carrying his morning catch to the fish market in the Mutrah district of Muscat.
Local men in front of the fish market hall in the Mutrah district of Muscat.
On the fish market in the Mutrah district in Muscat.
Omani woman in rarely seen colorful dress. Muscat.
Bedouin woman in distinctive mask on the goat market in Nizwah.
Bedouin woman in distinctive mask on the goat market in Nizwah.
Omani man in typical round cap. Nizwah.
Typical Arabic architecture along the seaside promenade in the Mutrah district in Muscat.
Three windows. Mutrah district, Muscat.
In front of one of the historic merchants' houses in Mutrah district in Muscat.
Arcades of the new market (souq) in Nizwah.
Old Omani man in traditional attire with silver "kanjar" (Omani dagger) at his belt. In Oman the majority of men still wear traditional white robes down to their ankles and turbans or white caps.
Bedouin woman with her child on the market in Nizwah.
Men playing on the street a game using seashells near the Marina Hotel. Muscat, Mutrah district.
One of the alleys of the famous covered bazaar (souq) in Muscat.
Fish from the morning catch is carried to the market. Muscat, Mutrah district.
Presentation of animals for sale at the goat market in Nizwah.
Black clad Bedouin woman wearing a distinctive mask looks almost like an alien among other, "normally" dressed ones.
A women wearing the traditional Omani abbaya. Nizwah.
Presentation of the animals for sale. Goat market in Nizwah.
Bedouin from the goat market in Nizwah.
Bedouin woman from the goat market in Nizwah.
Presentation of the animals for sale. Goat market in Nizwah.
Goat market in Nizwah.
Heavy necklace worn by Bedouin women. Museum of the Nizwah fort.
Omani man in front of the gate of the reconstructed market (souq) in Nizwah.
Father and son posing for a photo in front of the gate leading to the reconstructed market (souq) in Nizwah.
Local man mending nets on a boat in Halong Bay.
At the shooting range in Cu Chi one can practice shooting with various types of weapons including Russian Kalashnikov, US M-16 and US heavy machine gun.
Such propaganda posters in the style of 60-ties or 70-ties of the XXth century can still be found in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City).
A man in typical traditional Thai hat. Damnoen Saduak near Bangkok.
A man talking on the public phone in Manhattan, New York.
Little boy during an election campaign picnic in Detroit, Michigan.
Shy, little boy peeking from a safe ot behind his father's leg. Detroit, Michigan.
Tibetan boy on the road somewhere between Shigatse and Lhasa.
Father and son. Shigatse.
Mother carrying baby on her back. Shigatse.
Masters of ceremony and a collection of Tibetan hats during the festival in Tashilunpo Monastery in Shigatse.
Tibetan monks and their prayer wheels. Lhasa.
Three monks watching a performance during the festival in Tashilunpo Monastery in Shigatse.
Tibetan spectators watching the festival in Tashilunpo Monastery in Shigatse.
A group of Tibetans watching the festival in Tashilunpo Monastery in Shigatse.
Young Tibetan lighting yak butter lamps in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Tired Tibetan pilgrim asleep under the prayer flags on Barkhor Square in Lhasa.
Old woman drinking from a typical Tibetan bowl. Shigatse.
Lama form the Tashilunpo Monastery in Shigatse wearing ceremonial hat with red freckles during the festival.
Children from Badami, Karnataka.
A woman in front of her laundry on the bank of the river in Badami, Karnataka.
Local family in front of their house on the beach in Colva, Goa.
Man pulling a riksha during a heavy rain in Calcutta, West Bengal.
Lone stilt fisherman. Ahangama area.
Human silhouettes on a railway track near Haputale on a misty morning.
Tibetan pilgrim during his ritual curcumambulation of the temple in Tashilunpo Monastery prostrates himself on the pavement among the lazy dogs resting in the shade and sun.
Tibetan woman dressed her best in front of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Young boy from Tibet.
A shy look from behind the fabrics on sale on the Solola market.
Mexican lady protecting herself from the sun and the intrusive photographer. Mexico City.
Elderly lady doing morning excercises at the bank of the Hoan Kiem (Sword) lake in Hanoi.
Women from the vegetable market in Hoi An.
Traditional and still very common way of transporting goods in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh city).
Young Polish girl sitting between two elderly Vietnamese men. Hanoi.
A man in typical traditional Thai hat. Damnoen Saduak near Bangkok.
Crazy water splashing on the street in Chiang Mai during the Songkran Festival.
A boy with his face painted white during the Songkran Festival.
A girl from Ko Lanta.
A girl with his face painted white during the Songkran Festival.
Shy young monk from Bangkok.
Prayers in Wong Tai Sin temple in Kowloon during the celebration of Chinese New Year.
Against the current. Des Voux Road, Central.
Young monk from Angkor Wat.
Children of Angkor.
Beautiful Iranian girl. Isfahan.
Local food vendor in front of the steps of Yeni Cami (New Mosque) in the Eminonu district od Istanbul.
Mantenence worker on one of the domes of Hagia Sophia. Istanbul.
A hand of the man crucified during the Good Friday celebrartions, San Fernando, Pampanga. The nail is real and the hand is really pierced and nailed to the cross.
Feet of the man crucified during the Good Friday celebrartions, San Fernando, Pampanga. The nails are real, but they are placed between the toes doing no harm. The wodden shelf provides support for the feet.
A crowd of local onlookers, tourists and reporters under the cross with the first volunteer crucified during the Good Friday celebrations, barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
A happy taxi driver loading his passengers' bicycles onto the roof of his car before the ride to the Valley of the Kings in Luxor.
Old Bedouin. Luxor.
A girl and a wall form Coptic Cairo.
Fishermen pulling nets from the sea. Kovalam beach, Tamil Nadu.
Crippled boy left to beg at the street in Kathmandu.
Colors of Nepal, Bakhtapur.
Moroccan man wearing traditional robes. Marrakesh.
Colors of Morocco. Marrakesh.
Pink street and local woman in perfectly matching clothes. Marrakesh.
Witty man selling shark jaws on the ocean bank in Essaouira.
A man from Fez.
Man in green from Moulay Idriss.
Colors of Chinatown
Sumokas wrestler waiting for the fight. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Sumo wrestler from the back. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Sumoka warming up before the training. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Girls from the Harajuku Bridge. Tokyo.
People looking at West Mitten - of the most famous rocks of Monument Valley, Utah.
Monument Valley scenery with Merrick Butte and Mittens. At the foreground is the famous rock, where a local "cowboy" often poses for tourists. Utah.
Merrick Butte, Mittens and an american flag. Monument Valley, Utah.
Policeman guarding a booth with hod dogs on Fifth Avenue in New York.
Inside St. Patrick's cathedral, New York.
Orthodox Jew corssing a street in Williambsburg, Brooklyn - an area inhabited by a large hasidic Jewish community. New York.
Amish people and their signature, black carriages in Lancaster County, Pennsyllvania.
Dancer from one of Indian tribes gathered at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Young dancer at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Children playing in the fountain on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
An Indian man wearing exquisite head embellishment at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Young boy dancing at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Stuntman falling dow to the water in flames during the Water World show in Universal Studios Theme Park in Los Angeles, California.
Man playing saxophone in Villa Borghese park in Rome.
A couple in love sitting on the parapet wall of Giardino Storico di Sant' Alessio on Avantine Hill in Rome with the dome of Saint Peter's Cathedral in the background.
Old woman begging in front of the Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome.
Proud soldier from Jaipur, Rajastan.
A man from Jaipur, Rajastan.
The longest moustache in Jaipur, Rajastan.
Women lining up to enter the Taj Mahal in Agra.
Woman sitting on the marble pavement in front of the Taj Mahal, Agra.
People queuing to enter the Taj Mahal Agra.
Taj Mahal and brightly dressed pilgrims seen from the northern side of amuna river. Agra.
Women on the bank of Pushkar Lake, Pushkar, Rajastan.
Women praying on the bank of Pushkar Lake, Pushkar, Rajastan.
Old woman performing rituals with water from Pushkar Lake, Pushkar, Rajastan.
Men in one of the ghats on the bank of Pushkar Lake. Pushkar, Rajastan.
Doing laundry on the bank of Pushkar Lake. Pushkar, Rajastan.
Man bathing in one of the ghats on the bank of Pushkar Lake. Pushkar, Rajastan.
A woman from Pushkar, Rajastan.
Smoking man from Rajastan.
Monks' laundry. Jaisalmer, Rajastan.
Old man from Udaipur, Rajastan.
A man with extraordinary moustache from Jaipur, Rajastan.
Holy sadhu, Udaipur, Rajastan.
Woman on the steps leading to the temple in Udaipur, Rajastan.
Building works in a village in Rajastan.
Jain woman praying in a small Jain temple in Ranakpur, Rajastan.
A man from Jaipur, Rajastan.
A group of Woman visiting the palace of maharaja in Jaisalmer, Rajastan.
Young woman from Jaisalmer, Rajastan.
Colors of Jaisalmer, Rajastan.
Colorful, back alley in Jasalmer, Rajastan.
Colorfully dressed men among the crowd on the main railway station in Delhi.
"Transformers' shoes" worn by a client in one of McDonalds in Taipei.
Readings of the holy texts on Sunday morning in Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Elderly woman with a book of holy texts. Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Devotees praying in Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Lighting candles. Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Elderly woman reading from a book of holy texts. Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Elderly woman praying. Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Devotees praying in Longshan Temple, Taipei.
A man carrying a tray with food offerings (mostly tofu). Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Lighting candles. Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Women selling incense in front of the Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Dancers practice in front of the National Theater in Taipei while the maintenance worker is cleaning the windows.
Street dancer practicing in front of the National Theater, Taipei.
Hourly change of guards in front of the Chang Kai-Shek monument inside the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei.
Hourly change of guards in front of the Chang Kai-Shek monument inside the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei.
Impeccably dressed and motionless guard inside the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei.
Busy street in downtown Taipei.
Old woman praying in front of the Dacheng Hall of the Confucius Temple in Taipei.
Performance of the aboriginal music in the Leader VIllage Taroko hotel in Taroko National Park.
Liwu river flowing in a gorge below a road cut in the sheer rock. Tourists near the tunnel wear helmets as protection against falling rocks. Taroko National Park.
Lady Linshui's Temple near the Koxinga Shrine is mostly visited by women, who come to pray for the good fortune and protection of their children. Tainan.
Man playing horn in the Dongyue Temple. Tainan.
Performance of the Chinese puppet theater in front of the Matsu Temple. Tainan.
Portable stage for the Chinese puppet theater in front of the Matsu Temple. Tainan.
A woman praying at the upper floor of the Matsu Temple. Tainan.
People queuing to put their thumbs into the hole at the bottom part of the Sweating Column in the northern corner of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Doing this and rotating one's palm 360 degrees is said to cure various ailments.
One of the 61 crowded streets in the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.
A group of Turkish men talking in one of the streets of the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.
Woman wearing burqa at the Grand Bazaar, Istanbul.
A figure of "dancing Dervish" in the lobby of the Hodjapasha Dance Theater in Istanbul.
Turkish family walking past an old wooden house in the western part of Istanbul near the Byzantine city walls.
An old turkish man from the western part of Istanbul.
A muslim cleric in front of the cementary adjacent to the Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul.
Elderly Turkish men sitting along İtfaiye Caddesi (Lady's Market) in the Fatih district of Istanbul.
Turkish men praying in the Blue Mosque with the minbar seen at the background. Istanbul.
Masks for sale on the street in Marrakesh medina (old city).
Beggars in typical Moroccan coats with pointy hoods on a street in Marrakesh medina (old city).
Street vendor with wooden chairs, wicker baskets and hats. Marrakesh.
Moroccan man in his traditional hooded coat. Marrakesh.
Navigating narrow and winding sreets of the Marrakesh medina (old city) on a bike.
Shops on the famous Jemaa el-Fnaa square - the center of commerce and entertainment n Marrakesh.
Tea sellers on Jemaa el-Fnaa square, Marrrakesh.
Residents of Marrakesh on a bench in early morning sun.
Street scene from Marrakesh medina (old city).
Street scene from Marrakesh medina (old city).
Street scene from Marrakesh medina (old city).
Finding a way in Marrakesh medina (old city).
Shy shopkeepers in front of a handicraft store in Marrakesh medina (old city).
Handicraft seller waiting for clients in front of his shop in Marrakesh medina (old city).
Mellah (Jewish quarter), Marrakesh.
Children from Mellah (Jewish quarter), Marrakesh.
Children from Mellah (Jewish quarter), Marrakesh.
Life in the narrow streets of Mellah (Jewish quarter) in Marrakesh.
Life in the narrow streets of Mellah (Jewish quarter) in Marrakesh.
Local men resting near El Mansour Mosque, Marrakesh.
Local elderly men sitting near El Mansour Mosque, Marrakesh.
El Khammsi alley (Derb El Khammsi), Marrakesh.
Busy street in medina (old city) in Marrakesh.
Men selling fish and shark jaws at the waterfront in Essaouira.
Motorbike - the main mean of transportation in the narrow streets of the medina (old city) in Essaouira.
Moroccan bakery and its owner. Fez.
Prayer time on a small square in the Fez medina (old city).
Prayer time on a small square in the Fez medina (old city).
Hands decorated with henna patterns from Fez.
Resident of the medina (old city) in Fez on his street.
Little boy from the old Jewish quarter (mellah) in Fez.
Children from the old Jewish quarter (mellah) in Fez.
Old lady with and cat. Meknes.
Old lady sitting on the door threshold in the old city (medina) in Meknes.
Vegetable seller from Meknes.
Children from the old city (medina) in Meknes.
Children from the old city (medina) in Meknes.
Children from the old city (medina) in Meknes.
Boys playing football in a colorful alley of the medina (old city) in Meknes.
In the old city (medina) in Meknes.
Medina (old city) in Meknes.
Old man dressed to match the color of the wall of his house walking down the alley in the old city (medina) of Meknes.
Old men dressed in the traditional hooded Moroccan coats on a bench just outside the city walls of Meknes.
Woman from Meknes in the sunlight of late afternoon.
Colors of Moroccan traditional dress. Meknes.
Men selling bread from a pushcart outside the walls of the old city (medina) of Meknes.
Blue door and the nearby resident. Moulay Idriss.
Elderly resident of Moulay Idriss in the traditional Moroccan dress and pointy hood.
Man dressed in green. Moulay Idriss.
Elderly men from Moulay Idriss.
Bedouins, who come to El-Hedim square in Meknes to sell their goods can be recognized by the strong blue color of their robes.
Snake charmer from El-Hedim square in Meknes.
Troupe of musicians and comedians performing on El-Hedim square in Meknes.
local women in the light of late afternoon on El-Hedim square in Meknes.
Crown watching snake charmer on El-Hedim square in Meknes.
Pakistani workers resting at the Marina Bay behind the Louid Vuitton shop.
Military helicopters carrying Singaporean flag during the Independence Day celebrations.
Haji Lane - a colorful pedestrian street in Muslim Quarter, full of fashion and designers' shops.
Indian woman in her window in Little India.
Chinese girl dressed as a character from Manga (japanese comic book). Hong Kong Disneyland.
Two elderly Harley Davidson aficionados at a gas station in southern California.
Comparison - a person and General Sherman - the largest tree on Earth. Sequoia National Park, California.
Two customers of the bar in the once famous Connor Hotel. Jerome, Arizona.
A couple of long time residents in the Spirit Room of Connor Hotel in Jerome, Arizona.
Village of Hopi Indians at the top of the First Mesa. Hopi Reservation, Arizona.
Sumo wrestlers just before the clash. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
The fight during the sumo training in Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo with Yokozuna Akuho Sho.
Sumo wrestler preparing for the fight. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
A fight during the sumo training in Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo. On the right is Yokozuna Akuho Sho.
Sumo wrestler preparing for the fight. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
A fight during the sumo training in Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo. On the right is Yokozuna Akuho Sho.
Defeated sumoka. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Shoes left by the sumo wrestlers and guests in the tiny entrance space to the Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
A commuter in Tokyo metro wears special eye covers, which are supposed to help him sleep during his travel to/from work.
Workers load frozen tunas on a cart. Tsukiji Market, Tokyo.
Japanese slot machines in Tokyo.
Policeman inside the Tokyo International Forum.
Hello Kitty fan (a man actually) met at the Harajuku bridge in Tokyo where the teenagers dressed up as Manga character usually congregate.
High sole and heel shoes on a Japanese girl. Harajuku bridge, Tokyo.
Shinto priests bow during a ceremony in the Meiji Temple in Tokyo.
Shinto priest in his typical ceremonial dress. Meiji Temple, Tokyo.
Shinto priests wearing black clogs walk in procession to Meiji Temple in Tokyo.
New Year celebrations on the courtyard of Zojo-ji Buddhist temple in the Shiba neighborhood of Minato in Tokyo.
Buddhist priests celebrate the coming of a New Year in the Zojo-ji temple in Tokyo.
Buddhist priests celebrate the coming of the New Year in the Zojo-ji temple in Tokyo.
Buddhist priest celebrate the coming of a New Year in the Zojo-ji temple in Tokyo.
Elderly Japanese pay tribute to the fallen soldiers commemorated in the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
Japanese Master demonstrates fighting techniques with samurai sword. Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo.
Crowd of people waiting to pay tributes to the Japanese fallen soldiers commemorated in the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
Geishas on a subway platform in Tokyo.
Old man walking down the street in New York.
Amish woman cleaning a window. Lancaster County, Pennsyllvania.
People on board of the the Maid of the Mist approaching its closest point to the Niagara waterfall. Niagara Falls, New York.
Elderly Indian woman at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dancer at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dancer in full outfit at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Indians from various tribes and regions of the US presenting their attire at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Very young Indian boy dancing at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The winner of the women category of the tribal dress contest at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dancer in full outfit at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Waiting for their turn to join the dancing show at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Indians dressed in their best costumes at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Traditional dance performed by a young boy at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Falun Gong practitioners in Chinatown in San Francisco. California.
Transformer impersonator on the Hollywood Boulevard. Los Angeles, California.
The Mad Hatter impersonator on the Hollywood Boulevard. Los Angeles, California.
Local woman collecting mussles and seaweeds during the evening outflow on Nusa Lembongan, an island south of Bali.
Little girl from Nusa Lembongan, an island south of Bali.
A group of pilgrims on the way to the inner temple (closed for tourists) of Pura Besakih, Bali.
A woman carrying a basket full of sacrificial fruits and flowers on her head while returning from the Goa Lawah temple in Klungkung (Semarapura), Bali.
Procession with Barong - a mythical creature protecting the Balinese people met on the way from Pura Besakih to Bangli. Bali.
People living in nearby houses greet the procession with gifts of fruit. Bali.
Balinese woman in front of her house with gifts for the street procession passing by. Bali.
Street vendor - central Belize.
Local guide shows a tame manta ray near the shores of Caye Caulker.
A local guide fries a crab, which he had just pulled out of the sea on a fire from coconut shells. Caye Caulker.
An idyllic scene from Caye Caulker.
Young boys from Caye Caulker.
Local guide in a straw hat. Caye Caulker.
The famous FIshawi tea house inside the Khan al-Khalili bazaar in Cairo has been open continously (24 hours a day) for the past 200 years.
Painting of the henna tatoo on the street in Cairo.
A village of Gurna (Qurna) near Luxor, which reportedly lives since centuries with robbery of the royal graves.
A closed shop in the coptic area of Cairo.
Ramessesum. Luxor.
At the corner of a street in Cairo.
Street vendor attracts the attention of passers-by with a screechy sound of his self made trumpet. Cairo.
At the courtyard of Sayyidna al-Hussein in Cairo.
A man in front of his house in Coptic Cairo.
A man in front of his house in Coptic Cairo.
Street vendor attracts the attention of passers-by with a screechy sound of his self made trumpet. Cairo.
Bedouin from Luxor.
General view of the Valley of the Kings. Luxor.
Man smoking water pipes (nargileh) in the Fishawi tea house. Khan al-Khalili bazaar, Cairo.
The famous FIshawi tea house inside the Khan al-Khalili bazaar in Cairo has been open continously (24 hours a day) for the past 200 years.
A man acting out Jesus Christ at Way of the Cross procession during Easter celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A group of divers setting out for diving from Sabang wharf.
One of the self-whippers under the cross on "Golgota" built during Easter celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Whippers under "Golgota" during the Way of the Cross procession preformed on Good Friday in San Fernando, Pampanga.
The swollen back of one of the self-whippers is cut with sharp pieces of glass to release blood and increase the theatrical dramatism of the Easter celebrations.
A general view of the hill with three crosses, to which three man are nailed as the culmination of the Good Friday celebrations. Barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The first of the volunteers acting out Jesus Christ moments before being nailed to the cross. Barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The first of the volunteers acting out Jesus Christ is laid on the cross, to which his hands will be nailed. Barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The cross with a nailed man being raised. Good Friday celebrartions, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The first of the crucified men is raised up on the cross. Good Friday celebrartions, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The crucified man is symbolically pierced with a wooden spire. Good Friday celebrartions, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The crucified man is symbolically pierced with a wooden spire. Good Friday celebrations, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The crucified man is symbolically pierced with a wooden spire. Good Friday celebrations, San Fernando, Pampanga.
Real suffering of a man acting out crucified Christ after his hands had been nailed to the cross during Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The first of the volunteers to be crucified on that day is being taken down from the cross. Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
Another volunteer is being rised on the cross during the Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
White Beach near Puerto Galera during the San Miguel Beer Festival.
The back of a whipper being hit during the Good Friday procession in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Bloody back of whipper during the Good Friday procession in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man flogging himself under the crosses, to which soon three local volunteers will be nailed. Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
A whipper under the still empty crosses. Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
Young Philippino men on their shiny jeepney.
A Swedish man with a young Philippino woman. White Beach near Puerto Galera, Midoro Island.
A whipper with his back covered with blood during the Good Friday celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Whippers with covered faces, crowns of thorns and blood all over them. Good Friday, San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man whipping himself splatters his blood all around forcing onlookers to disperse and seek refuge. Good Friday, San Fernando, Pampanga.
A Philippino girl on a typical bangka - a boat commonly used for near shore sailing in Philippines.
Crucified men are being raised on their crosses during Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man taken down from the cross is getting first aid at the medical station. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A general wiev of the knoll with three crosses and square, on which the culmination of the Goiod Friday celebration took place. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man playing out Christ carries his cross during the recreation of the Way of the Cross on Good Friday in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man carries a cross during Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday in San Fernando, Pampanga.
After arriving to the island on the Taal lake, a tourist boat is immediately surrounded by local women selling or renting hats protecting against scorching sun during the march up to the volcano crater.
A self-whipper among the crown of onlookers. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man demonstrates a wooden tool with sharp pieces of glass stuck into it, which is used for releasing blood from the backs of penitents ehipping themselves during the Good Friday celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man wearing a symbolic crown of thorns made of grass among the crown of onlookers during the Good Friday Way of the Cross procession in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A self-whipper covered in blood in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Hammer, with which a man playing out Christ will have his hands nailed to the cross during Good Friday celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man demonstrates nails, which will be used for fixing the hands of a volunteer to the cross during the Good Friday celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Two Philippinos hiding in the shade of big leaves. San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man with a crown of thorns. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A crowd watching the "crucifixion" during the Good Friday celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Procession with "Christ" is struggling to clear its way through the crowd of onlookers. Good Friday, San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man playing out Christ moments before being nailed to the cross. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
Little boys playing on Adriatico street in the Ermita district of Manila.
Pot and cauldron sellers under the viaduct in Manila.
Street barber near the railway tracks in a poor area of Manila
The journey up to the Taal volcano in South Luzon can be traveled on the back of a donkey.
Children from Manila.
Philippino girl. Manila.
Colorful laundry on the island on the Taal lake. South Luzon.
Traditional, convenient and healthy way of carrying children. Market in Solola.
Guatemalan woman wearing fancy turban and carrying a baby. Solola.
A group of women dressed in traditional attire.
Guatemalan women are not really on the weak side.
A girl from Solola.
A man in front of his house. Flores.
Pepsi commercial. Solola.
A weaver working on the street in Panajachel.
Blind beggar on a street in Solola.
Musicians (drummer and flute player) from the procession in Chichicastenango.
Local man from Solola.
Local vendors will do anything to sell their goods to passengers of the bus in Los Encuentros.
Vendors offering whatever could possibly be sold to the passengers of a bus in Los Encuentros.
A man with his dog. Chichicastenango.
Shopping at the Solola market.
Busy commercial pier in Rio Dulce.
Men in traditional clothes during a manifestation in defence of the their rights.
Local Mayas on the stairs in front of st. Thomas church in Chichicastenango.
Maya people during a demonstration blocking the road from Chichicastenango to Panajachel.
Maya people during a demonstration blocking the road from Chichicastenango to Panajachel.
Local women striking a deal on the market in Solola.
Maya women on the Sunday procession in Chichicastenango.
Maya women from Guatemala.
Mayans demonstrating in defence of their rights. Somewhere between Antigua and Panajachel.
A group of man dressed in traditional clothes. Somewhere between Antigua and Panajachel.
Protest demonstration of Mayans blocking the road from Antigua to Panajachel.
Church of St. Thomas in Chichicastenango.
Local bus coming to the market in Solola.
Young Indian woman with her child on the market in Solola.
Old local woman selling flowers on the stairs in front of the church of St. Thomas in Chichicastenango.
Old Indian lady selling flowers on the stairs in front of the church of St. Thomas in Chichicastenango.
Indian masks for sale on the market in Solola.
A street musician on the Square of St. Anna in Madrid.
Strange person in front of the King's Palace in Madrid.
Under the arcades of the King's Palace in Madrid.
Evening crowd in front of Chocolateria San Gines - the most popular place in Madrid serving the famous liquid chocolate.
Flamenco show in Las Tablas bar on Plaza de Espana in Madrid.
Crowded caffeterias on the Square of St. Anna in Madrid on the afternoon of the New Year's Day.
Square of St. Anna on a sunny afternoon of the New Year's Day.
Inside a typical Madrid bar.
A variety of umbrellas protecting vendors from sun and rain in Mongkok street market.
Chinese woman with exceptionally high number of earrings met in New Territories.
Bun towers on Cheung Chau island during the annual Bun Festival.
A man from Chaung Chau island.
Annual Dragon Boat race in Discovery Bay, Lantau Island.
Chinese newly wed couple having great time in McDonald. Hong Kong Island.
Commercial center of Discovery Bay on Lantau Island - a residential development of about 15000 people, know from a high percentage of expatriates and Europeans.
Bun towers on Cheung Chau island during the annual Bun Festival.
Black banners carried on a procession during the annual bun festival on Cheung Chau Island.
Woman praying in a Hong Kong temple during the SARS epidemic in 2003.
Incenses in a temple on Cheung Chau Island during the celebration of the annual Bun Festival.
Street scene in front of the public toilet. Kowloon.
Old man resting. New Territories.
Chinese playing mahjong in a village on one of the islands in Hong Kong.
Busy time ina a temple on CHaung Chau island during the annual Bun Festival.
Stanley Market - the famous shopping area in Stanley on the southern side of Hong Kong Island.
Little girl carried around on a special stick on the procession during the annual Bun Festival on Cheung Chau Island.
Works displayed by a local artist from Chaung Chau Island.
The Whiskey Priest pub in Lan Kwai Fong on Hong Kong Island.
The entertainment area of Lan Kwai Fong during the street carnival. Central, Hong Kong Island.
Crowd of believers in Wong Tai Sing temple in Kowloon during celebrations of the Chinese New Year.
Temple Wong Tai Sin in Kowloon during its busiest time - celebrations of the Chinese New Year.
Bar in Wanchai, Hong Kong Island.
Inside a busy kitchen of a Hong Kong restaurant. Hong Kong Island.
Bird seller from a bird market in Mong Kok, Kowloon.
Chinese men playing Chinese chess on a Hong Kong street.
A beggar sitting on a footbridge connecting Mandalay Bay and Luxor Casinos. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Inside a casino. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Gigantic advertisement post announcing typical Las Vegas entertainment events in Excalibur Casino. Las Vegas, Nevada.
"Roman soldier" waiting for tourists willing to take a photo with him in front of the Pantheon. Piazza della Rotonda, Rome.
"Roman soldier" waiting for tourists willing to take a photo with him in front of the Pantheon. Piazza della Rotonda, Rome.
A lady waiting for tourists willing to take a photo with her "Roman soldiers" in front of the Pantheon on Piazza della Rotonda, Rome.
Two members of Arma dei Carabinieri Honor Guard - an elite military unit and the honor guard of the President of the Italian Republic. Rome.
A restaurant in the Jewish Ghetto in Rome.
Polish King John III Sobieski’s victory over the Turks in Vienna in 1683 - a picture painted by the Polish painter Jean Matejko displayed in the Sobieski Room in the Vatican Museums, Vatican.
Raphael's fresco of the Battle of Milvian Bridge, Raphael Rooms in Vatican Museums, Vatican.
Group of pilgrims singing in front of the St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican.
A photographer setting his tripod for a shot through "the most beautifule hole in Rome". Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta on Aventine Hill.
A couple in love sitting on the parapet wall of Giardino Storico di Sant' Alessio on Aventine Hill in Rome with the dome of Saint Peter's Cathedral in the background.
An old woman begging in front of the Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere. Rome.
Artist's workshop on the way from Via Pellegrino 19 to Piazza Navona in Rome.
Carousel on Piazza Navona, Rome.
Little girl kissing a snowman during winter in Warsaw.
On the way to the main sanctuary within the Golden Temple complex. Amritsar, Punjab.
Checkpoint on the border between states of West Bengal and Sikkim.
Follower of the Jain religion covering his mouth, so as not to swallow any insect incidentally. Ellora, Maharashtra.
Women washing laundry. Badami, Karnataka.
Bicycles and horse carts in Badami, Karnataka.
Old woman on a horse cart in Badami, Karnataka.
Women selling coconuts under the arcades of old Portuguese collonial buildings.
Women queuing to enter the temple, Goa.
Horse carts waiting for clients. Badami, Karnataka.
A street in Badami, Karnataka.
Children from Badami, Karnataka.
Children from Thiruvanantapuram, Kerala.
Children coming back from school in Darjeeling, West Bengal.
A woman weaving a silk carpet in the Centre for Tibetan Refugees in Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Old Tibetan man from Centre for Tibetan Refugees in Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Gurkha with typical kukri knife. Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Trained elephant in Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai gently taps the head of anyone who gives him a coin.
Workers making cigarettes in one of the "factories" in Madurai. These men are usually paid very poorly and work in bad conditions.
Poor worker making cigarettes in one of the "factories" in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Workshop producing sculptures. Madurai, Karnataka.
Old man bathing on the bank of Ganges in Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh.
Women selling cheap souvenirs at Connaught Place in Delhi.
Sikh man at the window of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab.
Man sleeping under the magnificent sculptures in Sri Ranganathaswamy temple in Srirangam, Tiruchirappali.
Young girl selling pineapples on the beach in Colva, Goa.
Old Delhi.
Wlaking through the courtyards of the fort in Jodhpur, Rajastan.
Young boys from a school in Darjeeling, West Bengal.
A woman in a traditional dress from Karnataka.
Gigantic posters (some of them hand painted) of Indian movies on a street in Calcutta. India produces the most movies in the world, all of them for its local vast market.
Sikh pilgrims going to the Golden Temple in their holy city of Amritsar, Punjab.
Father and son, who have arrived as pilgrims to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab.
A stand with local handicrafts in Colva on the famous Goa beaches.
A monk from the monastery in Rumtek, Sikkim.
Monks during prayers in their gathering hall in the monastery in Rumtek, Sikkim.
Little barefoot child on a dirty street.
Young Indian woman with her baby. Badami, Karnataka.
An old man from Amritsar, Punjab.
Sadhu (holy man) in Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Pilgrims in Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Young Hindu boy guarding a fishing boat. Bombay.
Elderly woman carrying a lot on her head. Sri Meenakshi temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
A man praying in Srirangam temple, Tamil Nadu.
Kathakali dancer doing make up before the performance. Kerala.
Kathakali dancers doing make up before the performance. Kerala.
Kathakali dancer personifying Good. Kerala.
A cry. Kathakali dance performance, Kerala.
Character personifying Evil. Kathakali dance performance, Kerala.
Old sadhu (holy man) from Madurai in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
Old sadhu (holy man) from Madurai in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
Old sadhu (holy man) from Madurai southern state of Tamil Nadu.
Holy pilgrim (sadhu) performing rituals in the Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Inside the Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai a trained elephant taps on the head anyone who gives him a coin.
Two pilgrims having meal in Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Busy street in Bombay.
A group of young schoolboys from Thiruvanantapuram, Kerala.
Everyone wants to pose for a photo. Thiruvanantapuram, Kerala.
Children from a small slum settlement in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu.
Bride and groom during their wedding ceremony in Kochi, Kerala.
Long table for guests invited to a wedding party in Kochi, Kerala.
A scene fron Kathakali dance performance, Kerala.
A character from kathakali dance performance in Kerala.
Make up before the Kathakali dance performance, Kerala.
A character from kathakali dance performance in Kerala.
Mother with her child from Badami, Karnataka.
A child from the slums of Bombay.
A group of children from Badami, Karnataka.
Fishnets on the Kovalam beach, Kerala.
Men working with fishnets on the Kovalam beach, Kerala.
Men pulling fishnets from the sea on the Kovalam beach, Kerala.
Men pulling fishnets from the sea on the Kovalam beach, Kerala.
Women tidying up the beach in Kovalam, Tamil Nadu.
Transportation of goods on the beach in Kovalam, Tamil Nadu.
Mother with her daughter. Thiruvanantapuram, Kerala.
Old woman on the stars in front of the house. Thiruvanantapuram, Kerala.
Women on the street in Thiruvanantapuram, Kerala.
A soldier guarding the palace of maharaja in Mysore, Karnataka.
A view through an entrance gate to the palace of maharaja in Mysore, Karnataka.
A vendor located his shop next to the guards' booth of the palcae of maharaja in Mysore, Karnataka.
Old man sweeping the pavement in front of one of side entrances to the maharaja's palace in Mysore, Karnataka.
Town market. Mysore, Karnataka.
Apple seller from the town market in Mysore, Karnataka.
Waiting for a river tram, Kerala backwaters.
A group of women. Isfahan.
Water pipes' "caffe" - a place where local men (and only men) meet. Tehran.
Water pipes' "caffe" - a place where local men (and only men) meet. Tehran.
A prayer next to the tomb of Imam Ali. Shiraz.
Separate zone for women in a bus in Teheran.
Traditional Iranian bread pies look a bit like laundry. Kerman.
Water pipes' "caffe" - a place where local men (and only men) meet. Tehran.
One of the masters from Imam Square decorating tin dishes with famous enamelled ornaments. Isfahan.
Women cover their faces not to be photographed. Busher on the Persian Gulf.
A woman in black chador next to the tomb of imam Ali covered in silver. Shiraz.
Big and very hospitable Iranian family.
Street stall partly covers the mural with Ayatollach Chomeini's portrait.
Tired woman on the train station in Teheran.
Soldier praying in a mosque in Teheran.
Inside the mausoleum of imam Ali in Shiraz - the second holiest place in Iran after the tomb of imam Reza in Mashad.
Four men resting in shade. Kerman
This men from Yazd is probably the follower of an ancient Zoroastrian religion.
Shop with clothes for women. Obviously only chadors are available, in several colors, mostly dark. Teheran.
Young girl carries fresh Iranian bread early morning in Kerman.
Young boy selling plastic bags on a street in Teheran.
European girl in a lady-only pat of the bus. Teheran.
A group of girls on the way to school. Teheran.
Morning bread delivery. Busher on the Persian Gulf.
This little girl from Yazd would probably not have to wear chador, but she may want to wear it just to look "grown up".
Young Iranian girl. Isfahan.
Piazza San Marco. Venice.
Chinatown. Toronto.
Chinatown. Toronto.
Two monks by the northern water reservoir within the Angkor Wat complex.
Old nun taking care of a Buddha statue in dark arcades of Preah Khan temple.
A monk deep in his thoughts. Angkor Wat.
Tourists descend the steep stairs of Angkor Wat holding tightly the handle for security.
Children "orchestra" performing next to Banteai Srei temple.
A monk from Angkor.
Young monk from Angkor Wat.
Young monk in the early morning sun. Angkor Wat.
Pier in a village on the bank of Tonle Sap river.
Three monks in front of the Angkor Wat temple at sunset.
Young monk in front of the Angkor Wat temple at sunset.
Children from Angkor Wat.
Group of children from Angkor area.
Khmer children from Angkor area.
Khmer children from Angkor area.
Smiling face. Bayon temple in Angkor.
A nun from Preah Khan temple.
Richly sculpted wall of the Terrace of the Elephants in Angkor Thom.
Barefoot girl from Angkor standing by the Cambodian national flag.
Old lady without feet and hands (possibly lost from a mine explosion) taking care of one of the monuments in Angkor Wat.
Old lady without feet and hands holding incense. Angkor Wat.
Wide promenade leading to the famous temple of Angkor (Angkor Wat) is full of people since early morning hours.
Photographs of the prisoners of the notorious Tuol Sleng prison displayed in the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum near Phnom Penh.
People marching towards communism - one of the soc realist sculptures in front of the Kaysone Phomvihane Museum, created by the sculptor brought from North Korea. Vientiane.
Street vendor. Vientiane.
Young monks in front of the royal temple Haw Pha Kaew (now museum). Vientiane.
Morning Market (Talaat Sao) in Vientiane is really open the whole day and offers everything from daily necessities to furniture and antiques.
Women from the country sell their goods in Vientiane.
Local women asking for alms in A-ma temple.
Local women asking for alms in A-ma temple.
Transporting carton boxes.
Local women in front of the A-Ma (Tin Hau) temple.
Near St. Paul's cathedral a man is carrying goods in a traditional, Chinese way.
Largo de Senado.
Old women on a small square next to a table with the game of Chinese chess.
Near St. Paul's cathedral a man is carrying goods in a traditional, Chinese way.
A man by the offering table. Coloane Island.
Shopkeeper putting thin slices of meat to dry in sun to make Bakkwa, also known as rougan (肉干) - a Chinese snack similar to jerky.
Lighting incenses in front of the A-ma Taoist temple dedicated to Matsu, the goddess of seafarers and fishermen.
Long row of ATM machines where they are most needed - next to the Grand Casino Lisboa.
Vegetable seller on a square in the center of old Macau.
Man walking past the wall of an old building. Taipa Village.
Diving near Managaha Island - a small island north of Saipan.
Children sitting under the poker "saloon". Saipan Island.
Almost everywhere on Saipan Island one can see gambling dens, which are legal here.
Local young Chamorro men on a pick up truck. Saipan Island.
Native residents of Saipan Island.
Residents of the Northern Mariana Islands describe themselves as Chamorro and are descendants of locals and Spanish colonists.
Beautifully dressed Maya Indians sing and dance on Zocalo (the main square) in Mexico CIty.
Street stand selling Mexican flags the day before the Independence Day (16th September). Mexico City.
Street stand with Mexican national flags the day before the Independence Day (16th September). Mexico City.
Mayan dances on the main square (Zocalo) in Mexico City.
Rikshaws waiting for clients near Zocalo - the main square in Mexico City.
Seller of the lace tablecloths. Teotihuacan.
Market in the town of San Juan Chamula near San Cristobal de las Casas.
A stand selling brochures of the Mexican guerrillas fighting for the rights of Indians. Zocalo, Mexico City.
Mexican Indians playing and dancing in the permanent festival on the main square (Zocalo) of the Mexico City.
A boy is selling Mexican straw hats the day before the Independence Day (16th September) on Zocalo - the main square of Mexico City in front of the Presidential Palace.
Viva Mexico. Zocalo, Mexico City.
An Indian man with a huge plume. Zocalo, Mexico City.
Maya wearing richly ornamented ritual dress on the main square (Zocalo) in Mexico City.
Souvenir seller at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan.
Souvenirs sold on Zocalo (the main square) in Mexico City the day before the Independence Day.
Mayas on Zocalo in Mexico City.
Woman selling Mexican souvenirs on Zocalo in Mexico City.
Schoolgirls from Merida.
Native Maya man wearing an imposing plume. Zocalo, Mexixo City.
Political banner on Zocalo, Mexico City.
Indian Maya girl from San Cristobal de las Casas.
Little girl is waiting for her mum to finish washing on a city square in San Cristobal de las Casas.
Young Maya man during the show of traditional dances on the main square (Zocalo) in Mexico City.
Street scene from a small town on the way to Uxmal.
Nepali man (sherpa) carrying the famous "kukri" - Nepali knife, which became a symbol of Nepali army (Gurkhas).
Pigeons at Durbar Square in Kathmandu.
Sellers of flower garlands in Kathmandu.
Nepali woman selling souvenirs for tourists on Durbar Square in Kathmandu.
Crossing a mountain stream during the trekking to Annapurna Base Camp in Himalayas.
Gathering of women in front of one of the temples in Kathmandu during Teej Festival known also as "Festival of Women".
A street in Kathmandu may sometimes also serve as an open air shop.
Children playing on the street in Kathmandu.
On the steps of Nyatapola Temple, Bhaktapur.
Entrance to a temple in Kathmandu.
Shop selling masks for tourists. Kathmandu.
Village woman at work met during the trek to Annapurna Base Camp.
Woman selling corn. Kathmandu.
Souvenirs for tourists near Durbar Square in Kathmandu.
Sadhu with his umbrella. Kathmandu.
Old woman drying grain and chili peppers on a small square in Bhaktapur.
Nepali child seen in a village during the trekking to Annapurna Base Camp in Himalayas.
Local men in front of the entrance to a small temple in Kathmandu.
Crippled boy left to beg at the street in Kathmandu.
"Holy sadhu" posing for tourists on Durbar Square in Kathmandu.
Nepali couple leaving their temple. Kathmandu.
Group of Nepali children. Kathmandu.
Girl from Bhaktapur on the steps of the Nyatapola Temple.
Crippled boy left to beg at the street in Kathmandu.
Mother with children on the steps of the Nyatapola Temple, Bhaktapur.
Pigeons at Durbar Square in Kathmandu.
Nepali baby. Kathmandu.
Gurkha (Nepali soldier) in front of Hanuman Dhoka (Royal Palace complex) in Kathmandu.
Nepali woman selling souvenirs for tourists on Durbar Square in Kathmandu.
Gathering of women during the Teej holiday in front of Indrapur Temple in Kathmandu Durbar Square.
Tibetan monks resting under the Boudhanath stupa, Kathmandu.
Holy sadhu posing for paid photos for tourists in Durbar Square in Patan.
Bamboo flutes seller at Durbar Square in Kathmandu.
View towards the Durbar Square in Kathmandu.
Old woman from Kathmandu.
Transportation of heavy objects in Kathmandu.
Holy sadhu posing for paid photos for tourists in Durbar Square in Patan.
"Restaurant" in the resting area for buses on a Himalayan mountain pass.
Walking the street after heavy rain in Kathmandu.
Nepali child met during the trek to Annapurna Base Camp.
Money changers on the street in Quetta.
Children on the street in Quetta.
Pakistani men resting in their typical squatting position along a wall in Quetta.
Pakistani man in a typical squatting position seen on the train stop somewhere on the way from the Iranian border to Quetta.
Greeting in Quetta.
Half of the small town by the railway line from the Iranian border to Quetta gathered for a photo.
Red clad porters at the train station in Quetta.
Slums in the suburbs of Quetta.
Pakistani Military Police on the Iran-Pakistan border train station in Taftan.
Celebrating a reigious holiday. Lahore.
Man trying (in vain) to find the station name during the trip from Zahedan (Iran) to Quetta in Pakistan.
Afgani men on a street in Lahore.
Old Pakistani porter from Attari border crossing between Pakistan and India.
Walking to a well for a quick wash during a train stop somewhere on the way from the Iranian border to Quetta.
Elderly Pakistani. Quetta.
Pakistani man on the railway station in Quetta.
Religious procession with drums on the streets of Lahore.
Veilde women from Quetta.
Colorful rikshaw from Quetta.
Pope John Paul II in papamobile with cardinal Joseph Glemp - the Primate of Poland (dressed in red) during the 1999 visit in Warsaw.
Portrait of the President of Poland and his wife in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw a few weeks after the tragic catastrophe of the presidential plane in Smoleńsk in Russia.
Flowers, candles and people praying in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw a few weeks after the tragic catastrophe of the presidential plane in Smoleńsk in Russia.
Elderly couple dancing in the street of the Old Town district in Warsaw.
A street in Chinatown.
Outdoor table of a small caffe in Arab Quarter.
A man with a bike. Chinatown.
Woman praying at a small Buddhist chapel in Kandy surrounded by prayer flags.
Farmer on a cart with hay pulled by oxen. Kandy area.
Stilt fisherman walking to his pole. Ahangama area.
Stilt fisherman from Ahangama area on his post.
Lone stilt fisherman from Ahangama area.
Stilt fisherman off the coast of Ahangama, south of Sri Lanka.
Stilt fisherman surveying the sea for fish.
Stilt fisherman and his catch.
Stilt fisherman posing for a photo near Ahangama.
Stilt fishermen and their stilts off the coast near Ahangama.
Stilt fisherman throwing his fishing rod. Ahangama.
Stilt fishermen waiting for their catch off the coast near Ahangama.
Stilt fishermen waiting for their catch off the coast near Ahangama.
Bath time in Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage.
Caretaker leading elephants to the nearby river for a bath. Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage.
Sri Lankan elephant and his caretaker.
Local resident in The Palace Downtown Dubai hotel with Burj Khalifa (still under construction) at the background.
Pakistani or Indian migrant workers waiting to cross a road during their lunchtime.
Women praying in front of Shwezigon paya. Old Bagan.
Municipal market in Nyaung U near Bagan.
A man praying in front of Mingalazedi temple (closed at that time). Old Bagan.
A scene from Shwedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
A monk reading a book in Nga Phe Kyaung monastery (Jumping Cat monastery) on Inle lake in Shan state.
Three nuns in theri typical pink robes in Shwedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
A scene from Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
Three burmese women walking along the bank of Ayeyarwady river.
At the railway station in Rangoon (Yangon).
Typical local "street cafe" with tiny stools. Rangoon (Yangon).
An old british bus remembering collonial times still carries passengers in Rangoon (Yangon).
People going to work in the field. Amarapura near Mandalay.
A woman at work at a workshop manufacturing golded leafs, which are just several microns thin and are still used by Burmese to stick onto the holy statues.
Burmese woman smoking cheroot - a traditional cigar. Kyautawgyi temple in Amarapura near Mandalay.
Burmese woman smoking cheroot - a traditional cigar. Kyautawgyi temple in Amarapura near Mandalay.
Railroad tracks near the railway station in Thazi.
Young girl from the market in Indein village on Inle lake.
Young girl from the market in Indein village on Inle lake with Thanaka "make-up" on her face.
Young mother with child - both with patterns made of Thanaka on their faces. Bago.
Young boy in monk's robes from Shwenandaw monastery in Mandalay.
Two young in monk's robes from Shwenandaw monastery in Mandalay.
A group of nuns in their typical pink robes in the early morning on a street in Mandalay.
Children in the Kyautaugyi in Amarapura near Mandalay.
Wedding procession in Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
A group of men of various playing footbag with a ball made of bamboo wicker - a common sight on Burmese streets. Rangoon (Yangon).
Children from Rangoon (Yangon).
The bottom of Kyaiktiyo Pagoda and the devotees praying and sticking golden leafs to the holy rock. Mount Kyaiktyio.
A porter carrying luggage of pilgrims to the Golden Rock on top of the holy Mt. Kyaiktyio. Shan State.
A porter carrying luggage of pilgrims to the Golden Rock on top of the holy Mt. Kyaiktyio. Shan State.
A girl from Indein village on Inle lake with Thanaka "make up" on her face. Shan State.
Pilgrims light hundreds of candles in front of the holy Kyaiktyio Pagoda (Golden Rock). Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Dried fish on a stall near the Kyaiktyio pagoda. Kyaiktyio Pagoda at dawn. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
A monk with typical Burmese fan. Kyaiktyio Pagoda at dawn. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Busy square at the foot of Mt. Kyaiktyo, from which the "buses" to the top of Mt. Kyaiktyio run. Shan State.
Young nuns in Kinpun at the foot of Kyaiktyio Pagoda at dawn. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
A boat on the lake in Amarapura near Madalay. White stupa seen far in the back is a common feature of Burmese landscape.
A view from U-Bein bridge. Amarapura near Mandalay.
A monk shaving the head of his colleague. Amarapura near Mandalay.
Burnese nuns in their typical pink robes in front of the Golden Rock on Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
A monk in front of the Golden Rock on Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Pilgrims praying in front of the Kyaiktyio Pagoda on Mt. Kyaiktyio in Shan Stste.
Evening sun lights up the Golden Rock of Kyaiktyio with a crowd of man sticking their golden leafs to it.Women are forbidden to enter close to the holy pagoda.
Smiling monk from Kyaiktyio.
Burmese pilgrims often spend many nights under the makeshift tents on the square in frint of the Kyaiktyio Pagoda. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Pilgrims lighting candles at dusk on Mt. Kyaiktyio.
Procession of young girls making offerings at Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
Children from Indein village on Inle Lake in Shan State with faces covered in Thanaka.
A girl from Indein village on Inle Lake in Shan State.
On-street vegetable and fruit market around the Bogyoke Market in Rangoon (Yangon).
A cart of a pinapple vendor. Rangoon (Yangon).
On the weekly marjet in Indein village. Shan State.
A man sticking incredibly thin golden leafs to the surface of Golden Rock or Kyaiktyio Pagoda, Mon State.
A man praying at the Golden Rock. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Mon State.
Men from neighbouring villages watch a volleyball match during the weekly market in Indein village, Shan State.
One of the famous "leg rowers" living on Inle lake. This technique of rowing with one's leg while standing on a boat's stern developed because the lake is covered by reeds and other plants, which block a view of a person sitting in a boat.
Monks marching very early morning barefoot to collect alms from the households in Nyaungshwe on Inle lake in Shan State.
On the market in Nyaung U near Bagan.
Morning rush hours at the piers of the river port in Mandalay.
A poor village on the bank of Ayeyarwady river.
Local woman among the old stupas near Swe Inn Thein in Indein village on Inle lake.
Pigeons in front of the main railway station in Rangoon (Yangon).
Pieces of drying in the window of a collonial house and their happy owner. Rangoon (Yangon).
An enormous size of an unfinished Mantalagyi paya in Mingun can be best appreciated when compared to people.
Young monk walking past the Kyautawgyi Paya in Amarapura near Mandalay.
Fishermen with their distinctive cone shaped nets on Inle lake, Shan State.
The weekly market in Indein village on Inle lake in Shan State.
The weekly market in Indein village on Inle lake in Shan State.
Women selling food to the passengers of a burmese train, which stopped for three hours in the middle of nowhere.
Burmese train on a small station on the way from Rangoon (Yangon) to the north.
Fishermen on Inle lake. Shan State.
The famous "leg rower" on his fishing boat on Inle lake in Shan State.
Morning catch. Malapascua island.
Children from the island of Malapascua.
Opponents are tested for their fighting spirit during cockfights in a little barangay (village) near Donsol south of Luzon.
Bets are taken during a cock fight in a little barangay (village) near Donsol, south of Luzon.
Final preparation of the cock for fight in a barangay (village) near Donsol, south of Luzon.
Cock fight. Barangay (village) near Donsol, south of Luzon.
Local fisherman returning from the morning fishing. A woman is catching small fish with her hands. Malapascua Island, Cebu province.
A couple carrying a basket full of fish. Malapascua island, Cebu province.
A couple carrying a basket full of fish. Malapascua island, Cebu province.
Returning with the morning catch. Malapascua island, Cebu province.
Worker unloading the day's catch. Malapascua island, Cebu province.
Bets are taken during a cock fight in a little barangay (village) near Donsol, south of Luzon.
Spectators watching a cock fight near Donsol village, south of Luzon.
The owners check whether their cocks are agressive enough for a fight in a little barangay near Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Cock fight. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Opponets momments before clash. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
The loser. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Cock fight. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Notes prepared for betting in the hands of gamblers watching the cock fight. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
"Yes to God" - an inion on a bus stop in Masbate.
"No to drugs" - an inion on a bus stop in Masbate.
A group of children with water containers. Masbate.
Young boy. Masbate.
Stilt houses - slums of the poorest "people without land". Cebu.
Beggars on boats (mostly motorboats!) coming up to the ferry entering the port of Cebu.
Beggers on their boat approach every passenger ferry entering the port of Cebu.
Stilt fishermen. Ahangama area.
Local man waiting for a bus in Flores.
Children from Hue.
Happy children from Hue.
Fishermen at work. Kovalam beach, Tamil Nadu.
Famed double decker tramways carry passangers along Hong Kong Island since 1904.
Fishing boats, from which seafood is sold directly to people waiting on the embankment. Cheung Chau Island.
Fishing boats, from which seafood is sold directly to people waiting on the embankment. Cheung Chau Island.
A Hong Kong resident reading his newspaper near the Star Ferry pier in Central.
Leftovers from a night party on Tai Long Wan beach. New Territories.
"Tourist walking street" leading to the Big Buddha statue near the Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island.
Cleaning worker on one of the islands.
Famous show inspired by the story and movie of Lion King in Hong kong Disneyland.
Stilt house and its resident. Tai O village in western part of Lantau Island.
A fisherman from Tai O village in western part of Lantau Island.
An island village on New Territories.
A woman in a traditional wicker hat on a fishing boat. Outlaying Islands.
On of the human flowers from the parade in Hong Kong Disneyland.
Waterfront promenade with restaurants and caffes. Discovery Bay, Lantau Island.
A busy crossing in Causeway Bay - the main shopping district of Hong Kong Island.
Beach in Jimbaran, south of Bali with restaurants setting up their tables before the sunset directly on the sand.
Beach in Jimbaran, south of Bali with restaurants setting up their tables before the sunset directly on the sand.
Local woman making the morning offerings in a tiny shrine on Nusa Lembongan - an island south of Bali.
Typical Balinese "lantern" skillfully crafted of palm trees and grass. During festivals (that is almost always) people on Bali decorate kilometers of their roads in such way.
Procession with Barong - a mythical creature protecting the Balinese people met on the way from Pura Besakih to Bangli. Bali.
Colorful and loud procession carrying Barong - a mythical creature protecting the Balinese people. Bali.
Farmer working on terraced rice fields near Jatiluwih, Bali.
Festival gathering in Goa Lawah temple in Semarapura, Bali.
Goa Lawah temple during festival. Semarapura, Bali.
Faithful in Goa Lawah temple, Bali.
During a festival in Goa Lawah temple, Bali.
People praying in Pura Besakih. Bali.
Traditional instruments of the Balinese orchestra (gamelan) prepared for the evening performance on the courtyard of the king's palace in Ubud, Bali.
Young Israeli soldiers in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem.
An orthodox Jew walking the street of a Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem.
An orthodox Jew in a supermarket in Jerusalem.
An orthodox Jew with three sons near the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.
Arab boy carrying piles of flat pita bread in Jerusalem Arab Quarter.
A street in the Old CIty of Jerusalem.
An orthodox Jew reading holy ures while walking down the street in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Young boys from the Old City of Jerusalem.
Israeli soldiers praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews reading and praying in the outdoor library in the northern, covered part of the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
A Jew praying at the Western Wall.
An orthodox Jew praying at the Western Wall.
An orthodox Jew praying at the Western Wall.
Arab men sitting in front of a local eatery on a street in Akko.
Residents of the ultraorthodox Jewish neighborhood of Mea Shearim reading announcements. Jerusalem.
Children from Mea Shearim - the ultraorthodox Jewish neighborhood in Jerusalem.
In a courtyard of Mea Shearim. Jerusalem.
Typical, orthodox Jewish family has many children. Mea Shearim, Jerusalem.
A street in Jewish ultraorthodox neighbourhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem.
Haredi Jew passing by a shop in the ultraorthodox neighbourhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem.
A monk in front of the entrance to the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Mara Saba near Bethlehem.
Haredi Jew with an abundant beard near the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
Haredi Jew reading holy ures near the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Old Jew near the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews paying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
An orthodox Jew. Western Wall, Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Arab man walking along the arcades surrounding the Al-Aksa mosque. Mount Zion. Jerusalem.
Two Arabs talking in front of the western gate to the Temple Square. Mount Zion. Jerusalem.
Young Israeli soldiers entering the Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum in Jerusalem.
Polish pilgrims walking on the Palm Sunday in the procession from the Mount of Olives to Saint Ann's church on Via Dolorosa. Jerusalem.
Polish pilgrims walking on the Palm Sunday in the procession from the Mount of Olives to Saint Ann's church on Via Dolorosa. Jerusalem.
Nuns in the Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives to Saint Ann's church on Via Dolorosa. Jerusalem.
Nuns singing during the Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives to Saint Ann's church on Via Dolorosa. Jerusalem.
Haredi Jew washing before approaching the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the northern, covered part of the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Orthodox Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Orthodox Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
At the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Old Jew in prayer at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
A Jew wearing a shtreimel - round fur hat usually used on Shabbat or other holiday. Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews wearing various kinds of traditional dresses praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
A Jew wearing a shtreimel (round fur hat) talking on the mobile phone near the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
A Jew wearing wearing a shtreimel (round fur hat) walking along the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
A Jew in a streimel (round fur hat) praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Haredi Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
A Jew in a streimel (round fur hat) near the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Haredi Jew at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
A Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
A Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Haredi Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Two Haredi Jews talking near the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Nuns walking to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Busy photographer in Jerusalem.
Priest of the Coptic (Egyptian) Church. Jerusalem.
Priest of the Coptic (Egyptian) Church carrying a green cross. Jerusalem.
Al-Aksa mosque and Israeli security patrolling the area around it. Temple Mount, Jerusalem.
Jewish children of Mea Shearim ultraorthodox neighborhood. Jerusalem.
A street in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem.
Greek Orthodox priest walking towards the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Greek Orthodox priests entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Greek Orthodox priest near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
A priest of the Coptic Church walking past the Israeli policeman. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Haredi Jews from Mea Shearim, Jerusalem.
Children from a Haredi Jewish family. Mea Shearim, Jerusalem.
Haredi Jews at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Haredi Jews walking down the street in Jerusalem Old City.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
An orthodox Jew praying at the Western Wall with characteristic tefillin on his forehead - a black leather box containing scrolls of parchment with verses from the Torah. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
An orthodox Jew with characteristic tefillin on his forehead - a black leather box containing scrolls of parchment with verses from the Torah. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the northern, covered portion of the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
An orthodox Jew praying at the Western Wall with tefillin (leather box containing scrolls with verses from the Torah) on his arm and forehead. Jerusalem.
White clad Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Western Wall with a row of praying Jews at its foot. Jerusalem.
A street in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem.
Arab men playing backgammon in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem.
Old priest from the Russian Church of the Ascension sweeping the pavement. Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.
Old priest from the Russian Church of the Ascension. Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.
A young photographer in Jerusalem.
Children from Jerusalem Old CIty.
Praying at the spot where Jesus was crucified in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
Coptic priest overlooking the courtyard of the Ethiopian Coptic Church in Jerusalem.
An old Haredi Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Haredi Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Orthodox Jew kissing the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Members of Jewish families of all ages praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Israeli soldier praying at the Western Wall.
Elderly Jew from Jerusalem.
Old Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Haredi Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Haredi Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Young Jew praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. In the gap are seen prayer notes on paper left by the faithful Jews in the cracks of the Western Wall since 300 years.
Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Floating in the Dead Sea at Bianchini Beach.
Floating in the Dead Sea at Bianchini Beach.
Colorful market in Akko ( Acre ).
A Jew in front of the Wailing Wall. Jerusalem.
Crowds of Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Crowds of Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Crowds of Jews praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. At the far end is the arched entrance to the northern, covered portion of the Western Wall.
Orthodox Jew in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem.
in the old city of Jerusalem.
Japanese teenager. Osaka.
A street in the entertainment district Namba in Osaka.
In front of the bar in Namba district in Osaka.
Japanese teenager dressed in "fetish" style. Osaka.
On a platform of the super fast Japanese train Shinkansen.
Very modern rickshaw powered by pedaling carrying guests of the World Expo 2005 in Nagoya.
Queue to the Polish pavilion during World Expo 2005 in Nagoya.
Geishas in Kyoto.
Geisha.Kyoto.
Washing hands in front of the Kyiomizu temple in Kyoto.
Nun collecting alms. Kyoto.
Artist drawing a view of the old street in Kyoto.
Two geishas on the street in Kyoto.
Geisha from Kyoto.
Two elderly Japanese men in one of the pavilions of the Toji temple in Kyoto.
Young men sitting by one of the pavilions of the Toji temple in Kyoto.
Walking the Siq - the passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
An amateur performer dressed as a Roman soldier on top of the entrance colonnade of the hippodrome in Jerash.
"Roman soldiers" (actually retired Jordanian soldiers) taking part in a performance in the hippodrome in Jerash presenting chariot races and Roman army fighting techniques.
Performers dressed as Roman soldiers during the show in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Roman soldier simulating attack with the pilum (thin javelin). Jerash.
Demonstration of the fight of gladiators in the Roman hippodrome in Jerash.
Roman soldiers in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Roman soldiers holding pilums (thin javelins) in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Roman soldier presenting his helmet and armor after the show in the hippodrome in Jerash.
A guard dresses as a Roman centurion. Jerash.
Amateur performers present fighting techniques of Roman army in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Amateur performers present fighting techniques of Roman army in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Chariot races recreated in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Photo with a Roman gladiator. Jerash.
Roman soldiers and gladiators are played by enthusiasts recruited among the former Jordanian soldiers. Jerash.
Gladiator in the attacking pose. Jerash.
Camels waiting for tourists in front of The Treasury (Al Khazneh). Petra.
Guard dressed as a Nabatean soldier in front of the entrance to The Treasury (Al Khazneh). Petra.
The best kunafa in Jordan (and probably in the entire Arab world) in Habibeh pastry shop in Amman.
Some tourists choose to ride the 1.2 km Siq to get to The Treasury in Petra.
Arab man contemplating the valley of Petra.
Donkeys carrying empty cans down from Ad Deir (The Monastery). Petra.
Guard dressed as a Nabatean soldier in front of the entrance to The Treasury (Al Khazneh). Petra.
Local women with her child. Petra.
Tourists resting among the rocks of Petra.
Woman emptying rubbish bins near the famous Mandarin's House on Travessa de António da Silva.
Busy shopping street in the center of old Macau.
Old man under the arcades on Largo de Senado.
Man reading newspaper under the side door of St. Dominc church built in 1828.
Man reading newspaper under the side door of St. Dominc church built in 1828.
Young boys leaving the mosque after the noon prayers. Bahla.
Old man from Bahla in traditional attire with silver "kanjar" (Omani dagger) at his belt.
Fisherman is carrying his morning catch to the fish market in the Mutrah district of Muscat.
Local men in front of the fish market hall in the Mutrah district of Muscat.
On the fish market in the Mutrah district in Muscat.
Omani woman in rarely seen colorful dress. Muscat.
Bedouin woman in distinctive mask on the goat market in Nizwah.
Bedouin woman in distinctive mask on the goat market in Nizwah.
Omani man in typical round cap. Nizwah.
Typical Arabic architecture along the seaside promenade in the Mutrah district in Muscat.
Three windows. Mutrah district, Muscat.
In front of one of the historic merchants' houses in Mutrah district in Muscat.
Arcades of the new market (souq) in Nizwah.
Old Omani man in traditional attire with silver "kanjar" (Omani dagger) at his belt. In Oman the majority of men still wear traditional white robes down to their ankles and turbans or white caps.
Bedouin woman with her child on the market in Nizwah.
Men playing on the street a game using seashells near the Marina Hotel. Muscat, Mutrah district.
One of the alleys of the famous covered bazaar (souq) in Muscat.
Fish from the morning catch is carried to the market. Muscat, Mutrah district.
Presentation of animals for sale at the goat market in Nizwah.
Black clad Bedouin woman wearing a distinctive mask looks almost like an alien among other, "normally" dressed ones.
A women wearing the traditional Omani abbaya. Nizwah.
Presentation of the animals for sale. Goat market in Nizwah.
Bedouin from the goat market in Nizwah.
Bedouin woman from the goat market in Nizwah.
Presentation of the animals for sale. Goat market in Nizwah.
Goat market in Nizwah.
Heavy necklace worn by Bedouin women. Museum of the Nizwah fort.
Omani man in front of the gate of the reconstructed market (souq) in Nizwah.
Father and son posing for a photo in front of the gate leading to the reconstructed market (souq) in Nizwah.
Local man mending nets on a boat in Halong Bay.
At the shooting range in Cu Chi one can practice shooting with various types of weapons including Russian Kalashnikov, US M-16 and US heavy machine gun.
Such propaganda posters in the style of 60-ties or 70-ties of the XXth century can still be found in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City).
A man in typical traditional Thai hat. Damnoen Saduak near Bangkok.
A man talking on the public phone in Manhattan, New York.
Little boy during an election campaign picnic in Detroit, Michigan.
Shy, little boy peeking from a safe ot behind his father's leg. Detroit, Michigan.
Tibetan boy on the road somewhere between Shigatse and Lhasa.
Father and son. Shigatse.
Mother carrying baby on her back. Shigatse.
Masters of ceremony and a collection of Tibetan hats during the festival in Tashilunpo Monastery in Shigatse.
Tibetan monks and their prayer wheels. Lhasa.
Three monks watching a performance during the festival in Tashilunpo Monastery in Shigatse.
Tibetan spectators watching the festival in Tashilunpo Monastery in Shigatse.
A group of Tibetans watching the festival in Tashilunpo Monastery in Shigatse.
Young Tibetan lighting yak butter lamps in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Tired Tibetan pilgrim asleep under the prayer flags on Barkhor Square in Lhasa.
Old woman drinking from a typical Tibetan bowl. Shigatse.
Lama form the Tashilunpo Monastery in Shigatse wearing ceremonial hat with red freckles during the festival.
Children from Badami, Karnataka.
A woman in front of her laundry on the bank of the river in Badami, Karnataka.
Local family in front of their house on the beach in Colva, Goa.
Man pulling a riksha during a heavy rain in Calcutta, West Bengal.
Lone stilt fisherman. Ahangama area.
Human silhouettes on a railway track near Haputale on a misty morning.
Tibetan pilgrim during his ritual curcumambulation of the temple in Tashilunpo Monastery prostrates himself on the pavement among the lazy dogs resting in the shade and sun.
Tibetan woman dressed her best in front of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Young boy from Tibet.
A shy look from behind the fabrics on sale on the Solola market.
Mexican lady protecting herself from the sun and the intrusive photographer. Mexico City.
Elderly lady doing morning excercises at the bank of the Hoan Kiem (Sword) lake in Hanoi.
Women from the vegetable market in Hoi An.
Traditional and still very common way of transporting goods in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh city).
Young Polish girl sitting between two elderly Vietnamese men. Hanoi.
A man in typical traditional Thai hat. Damnoen Saduak near Bangkok.
Crazy water splashing on the street in Chiang Mai during the Songkran Festival.
A boy with his face painted white during the Songkran Festival.
A girl from Ko Lanta.
A girl with his face painted white during the Songkran Festival.
Shy young monk from Bangkok.
Prayers in Wong Tai Sin temple in Kowloon during the celebration of Chinese New Year.
Against the current. Des Voux Road, Central.
Young monk from Angkor Wat.
Children of Angkor.
Beautiful Iranian girl. Isfahan.
Local food vendor in front of the steps of Yeni Cami (New Mosque) in the Eminonu district od Istanbul.
Mantenence worker on one of the domes of Hagia Sophia. Istanbul.
A hand of the man crucified during the Good Friday celebrartions, San Fernando, Pampanga. The nail is real and the hand is really pierced and nailed to the cross.
Feet of the man crucified during the Good Friday celebrartions, San Fernando, Pampanga. The nails are real, but they are placed between the toes doing no harm. The wodden shelf provides support for the feet.
A crowd of local onlookers, tourists and reporters under the cross with the first volunteer crucified during the Good Friday celebrations, barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
A happy taxi driver loading his passengers' bicycles onto the roof of his car before the ride to the Valley of the Kings in Luxor.
Old Bedouin. Luxor.
A girl and a wall form Coptic Cairo.
Fishermen pulling nets from the sea. Kovalam beach, Tamil Nadu.
Crippled boy left to beg at the street in Kathmandu.
Colors of Nepal, Bakhtapur.
Moroccan man wearing traditional robes. Marrakesh.
Colors of Morocco. Marrakesh.
Pink street and local woman in perfectly matching clothes. Marrakesh.
Witty man selling shark jaws on the ocean bank in Essaouira.
A man from Fez.
Man in green from Moulay Idriss.
Colors of Chinatown
Sumokas wrestler waiting for the fight. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Sumo wrestler from the back. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Sumoka warming up before the training. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Girls from the Harajuku Bridge. Tokyo.
People looking at West Mitten - of the most famous rocks of Monument Valley, Utah.
Monument Valley scenery with Merrick Butte and Mittens. At the foreground is the famous rock, where a local "cowboy" often poses for tourists. Utah.
Merrick Butte, Mittens and an american flag. Monument Valley, Utah.
Policeman guarding a booth with hod dogs on Fifth Avenue in New York.
Inside St. Patrick's cathedral, New York.
Orthodox Jew corssing a street in Williambsburg, Brooklyn - an area inhabited by a large hasidic Jewish community. New York.
Amish people and their signature, black carriages in Lancaster County, Pennsyllvania.
Dancer from one of Indian tribes gathered at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Young dancer at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Children playing in the fountain on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
An Indian man wearing exquisite head embellishment at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Young boy dancing at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Stuntman falling dow to the water in flames during the Water World show in Universal Studios Theme Park in Los Angeles, California.
Man playing saxophone in Villa Borghese park in Rome.
A couple in love sitting on the parapet wall of Giardino Storico di Sant' Alessio on Avantine Hill in Rome with the dome of Saint Peter's Cathedral in the background.
Old woman begging in front of the Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome.
Proud soldier from Jaipur, Rajastan.
A man from Jaipur, Rajastan.
The longest moustache in Jaipur, Rajastan.
Women lining up to enter the Taj Mahal in Agra.
Woman sitting on the marble pavement in front of the Taj Mahal, Agra.
People queuing to enter the Taj Mahal Agra.
Taj Mahal and brightly dressed pilgrims seen from the northern side of amuna river. Agra.
Women on the bank of Pushkar Lake, Pushkar, Rajastan.
Women praying on the bank of Pushkar Lake, Pushkar, Rajastan.
Old woman performing rituals with water from Pushkar Lake, Pushkar, Rajastan.
Men in one of the ghats on the bank of Pushkar Lake. Pushkar, Rajastan.
Doing laundry on the bank of Pushkar Lake. Pushkar, Rajastan.
Man bathing in one of the ghats on the bank of Pushkar Lake. Pushkar, Rajastan.
A woman from Pushkar, Rajastan.
Smoking man from Rajastan.
Monks' laundry. Jaisalmer, Rajastan.
Old man from Udaipur, Rajastan.
A man with extraordinary moustache from Jaipur, Rajastan.
Holy sadhu, Udaipur, Rajastan.
Woman on the steps leading to the temple in Udaipur, Rajastan.
Building works in a village in Rajastan.
Jain woman praying in a small Jain temple in Ranakpur, Rajastan.
A man from Jaipur, Rajastan.
A group of Woman visiting the palace of maharaja in Jaisalmer, Rajastan.
Young woman from Jaisalmer, Rajastan.
Colors of Jaisalmer, Rajastan.
Colorful, back alley in Jasalmer, Rajastan.
Colorfully dressed men among the crowd on the main railway station in Delhi.
"Transformers' shoes" worn by a client in one of McDonalds in Taipei.
Readings of the holy texts on Sunday morning in Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Elderly woman with a book of holy texts. Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Devotees praying in Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Lighting candles. Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Elderly woman reading from a book of holy texts. Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Elderly woman praying. Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Devotees praying in Longshan Temple, Taipei.
A man carrying a tray with food offerings (mostly tofu). Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Lighting candles. Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Women selling incense in front of the Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Dancers practice in front of the National Theater in Taipei while the maintenance worker is cleaning the windows.
Street dancer practicing in front of the National Theater, Taipei.
Hourly change of guards in front of the Chang Kai-Shek monument inside the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei.
Hourly change of guards in front of the Chang Kai-Shek monument inside the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei.
Impeccably dressed and motionless guard inside the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei.
Busy street in downtown Taipei.
Old woman praying in front of the Dacheng Hall of the Confucius Temple in Taipei.
Performance of the aboriginal music in the Leader VIllage Taroko hotel in Taroko National Park.
Liwu river flowing in a gorge below a road cut in the sheer rock. Tourists near the tunnel wear helmets as protection against falling rocks. Taroko National Park.
Lady Linshui's Temple near the Koxinga Shrine is mostly visited by women, who come to pray for the good fortune and protection of their children. Tainan.
Man playing horn in the Dongyue Temple. Tainan.
Performance of the Chinese puppet theater in front of the Matsu Temple. Tainan.
Portable stage for the Chinese puppet theater in front of the Matsu Temple. Tainan.
A woman praying at the upper floor of the Matsu Temple. Tainan.
People queuing to put their thumbs into the hole at the bottom part of the Sweating Column in the northern corner of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Doing this and rotating one's palm 360 degrees is said to cure various ailments.
One of the 61 crowded streets in the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.
A group of Turkish men talking in one of the streets of the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.
Woman wearing burqa at the Grand Bazaar, Istanbul.
A figure of "dancing Dervish" in the lobby of the Hodjapasha Dance Theater in Istanbul.
Turkish family walking past an old wooden house in the western part of Istanbul near the Byzantine city walls.
An old turkish man from the western part of Istanbul.
A muslim cleric in front of the cementary adjacent to the Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul.
Elderly Turkish men sitting along İtfaiye Caddesi (Lady's Market) in the Fatih district of Istanbul.
Turkish men praying in the Blue Mosque with the minbar seen at the background. Istanbul.
Masks for sale on the street in Marrakesh medina (old city).
Beggars in typical Moroccan coats with pointy hoods on a street in Marrakesh medina (old city).
Street vendor with wooden chairs, wicker baskets and hats. Marrakesh.
Moroccan man in his traditional hooded coat. Marrakesh.
Navigating narrow and winding sreets of the Marrakesh medina (old city) on a bike.
Shops on the famous Jemaa el-Fnaa square - the center of commerce and entertainment n Marrakesh.
Tea sellers on Jemaa el-Fnaa square, Marrrakesh.
Residents of Marrakesh on a bench in early morning sun.
Street scene from Marrakesh medina (old city).
Street scene from Marrakesh medina (old city).
Street scene from Marrakesh medina (old city).
Finding a way in Marrakesh medina (old city).
Shy shopkeepers in front of a handicraft store in Marrakesh medina (old city).
Handicraft seller waiting for clients in front of his shop in Marrakesh medina (old city).
Mellah (Jewish quarter), Marrakesh.
Children from Mellah (Jewish quarter), Marrakesh.
Children from Mellah (Jewish quarter), Marrakesh.
Life in the narrow streets of Mellah (Jewish quarter) in Marrakesh.
Life in the narrow streets of Mellah (Jewish quarter) in Marrakesh.
Local men resting near El Mansour Mosque, Marrakesh.
Local elderly men sitting near El Mansour Mosque, Marrakesh.
El Khammsi alley (Derb El Khammsi), Marrakesh.
Busy street in medina (old city) in Marrakesh.
Men selling fish and shark jaws at the waterfront in Essaouira.
Motorbike - the main mean of transportation in the narrow streets of the medina (old city) in Essaouira.
Moroccan bakery and its owner. Fez.
Prayer time on a small square in the Fez medina (old city).
Prayer time on a small square in the Fez medina (old city).
Hands decorated with henna patterns from Fez.
Resident of the medina (old city) in Fez on his street.
Little boy from the old Jewish quarter (mellah) in Fez.
Children from the old Jewish quarter (mellah) in Fez.
Old lady with and cat. Meknes.
Old lady sitting on the door threshold in the old city (medina) in Meknes.
Vegetable seller from Meknes.
Children from the old city (medina) in Meknes.
Children from the old city (medina) in Meknes.
Children from the old city (medina) in Meknes.
Boys playing football in a colorful alley of the medina (old city) in Meknes.
In the old city (medina) in Meknes.
Medina (old city) in Meknes.
Old man dressed to match the color of the wall of his house walking down the alley in the old city (medina) of Meknes.
Old men dressed in the traditional hooded Moroccan coats on a bench just outside the city walls of Meknes.
Woman from Meknes in the sunlight of late afternoon.
Colors of Moroccan traditional dress. Meknes.
Men selling bread from a pushcart outside the walls of the old city (medina) of Meknes.
Blue door and the nearby resident. Moulay Idriss.
Elderly resident of Moulay Idriss in the traditional Moroccan dress and pointy hood.
Man dressed in green. Moulay Idriss.
Elderly men from Moulay Idriss.
Bedouins, who come to El-Hedim square in Meknes to sell their goods can be recognized by the strong blue color of their robes.
Snake charmer from El-Hedim square in Meknes.
Troupe of musicians and comedians performing on El-Hedim square in Meknes.
local women in the light of late afternoon on El-Hedim square in Meknes.
Crown watching snake charmer on El-Hedim square in Meknes.
Pakistani workers resting at the Marina Bay behind the Louid Vuitton shop.
Military helicopters carrying Singaporean flag during the Independence Day celebrations.
Haji Lane - a colorful pedestrian street in Muslim Quarter, full of fashion and designers' shops.
Indian woman in her window in Little India.
Chinese girl dressed as a character from Manga (japanese comic book). Hong Kong Disneyland.
Two elderly Harley Davidson aficionados at a gas station in southern California.
Comparison - a person and General Sherman - the largest tree on Earth. Sequoia National Park, California.
Two customers of the bar in the once famous Connor Hotel. Jerome, Arizona.
A couple of long time residents in the Spirit Room of Connor Hotel in Jerome, Arizona.
Village of Hopi Indians at the top of the First Mesa. Hopi Reservation, Arizona.
Sumo wrestlers just before the clash. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
The fight during the sumo training in Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo with Yokozuna Akuho Sho.
Sumo wrestler preparing for the fight. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
A fight during the sumo training in Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo. On the right is Yokozuna Akuho Sho.
Sumo wrestler preparing for the fight. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
A fight during the sumo training in Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo. On the right is Yokozuna Akuho Sho.
Defeated sumoka. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Shoes left by the sumo wrestlers and guests in the tiny entrance space to the Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
A commuter in Tokyo metro wears special eye covers, which are supposed to help him sleep during his travel to/from work.
Workers load frozen tunas on a cart. Tsukiji Market, Tokyo.
Japanese slot machines in Tokyo.
Policeman inside the Tokyo International Forum.
Hello Kitty fan (a man actually) met at the Harajuku bridge in Tokyo where the teenagers dressed up as Manga character usually congregate.
High sole and heel shoes on a Japanese girl. Harajuku bridge, Tokyo.
Shinto priests bow during a ceremony in the Meiji Temple in Tokyo.
Shinto priest in his typical ceremonial dress. Meiji Temple, Tokyo.
Shinto priests wearing black clogs walk in procession to Meiji Temple in Tokyo.
New Year celebrations on the courtyard of Zojo-ji Buddhist temple in the Shiba neighborhood of Minato in Tokyo.
Buddhist priests celebrate the coming of a New Year in the Zojo-ji temple in Tokyo.
Buddhist priests celebrate the coming of the New Year in the Zojo-ji temple in Tokyo.
Buddhist priest celebrate the coming of a New Year in the Zojo-ji temple in Tokyo.
Elderly Japanese pay tribute to the fallen soldiers commemorated in the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
Japanese Master demonstrates fighting techniques with samurai sword. Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo.
Crowd of people waiting to pay tributes to the Japanese fallen soldiers commemorated in the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
Geishas on a subway platform in Tokyo.
Old man walking down the street in New York.
Amish woman cleaning a window. Lancaster County, Pennsyllvania.
People on board of the the Maid of the Mist approaching its closest point to the Niagara waterfall. Niagara Falls, New York.
Elderly Indian woman at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dancer at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dancer in full outfit at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Indians from various tribes and regions of the US presenting their attire at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Very young Indian boy dancing at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The winner of the women category of the tribal dress contest at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dancer in full outfit at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Waiting for their turn to join the dancing show at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Indians dressed in their best costumes at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Traditional dance performed by a young boy at the Powwow (Indian festival) held on the Pioneer's Day (24th July) in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Falun Gong practitioners in Chinatown in San Francisco. California.
Transformer impersonator on the Hollywood Boulevard. Los Angeles, California.
The Mad Hatter impersonator on the Hollywood Boulevard. Los Angeles, California.
Local woman collecting mussles and seaweeds during the evening outflow on Nusa Lembongan, an island south of Bali.
Little girl from Nusa Lembongan, an island south of Bali.
A group of pilgrims on the way to the inner temple (closed for tourists) of Pura Besakih, Bali.
A woman carrying a basket full of sacrificial fruits and flowers on her head while returning from the Goa Lawah temple in Klungkung (Semarapura), Bali.
Procession with Barong - a mythical creature protecting the Balinese people met on the way from Pura Besakih to Bangli. Bali.
People living in nearby houses greet the procession with gifts of fruit. Bali.
Balinese woman in front of her house with gifts for the street procession passing by. Bali.
Street vendor - central Belize.
Local guide shows a tame manta ray near the shores of Caye Caulker.
A local guide fries a crab, which he had just pulled out of the sea on a fire from coconut shells. Caye Caulker.
An idyllic scene from Caye Caulker.
Young boys from Caye Caulker.
Local guide in a straw hat. Caye Caulker.
The famous FIshawi tea house inside the Khan al-Khalili bazaar in Cairo has been open continously (24 hours a day) for the past 200 years.
Painting of the henna tatoo on the street in Cairo.
A village of Gurna (Qurna) near Luxor, which reportedly lives since centuries with robbery of the royal graves.
A closed shop in the coptic area of Cairo.
Ramessesum. Luxor.
At the corner of a street in Cairo.
Street vendor attracts the attention of passers-by with a screechy sound of his self made trumpet. Cairo.
At the courtyard of Sayyidna al-Hussein in Cairo.
A man in front of his house in Coptic Cairo.
A man in front of his house in Coptic Cairo.
Street vendor attracts the attention of passers-by with a screechy sound of his self made trumpet. Cairo.
Bedouin from Luxor.
General view of the Valley of the Kings. Luxor.
Man smoking water pipes (nargileh) in the Fishawi tea house. Khan al-Khalili bazaar, Cairo.
The famous FIshawi tea house inside the Khan al-Khalili bazaar in Cairo has been open continously (24 hours a day) for the past 200 years.
A man acting out Jesus Christ at Way of the Cross procession during Easter celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A group of divers setting out for diving from Sabang wharf.
One of the self-whippers under the cross on "Golgota" built during Easter celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Whippers under "Golgota" during the Way of the Cross procession preformed on Good Friday in San Fernando, Pampanga.
The swollen back of one of the self-whippers is cut with sharp pieces of glass to release blood and increase the theatrical dramatism of the Easter celebrations.
A general view of the hill with three crosses, to which three man are nailed as the culmination of the Good Friday celebrations. Barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The first of the volunteers acting out Jesus Christ moments before being nailed to the cross. Barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The first of the volunteers acting out Jesus Christ is laid on the cross, to which his hands will be nailed. Barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The cross with a nailed man being raised. Good Friday celebrartions, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The first of the crucified men is raised up on the cross. Good Friday celebrartions, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The crucified man is symbolically pierced with a wooden spire. Good Friday celebrartions, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The crucified man is symbolically pierced with a wooden spire. Good Friday celebrations, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The crucified man is symbolically pierced with a wooden spire. Good Friday celebrations, San Fernando, Pampanga.
Real suffering of a man acting out crucified Christ after his hands had been nailed to the cross during Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
The first of the volunteers to be crucified on that day is being taken down from the cross. Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
Another volunteer is being rised on the cross during the Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
White Beach near Puerto Galera during the San Miguel Beer Festival.
The back of a whipper being hit during the Good Friday procession in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Bloody back of whipper during the Good Friday procession in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man flogging himself under the crosses, to which soon three local volunteers will be nailed. Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
A whipper under the still empty crosses. Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
Young Philippino men on their shiny jeepney.
A Swedish man with a young Philippino woman. White Beach near Puerto Galera, Midoro Island.
A whipper with his back covered with blood during the Good Friday celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Whippers with covered faces, crowns of thorns and blood all over them. Good Friday, San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man whipping himself splatters his blood all around forcing onlookers to disperse and seek refuge. Good Friday, San Fernando, Pampanga.
A Philippino girl on a typical bangka - a boat commonly used for near shore sailing in Philippines.
Crucified men are being raised on their crosses during Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man taken down from the cross is getting first aid at the medical station. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A general wiev of the knoll with three crosses and square, on which the culmination of the Goiod Friday celebration took place. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man playing out Christ carries his cross during the recreation of the Way of the Cross on Good Friday in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man carries a cross during Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday in San Fernando, Pampanga.
After arriving to the island on the Taal lake, a tourist boat is immediately surrounded by local women selling or renting hats protecting against scorching sun during the march up to the volcano crater.
A self-whipper among the crown of onlookers. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man demonstrates a wooden tool with sharp pieces of glass stuck into it, which is used for releasing blood from the backs of penitents ehipping themselves during the Good Friday celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man wearing a symbolic crown of thorns made of grass among the crown of onlookers during the Good Friday Way of the Cross procession in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A self-whipper covered in blood in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Hammer, with which a man playing out Christ will have his hands nailed to the cross during Good Friday celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man demonstrates nails, which will be used for fixing the hands of a volunteer to the cross during the Good Friday celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Two Philippinos hiding in the shade of big leaves. San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man with a crown of thorns. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A crowd watching the "crucifixion" during the Good Friday celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Procession with "Christ" is struggling to clear its way through the crowd of onlookers. Good Friday, San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man playing out Christ moments before being nailed to the cross. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
Little boys playing on Adriatico street in the Ermita district of Manila.
Pot and cauldron sellers under the viaduct in Manila.
Street barber near the railway tracks in a poor area of Manila
The journey up to the Taal volcano in South Luzon can be traveled on the back of a donkey.
Children from Manila.
Philippino girl. Manila.
Colorful laundry on the island on the Taal lake. South Luzon.
Traditional, convenient and healthy way of carrying children. Market in Solola.
Guatemalan woman wearing fancy turban and carrying a baby. Solola.
A group of women dressed in traditional attire.
Guatemalan women are not really on the weak side.
A girl from Solola.
A man in front of his house. Flores.
Pepsi commercial. Solola.
A weaver working on the street in Panajachel.
Blind beggar on a street in Solola.
Musicians (drummer and flute player) from the procession in Chichicastenango.
Local man from Solola.
Local vendors will do anything to sell their goods to passengers of the bus in Los Encuentros.
Vendors offering whatever could possibly be sold to the passengers of a bus in Los Encuentros.
A man with his dog. Chichicastenango.
Shopping at the Solola market.
Busy commercial pier in Rio Dulce.
Men in traditional clothes during a manifestation in defence of the their rights.
Local Mayas on the stairs in front of st. Thomas church in Chichicastenango.
Maya people during a demonstration blocking the road from Chichicastenango to Panajachel.
Maya people during a demonstration blocking the road from Chichicastenango to Panajachel.
Local women striking a deal on the market in Solola.
Maya women on the Sunday procession in Chichicastenango.
Maya women from Guatemala.
Mayans demonstrating in defence of their rights. Somewhere between Antigua and Panajachel.
A group of man dressed in traditional clothes. Somewhere between Antigua and Panajachel.
Protest demonstration of Mayans blocking the road from Antigua to Panajachel.
Church of St. Thomas in Chichicastenango.
Local bus coming to the market in Solola.
Young Indian woman with her child on the market in Solola.
Old local woman selling flowers on the stairs in front of the church of St. Thomas in Chichicastenango.
Old Indian lady selling flowers on the stairs in front of the church of St. Thomas in Chichicastenango.
Indian masks for sale on the market in Solola.
A street musician on the Square of St. Anna in Madrid.
Strange person in front of the King's Palace in Madrid.
Under the arcades of the King's Palace in Madrid.
Evening crowd in front of Chocolateria San Gines - the most popular place in Madrid serving the famous liquid chocolate.
Flamenco show in Las Tablas bar on Plaza de Espana in Madrid.
Crowded caffeterias on the Square of St. Anna in Madrid on the afternoon of the New Year's Day.
Square of St. Anna on a sunny afternoon of the New Year's Day.
Inside a typical Madrid bar.
A variety of umbrellas protecting vendors from sun and rain in Mongkok street market.
Chinese woman with exceptionally high number of earrings met in New Territories.
Bun towers on Cheung Chau island during the annual Bun Festival.
A man from Chaung Chau island.
Annual Dragon Boat race in Discovery Bay, Lantau Island.
Chinese newly wed couple having great time in McDonald. Hong Kong Island.
Commercial center of Discovery Bay on Lantau Island - a residential development of about 15000 people, know from a high percentage of expatriates and Europeans.
Bun towers on Cheung Chau island during the annual Bun Festival.
Black banners carried on a procession during the annual bun festival on Cheung Chau Island.
Woman praying in a Hong Kong temple during the SARS epidemic in 2003.
Incenses in a temple on Cheung Chau Island during the celebration of the annual Bun Festival.
Street scene in front of the public toilet. Kowloon.
Old man resting. New Territories.
Chinese playing mahjong in a village on one of the islands in Hong Kong.
Busy time ina a temple on CHaung Chau island during the annual Bun Festival.
Stanley Market - the famous shopping area in Stanley on the southern side of Hong Kong Island.
Little girl carried around on a special stick on the procession during the annual Bun Festival on Cheung Chau Island.
Works displayed by a local artist from Chaung Chau Island.
The Whiskey Priest pub in Lan Kwai Fong on Hong Kong Island.
The entertainment area of Lan Kwai Fong during the street carnival. Central, Hong Kong Island.
Crowd of believers in Wong Tai Sing temple in Kowloon during celebrations of the Chinese New Year.
Temple Wong Tai Sin in Kowloon during its busiest time - celebrations of the Chinese New Year.
Bar in Wanchai, Hong Kong Island.
Inside a busy kitchen of a Hong Kong restaurant. Hong Kong Island.
Bird seller from a bird market in Mong Kok, Kowloon.
Chinese men playing Chinese chess on a Hong Kong street.
A beggar sitting on a footbridge connecting Mandalay Bay and Luxor Casinos. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Inside a casino. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Gigantic advertisement post announcing typical Las Vegas entertainment events in Excalibur Casino. Las Vegas, Nevada.
"Roman soldier" waiting for tourists willing to take a photo with him in front of the Pantheon. Piazza della Rotonda, Rome.
"Roman soldier" waiting for tourists willing to take a photo with him in front of the Pantheon. Piazza della Rotonda, Rome.
A lady waiting for tourists willing to take a photo with her "Roman soldiers" in front of the Pantheon on Piazza della Rotonda, Rome.
Two members of Arma dei Carabinieri Honor Guard - an elite military unit and the honor guard of the President of the Italian Republic. Rome.
A restaurant in the Jewish Ghetto in Rome.
Polish King John III Sobieski’s victory over the Turks in Vienna in 1683 - a picture painted by the Polish painter Jean Matejko displayed in the Sobieski Room in the Vatican Museums, Vatican.
Raphael's fresco of the Battle of Milvian Bridge, Raphael Rooms in Vatican Museums, Vatican.
Group of pilgrims singing in front of the St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican.
A photographer setting his tripod for a shot through "the most beautifule hole in Rome". Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta on Aventine Hill.
A couple in love sitting on the parapet wall of Giardino Storico di Sant' Alessio on Aventine Hill in Rome with the dome of Saint Peter's Cathedral in the background.
An old woman begging in front of the Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere. Rome.
Artist's workshop on the way from Via Pellegrino 19 to Piazza Navona in Rome.
Carousel on Piazza Navona, Rome.
Little girl kissing a snowman during winter in Warsaw.
On the way to the main sanctuary within the Golden Temple complex. Amritsar, Punjab.
Checkpoint on the border between states of West Bengal and Sikkim.
Follower of the Jain religion covering his mouth, so as not to swallow any insect incidentally. Ellora, Maharashtra.
Women washing laundry. Badami, Karnataka.
Bicycles and horse carts in Badami, Karnataka.
Old woman on a horse cart in Badami, Karnataka.
Women selling coconuts under the arcades of old Portuguese collonial buildings.
Women queuing to enter the temple, Goa.
Horse carts waiting for clients. Badami, Karnataka.
A street in Badami, Karnataka.
Children from Badami, Karnataka.
Children from Thiruvanantapuram, Kerala.
Children coming back from school in Darjeeling, West Bengal.
A woman weaving a silk carpet in the Centre for Tibetan Refugees in Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Old Tibetan man from Centre for Tibetan Refugees in Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Gurkha with typical kukri knife. Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Trained elephant in Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai gently taps the head of anyone who gives him a coin.
Workers making cigarettes in one of the "factories" in Madurai. These men are usually paid very poorly and work in bad conditions.
Poor worker making cigarettes in one of the "factories" in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Workshop producing sculptures. Madurai, Karnataka.
Old man bathing on the bank of Ganges in Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh.
Women selling cheap souvenirs at Connaught Place in Delhi.
Sikh man at the window of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab.
Man sleeping under the magnificent sculptures in Sri Ranganathaswamy temple in Srirangam, Tiruchirappali.
Young girl selling pineapples on the beach in Colva, Goa.
Old Delhi.
Wlaking through the courtyards of the fort in Jodhpur, Rajastan.
Young boys from a school in Darjeeling, West Bengal.
A woman in a traditional dress from Karnataka.
Gigantic posters (some of them hand painted) of Indian movies on a street in Calcutta. India produces the most movies in the world, all of them for its local vast market.
Sikh pilgrims going to the Golden Temple in their holy city of Amritsar, Punjab.
Father and son, who have arrived as pilgrims to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab.
A stand with local handicrafts in Colva on the famous Goa beaches.
A monk from the monastery in Rumtek, Sikkim.
Monks during prayers in their gathering hall in the monastery in Rumtek, Sikkim.
Little barefoot child on a dirty street.
Young Indian woman with her baby. Badami, Karnataka.
An old man from Amritsar, Punjab.
Sadhu (holy man) in Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Pilgrims in Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Young Hindu boy guarding a fishing boat. Bombay.
Elderly woman carrying a lot on her head. Sri Meenakshi temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
A man praying in Srirangam temple, Tamil Nadu.
Kathakali dancer doing make up before the performance. Kerala.
Kathakali dancers doing make up before the performance. Kerala.
Kathakali dancer personifying Good. Kerala.
A cry. Kathakali dance performance, Kerala.
Character personifying Evil. Kathakali dance performance, Kerala.
Old sadhu (holy man) from Madurai in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
Old sadhu (holy man) from Madurai in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
Old sadhu (holy man) from Madurai southern state of Tamil Nadu.
Holy pilgrim (sadhu) performing rituals in the Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Inside the Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai a trained elephant taps on the head anyone who gives him a coin.
Two pilgrims having meal in Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Busy street in Bombay.
A group of young schoolboys from Thiruvanantapuram, Kerala.
Everyone wants to pose for a photo. Thiruvanantapuram, Kerala.
Children from a small slum settlement in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu.
Bride and groom during their wedding ceremony in Kochi, Kerala.
Long table for guests invited to a wedding party in Kochi, Kerala.
A scene fron Kathakali dance performance, Kerala.
A character from kathakali dance performance in Kerala.
Make up before the Kathakali dance performance, Kerala.
A character from kathakali dance performance in Kerala.
Mother with her child from Badami, Karnataka.
A child from the slums of Bombay.
A group of children from Badami, Karnataka.
Fishnets on the Kovalam beach, Kerala.
Men working with fishnets on the Kovalam beach, Kerala.
Men pulling fishnets from the sea on the Kovalam beach, Kerala.
Men pulling fishnets from the sea on the Kovalam beach, Kerala.
Women tidying up the beach in Kovalam, Tamil Nadu.
Transportation of goods on the beach in Kovalam, Tamil Nadu.
Mother with her daughter. Thiruvanantapuram, Kerala.
Old woman on the stars in front of the house. Thiruvanantapuram, Kerala.
Women on the street in Thiruvanantapuram, Kerala.
A soldier guarding the palace of maharaja in Mysore, Karnataka.
A view through an entrance gate to the palace of maharaja in Mysore, Karnataka.
A vendor located his shop next to the guards' booth of the palcae of maharaja in Mysore, Karnataka.
Old man sweeping the pavement in front of one of side entrances to the maharaja's palace in Mysore, Karnataka.
Town market. Mysore, Karnataka.
Apple seller from the town market in Mysore, Karnataka.
Waiting for a river tram, Kerala backwaters.
A group of women. Isfahan.
Water pipes' "caffe" - a place where local men (and only men) meet. Tehran.
Water pipes' "caffe" - a place where local men (and only men) meet. Tehran.
A prayer next to the tomb of Imam Ali. Shiraz.
Separate zone for women in a bus in Teheran.
Traditional Iranian bread pies look a bit like laundry. Kerman.
Water pipes' "caffe" - a place where local men (and only men) meet. Tehran.
One of the masters from Imam Square decorating tin dishes with famous enamelled ornaments. Isfahan.
Women cover their faces not to be photographed. Busher on the Persian Gulf.
A woman in black chador next to the tomb of imam Ali covered in silver. Shiraz.
Big and very hospitable Iranian family.
Street stall partly covers the mural with Ayatollach Chomeini's portrait.
Tired woman on the train station in Teheran.
Soldier praying in a mosque in Teheran.
Inside the mausoleum of imam Ali in Shiraz - the second holiest place in Iran after the tomb of imam Reza in Mashad.
Four men resting in shade. Kerman
This men from Yazd is probably the follower of an ancient Zoroastrian religion.
Shop with clothes for women. Obviously only chadors are available, in several colors, mostly dark. Teheran.
Young girl carries fresh Iranian bread early morning in Kerman.
Young boy selling plastic bags on a street in Teheran.
European girl in a lady-only pat of the bus. Teheran.
A group of girls on the way to school. Teheran.
Morning bread delivery. Busher on the Persian Gulf.
This little girl from Yazd would probably not have to wear chador, but she may want to wear it just to look "grown up".
Young Iranian girl. Isfahan.
Piazza San Marco. Venice.
Chinatown. Toronto.
Chinatown. Toronto.
Two monks by the northern water reservoir within the Angkor Wat complex.
Old nun taking care of a Buddha statue in dark arcades of Preah Khan temple.
A monk deep in his thoughts. Angkor Wat.
Tourists descend the steep stairs of Angkor Wat holding tightly the handle for security.
Children "orchestra" performing next to Banteai Srei temple.
A monk from Angkor.
Young monk from Angkor Wat.
Young monk in the early morning sun. Angkor Wat.
Pier in a village on the bank of Tonle Sap river.
Three monks in front of the Angkor Wat temple at sunset.
Young monk in front of the Angkor Wat temple at sunset.
Children from Angkor Wat.
Group of children from Angkor area.
Khmer children from Angkor area.
Khmer children from Angkor area.
Smiling face. Bayon temple in Angkor.
A nun from Preah Khan temple.
Richly sculpted wall of the Terrace of the Elephants in Angkor Thom.
Barefoot girl from Angkor standing by the Cambodian national flag.
Old lady without feet and hands (possibly lost from a mine explosion) taking care of one of the monuments in Angkor Wat.
Old lady without feet and hands holding incense. Angkor Wat.
Wide promenade leading to the famous temple of Angkor (Angkor Wat) is full of people since early morning hours.
Photographs of the prisoners of the notorious Tuol Sleng prison displayed in the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum near Phnom Penh.
People marching towards communism - one of the soc realist sculptures in front of the Kaysone Phomvihane Museum, created by the sculptor brought from North Korea. Vientiane.
Street vendor. Vientiane.
Young monks in front of the royal temple Haw Pha Kaew (now museum). Vientiane.
Morning Market (Talaat Sao) in Vientiane is really open the whole day and offers everything from daily necessities to furniture and antiques.
Women from the country sell their goods in Vientiane.
Local women asking for alms in A-ma temple.
Local women asking for alms in A-ma temple.
Transporting carton boxes.
Local women in front of the A-Ma (Tin Hau) temple.
Near St. Paul's cathedral a man is carrying goods in a traditional, Chinese way.
Largo de Senado.
Old women on a small square next to a table with the game of Chinese chess.
Near St. Paul's cathedral a man is carrying goods in a traditional, Chinese way.
A man by the offering table. Coloane Island.
Shopkeeper putting thin slices of meat to dry in sun to make Bakkwa, also known as rougan (肉干) - a Chinese snack similar to jerky.
Lighting incenses in front of the A-ma Taoist temple dedicated to Matsu, the goddess of seafarers and fishermen.
Long row of ATM machines where they are most needed - next to the Grand Casino Lisboa.
Vegetable seller on a square in the center of old Macau.
Man walking past the wall of an old building. Taipa Village.
Diving near Managaha Island - a small island north of Saipan.
Children sitting under the poker "saloon". Saipan Island.
Almost everywhere on Saipan Island one can see gambling dens, which are legal here.
Local young Chamorro men on a pick up truck. Saipan Island.
Native residents of Saipan Island.
Residents of the Northern Mariana Islands describe themselves as Chamorro and are descendants of locals and Spanish colonists.
Beautifully dressed Maya Indians sing and dance on Zocalo (the main square) in Mexico CIty.
Street stand selling Mexican flags the day before the Independence Day (16th September). Mexico City.
Street stand with Mexican national flags the day before the Independence Day (16th September). Mexico City.
Mayan dances on the main square (Zocalo) in Mexico City.
Rikshaws waiting for clients near Zocalo - the main square in Mexico City.
Seller of the lace tablecloths. Teotihuacan.
Market in the town of San Juan Chamula near San Cristobal de las Casas.
A stand selling brochures of the Mexican guerrillas fighting for the rights of Indians. Zocalo, Mexico City.
Mexican Indians playing and dancing in the permanent festival on the main square (Zocalo) of the Mexico City.
A boy is selling Mexican straw hats the day before the Independence Day (16th September) on Zocalo - the main square of Mexico City in front of the Presidential Palace.
Viva Mexico. Zocalo, Mexico City.
An Indian man with a huge plume. Zocalo, Mexico City.
Maya wearing richly ornamented ritual dress on the main square (Zocalo) in Mexico City.
Souvenir seller at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan.
Souvenirs sold on Zocalo (the main square) in Mexico City the day before the Independence Day.
Mayas on Zocalo in Mexico City.
Woman selling Mexican souvenirs on Zocalo in Mexico City.
Schoolgirls from Merida.
Native Maya man wearing an imposing plume. Zocalo, Mexixo City.
Political banner on Zocalo, Mexico City.
Indian Maya girl from San Cristobal de las Casas.
Little girl is waiting for her mum to finish washing on a city square in San Cristobal de las Casas.
Young Maya man during the show of traditional dances on the main square (Zocalo) in Mexico City.
Street scene from a small town on the way to Uxmal.
Nepali man (sherpa) carrying the famous "kukri" - Nepali knife, which became a symbol of Nepali army (Gurkhas).
Pigeons at Durbar Square in Kathmandu.
Sellers of flower garlands in Kathmandu.
Nepali woman selling souvenirs for tourists on Durbar Square in Kathmandu.
Crossing a mountain stream during the trekking to Annapurna Base Camp in Himalayas.
Gathering of women in front of one of the temples in Kathmandu during Teej Festival known also as "Festival of Women".
A street in Kathmandu may sometimes also serve as an open air shop.
Children playing on the street in Kathmandu.
On the steps of Nyatapola Temple, Bhaktapur.
Entrance to a temple in Kathmandu.
Shop selling masks for tourists. Kathmandu.
Village woman at work met during the trek to Annapurna Base Camp.
Woman selling corn. Kathmandu.
Souvenirs for tourists near Durbar Square in Kathmandu.
Sadhu with his umbrella. Kathmandu.
Old woman drying grain and chili peppers on a small square in Bhaktapur.
Nepali child seen in a village during the trekking to Annapurna Base Camp in Himalayas.
Local men in front of the entrance to a small temple in Kathmandu.
Crippled boy left to beg at the street in Kathmandu.
"Holy sadhu" posing for tourists on Durbar Square in Kathmandu.
Nepali couple leaving their temple. Kathmandu.
Group of Nepali children. Kathmandu.
Girl from Bhaktapur on the steps of the Nyatapola Temple.
Crippled boy left to beg at the street in Kathmandu.
Mother with children on the steps of the Nyatapola Temple, Bhaktapur.
Pigeons at Durbar Square in Kathmandu.
Nepali baby. Kathmandu.
Gurkha (Nepali soldier) in front of Hanuman Dhoka (Royal Palace complex) in Kathmandu.
Nepali woman selling souvenirs for tourists on Durbar Square in Kathmandu.
Gathering of women during the Teej holiday in front of Indrapur Temple in Kathmandu Durbar Square.
Tibetan monks resting under the Boudhanath stupa, Kathmandu.
Holy sadhu posing for paid photos for tourists in Durbar Square in Patan.
Bamboo flutes seller at Durbar Square in Kathmandu.
View towards the Durbar Square in Kathmandu.
Old woman from Kathmandu.
Transportation of heavy objects in Kathmandu.
Holy sadhu posing for paid photos for tourists in Durbar Square in Patan.
"Restaurant" in the resting area for buses on a Himalayan mountain pass.
Walking the street after heavy rain in Kathmandu.
Nepali child met during the trek to Annapurna Base Camp.
Money changers on the street in Quetta.
Children on the street in Quetta.
Pakistani men resting in their typical squatting position along a wall in Quetta.
Pakistani man in a typical squatting position seen on the train stop somewhere on the way from the Iranian border to Quetta.
Greeting in Quetta.
Half of the small town by the railway line from the Iranian border to Quetta gathered for a photo.
Red clad porters at the train station in Quetta.
Slums in the suburbs of Quetta.
Pakistani Military Police on the Iran-Pakistan border train station in Taftan.
Celebrating a reigious holiday. Lahore.
Man trying (in vain) to find the station name during the trip from Zahedan (Iran) to Quetta in Pakistan.
Afgani men on a street in Lahore.
Old Pakistani porter from Attari border crossing between Pakistan and India.
Walking to a well for a quick wash during a train stop somewhere on the way from the Iranian border to Quetta.
Elderly Pakistani. Quetta.
Pakistani man on the railway station in Quetta.
Religious procession with drums on the streets of Lahore.
Veilde women from Quetta.
Colorful rikshaw from Quetta.
Pope John Paul II in papamobile with cardinal Joseph Glemp - the Primate of Poland (dressed in red) during the 1999 visit in Warsaw.
Portrait of the President of Poland and his wife in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw a few weeks after the tragic catastrophe of the presidential plane in Smoleńsk in Russia.
Flowers, candles and people praying in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw a few weeks after the tragic catastrophe of the presidential plane in Smoleńsk in Russia.
Elderly couple dancing in the street of the Old Town district in Warsaw.
A street in Chinatown.
Outdoor table of a small caffe in Arab Quarter.
A man with a bike. Chinatown.
Woman praying at a small Buddhist chapel in Kandy surrounded by prayer flags.
Farmer on a cart with hay pulled by oxen. Kandy area.
Stilt fisherman walking to his pole. Ahangama area.
Stilt fisherman from Ahangama area on his post.
Lone stilt fisherman from Ahangama area.
Stilt fisherman off the coast of Ahangama, south of Sri Lanka.
Stilt fisherman surveying the sea for fish.
Stilt fisherman and his catch.
Stilt fisherman posing for a photo near Ahangama.
Stilt fishermen and their stilts off the coast near Ahangama.
Stilt fisherman throwing his fishing rod. Ahangama.
Stilt fishermen waiting for their catch off the coast near Ahangama.
Stilt fishermen waiting for their catch off the coast near Ahangama.
Bath time in Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage.
Caretaker leading elephants to the nearby river for a bath. Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage.
Sri Lankan elephant and his caretaker.