A labourer wearing a dust mask sends a text message on a cell phone in an ancient henna mill. Anthropogenic impact

A labourer wearing a dust mask sends a text message on a cell phone in an ancient henna mill. Anthropogenic impactA labourer wearing a dust mask sends a text message on a cell phone in an ancient henna mill. Yazd, Yazd Province, Islamic Republic of Iran.

A bronze statue of a Second World War airman wearing full flying kit and carrying a parachute over his shoulder

A bridge over the Neckar River on a chilly

The rugged snow and ice covered peak of Mount Kula Kangri

A stand of ancient Araucaria trees rise from a Mata Atlantica Forest

Sunset illuminates an ornate apartment balcony and shuttered windows

The brilliant plumage of an endangered Gouldian Finch roosting

A couple dressed as blood-saoked zombies at a festival

A southern elephant seal plays with a foam buoy and rope

A pod of rare Risso's dolphins swimming along the Continental shelf

Protest sign banning wind turbines in a coastal farming community

Student benches in a classroom where prisoners were taught lessons

New leaves erupt bright red from a shrub following a bush fire