People
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.
Young Philippino men on their shiny jeepney.
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.
Young Hindu boy guarding a fishing boat. Bombay.
A man praying in Srirangam temple, Tamil Nadu.
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 Bombay.
A scene fron Kathakali dance performance, Kerala.
Fishnets on the Kovalam beach, Kerala.
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.
Women on the street in Thiruvanantapuram, Kerala.
Town market. Mysore, Karnataka.
Workshop producing sculptures. Madurai, Karnataka.
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.
Bicycles and horse carts in Badami, Karnataka.
Old woman on a horse cart in Badami, Karnataka.
Women washing laundry. Badami, Karnataka.
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.
Women queuing to enter the temple, Goa.
A street in Badami, Karnataka.
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.
Gurkha with typical kukri knife. Darjeeling, West Bengal.
A man by the offering table. Coloane Island.
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.
Transporting carton boxes.
Vegetable seller on a square in the center of old Macau.
Native residents of Saipan Island.
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.
Seller of the lace tablecloths. Teotihuacan.
Indian Maya girl from San Cristobal de las Casas.
Mayas on Zocalo in Mexico City.
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.
Viva Mexico. Zocalo, Mexico City.
Political banner on Zocalo, Mexico City.
An Indian man with a huge plume. Zocalo, Mexico City.
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.
Walking the street after heavy rain in Kathmandu.
Transportation of heavy objects in Kathmandu.
Sadhu with his umbrella. Kathmandu.
Crown watching snake charmer on El-Hedim square in Meknes.
Nepali couple leaving their temple. Kathmandu.
Crippled boy left to beg at the street in Kathmandu.
Woman selling corn. Kathmandu.
Old woman from Kathmandu.
Bamboo flutes seller at Durbar Square in Kathmandu.
Entrance to a temple in Kathmandu.
Group of Nepali children. Kathmandu.
Sellers of flower garlands in Kathmandu.
Celebrating a reigious holiday. Lahore.
Religious procession with drums on the streets of Lahore.
Afgani men on a street in Lahore.
Red clad porters at the train station in Quetta.
Money changers on the street in Quetta.
Colorful rikshaw from Quetta.
Greeting in Quetta.
Children on the street in Quetta.
Veilde women from Quetta.
Elderly Pakistani. Quetta.
Slums in the suburbs of Quetta.
Pakistani man on the railway station in Quetta.
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.
Makeshift "canopies" over the bazaar in Istambul.
Turkish farmer with his donkey. Cappadocia.
Local woman from Cappadocia.
Turkish woman wearing burqa (chador). Istanbul.
Tibetan man in front of his house in Lhasa.
Elderly Tibetan woman on Barkhor street in Lhasa.
Tibetan man pouring tea. Shigatse.
Tibetan man in front of his house in Gyantse.
Little Tibetan girl from Gyantse.
In the arcades of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Tibetan with his child. Jokhang Temple, Lhasa.
Old Tibetan man from the Shigatse area.
Old Tibetan man from the Shigatse area.
Tibetan man with his prayer wheel. Shigatse.
Tibetan woman in her traditional dress. Lhasa.
Tibetan monks rolling prayer wheels. Lhasa.
Old lama from Tashilunpo Monastery in Shigatse.
A man with prayer wheel. Shigatse.
The main street of Shigatse.
Tibetan monk in front of the temple door. Shigatse.
Amish woman riding a carriage. Pennsylvania.
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).
Longhorn Saloon, Lakota Sioux reservation, South Dakota.
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.
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.
Harley with red bandana. Detroit, Michigan.
Cedar Point amusement park. Sandusky, Ohio.
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.
General view of the Valley of the Kings. Luxor.
Bedouin from Luxor.
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.
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.
Man smoking water pipes (nargileh) in the Fishawi tea house. Khan al-Khalili bazaar, Cairo.
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.
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.
Buddhist monk from Kandy.
Stilt fishermen. Ahangama area.
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.
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.
Fishermen at work. Kovalam beach, Tamil Nadu.
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.
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.
Elderly woman carrying a lot on her head. Sri Meenakshi temple, Madurai, 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Apple seller from the town market in Mysore, Karnataka.
Children from Thiruvanantapuram, Kerala.
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.
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.
Horse carts waiting for clients. Badami, Karnataka.
Children from Badami, Karnataka.
Women selling coconuts under the arcades of old Portuguese collonial buildings.
On the way to the main sanctuary within the Golden Temple complex. Amritsar, Punjab.
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.
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.
Waiting for a river tram, Kerala backwaters.
Young Iranian girl. Isfahan.
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 girl carries fresh Iranian bread early morning in Kerman.
Young boy selling plastic bags on a street in Teheran.
Soldier praying in a mosque in Teheran.
This men from Yazd is probably the follower of an ancient Zoroastrian religion.
Tired woman on the train station in Teheran.
A group of girls on the way to school. Teheran.
Separate zone for women in a bus in Teheran.
Street stall partly covers the mural with Ayatollach Chomeini's portrait.
One of the masters from Imam Square decorating tin dishes with famous enamelled ornaments. Isfahan.
A group of women. Isfahan.
Traditional Iranian bread pies look a bit like laundry. Kerman.
Women cover their faces not to be photographed. Busher on the Persian Gulf.
Four men resting in shade. Kerman
European girl in a lady-only pat of the bus. Teheran.
Shop with clothes for women. Obviously only chadors are available, in several colors, mostly dark. Teheran.
Morning bread delivery. Busher on the Persian Gulf.
Inside the mausoleum of imam Ali in Shiraz - the second holiest place in Iran after the tomb of imam Reza in Mashad.
A woman in black chador next to the tomb of imam Ali covered in silver. Shiraz.
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.
Water pipes' "caffe" - a place where local men (and only men) meet. Tehran.
A prayer next to the tomb of Imam Ali. Shiraz.
Big and very hospitable Iranian family.
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.
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.
Chinatown. Toronto.
Chinatown. Toronto.
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.
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.
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.
Young Philippino men on their shiny jeepney.
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.
Young Hindu boy guarding a fishing boat. Bombay.
A man praying in Srirangam temple, Tamil Nadu.
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 Bombay.
A scene fron Kathakali dance performance, Kerala.
Fishnets on the Kovalam beach, Kerala.
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.
Women on the street in Thiruvanantapuram, Kerala.
Town market. Mysore, Karnataka.
Workshop producing sculptures. Madurai, Karnataka.
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.
Bicycles and horse carts in Badami, Karnataka.
Old woman on a horse cart in Badami, Karnataka.
Women washing laundry. Badami, Karnataka.
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.
Women queuing to enter the temple, Goa.
A street in Badami, Karnataka.
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.
Gurkha with typical kukri knife. Darjeeling, West Bengal.
A man by the offering table. Coloane Island.
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.
Transporting carton boxes.
Vegetable seller on a square in the center of old Macau.
Native residents of Saipan Island.
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.
Seller of the lace tablecloths. Teotihuacan.
Indian Maya girl from San Cristobal de las Casas.
Mayas on Zocalo in Mexico City.
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.
Viva Mexico. Zocalo, Mexico City.
Political banner on Zocalo, Mexico City.
An Indian man with a huge plume. Zocalo, Mexico City.
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.
Walking the street after heavy rain in Kathmandu.
Transportation of heavy objects in Kathmandu.
Sadhu with his umbrella. Kathmandu.
Crown watching snake charmer on El-Hedim square in Meknes.
Nepali couple leaving their temple. Kathmandu.
Crippled boy left to beg at the street in Kathmandu.
Woman selling corn. Kathmandu.
Old woman from Kathmandu.
Bamboo flutes seller at Durbar Square in Kathmandu.
Entrance to a temple in Kathmandu.
Group of Nepali children. Kathmandu.
Sellers of flower garlands in Kathmandu.
Celebrating a reigious holiday. Lahore.
Religious procession with drums on the streets of Lahore.
Afgani men on a street in Lahore.
Red clad porters at the train station in Quetta.
Money changers on the street in Quetta.
Colorful rikshaw from Quetta.
Greeting in Quetta.
Children on the street in Quetta.
Veilde women from Quetta.
Elderly Pakistani. Quetta.
Slums in the suburbs of Quetta.
Pakistani man on the railway station in Quetta.
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.
Makeshift "canopies" over the bazaar in Istambul.
Turkish farmer with his donkey. Cappadocia.
Local woman from Cappadocia.
Turkish woman wearing burqa (chador). Istanbul.
Tibetan man in front of his house in Lhasa.
Elderly Tibetan woman on Barkhor street in Lhasa.
Tibetan man pouring tea. Shigatse.
Tibetan man in front of his house in Gyantse.
Little Tibetan girl from Gyantse.
In the arcades of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Tibetan with his child. Jokhang Temple, Lhasa.
Old Tibetan man from the Shigatse area.
Old Tibetan man from the Shigatse area.
Tibetan man with his prayer wheel. Shigatse.
Tibetan woman in her traditional dress. Lhasa.
Tibetan monks rolling prayer wheels. Lhasa.
Old lama from Tashilunpo Monastery in Shigatse.
A man with prayer wheel. Shigatse.
The main street of Shigatse.
Tibetan monk in front of the temple door. Shigatse.
Amish woman riding a carriage. Pennsylvania.
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).
Longhorn Saloon, Lakota Sioux reservation, South Dakota.
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.
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.
Harley with red bandana. Detroit, Michigan.
Cedar Point amusement park. Sandusky, Ohio.
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.
General view of the Valley of the Kings. Luxor.
Bedouin from Luxor.
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.
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.
Man smoking water pipes (nargileh) in the Fishawi tea house. Khan al-Khalili bazaar, Cairo.
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.
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.
Buddhist monk from Kandy.
Stilt fishermen. Ahangama area.
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.
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.
Fishermen at work. Kovalam beach, Tamil Nadu.
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.
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.
Elderly woman carrying a lot on her head. Sri Meenakshi temple, Madurai, 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Apple seller from the town market in Mysore, Karnataka.
Children from Thiruvanantapuram, Kerala.
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.
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.
Horse carts waiting for clients. Badami, Karnataka.
Children from Badami, Karnataka.
Women selling coconuts under the arcades of old Portuguese collonial buildings.
On the way to the main sanctuary within the Golden Temple complex. Amritsar, Punjab.
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.
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.
Waiting for a river tram, Kerala backwaters.
Young Iranian girl. Isfahan.
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 girl carries fresh Iranian bread early morning in Kerman.
Young boy selling plastic bags on a street in Teheran.
Soldier praying in a mosque in Teheran.
This men from Yazd is probably the follower of an ancient Zoroastrian religion.
Tired woman on the train station in Teheran.
A group of girls on the way to school. Teheran.
Separate zone for women in a bus in Teheran.
Street stall partly covers the mural with Ayatollach Chomeini's portrait.
One of the masters from Imam Square decorating tin dishes with famous enamelled ornaments. Isfahan.
A group of women. Isfahan.
Traditional Iranian bread pies look a bit like laundry. Kerman.
Women cover their faces not to be photographed. Busher on the Persian Gulf.
Four men resting in shade. Kerman
European girl in a lady-only pat of the bus. Teheran.
Shop with clothes for women. Obviously only chadors are available, in several colors, mostly dark. Teheran.
Morning bread delivery. Busher on the Persian Gulf.
Inside the mausoleum of imam Ali in Shiraz - the second holiest place in Iran after the tomb of imam Reza in Mashad.
A woman in black chador next to the tomb of imam Ali covered in silver. Shiraz.
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.
Water pipes' "caffe" - a place where local men (and only men) meet. Tehran.
A prayer next to the tomb of Imam Ali. Shiraz.
Big and very hospitable Iranian family.
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.
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.
Chinatown. Toronto.
Chinatown. Toronto.
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.
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.