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Indian foot & sari detail in front of the Taj Mahal, Agra. The Taj Mahal was built by a Muslim, Emperor Shah Jahan (died 1666 C.E.) in the memory of his dear wife and queen Mumtaz Mahal
Visitors at the Taj Mahal, Agra. (MR) The Taj Mahal was built by a Muslim, Emperor Shah Jahan (died 1666 C.E.) in the memory of his dear wife and queen Mumtaz Mahal
A fine maned lion. Adult male lions weigh up to 500lb. They begin to grow manes at the age of eighteen months, which will not fully develop until the age of five or six
A Swahili man in traditional attire blows the Siwa on the battlements of the Lamu Museum
Mount Longonot, 9, 110 feet high, lies on the floor of the Great Rift Valley, thirty-five miles northwest of Nairobi
Rothschild giraffes at The Giraffe Manor on the outskirts of Nairobi. The centre is a popular tourist destination. There are usually ten adult giraffes at the centre
Kenya, Mount Kenya, Lewa Downs. Msai warrior at Lewa Downs with Mount Kenya in background
Kyrgyzstan, Tash Rabat Valley. Shepherds summer camp
A man rides a donkey in one of the narrow streets of Lamu town
Ethiopian style religious painting in the small Catholic church at Kalacha on the edge of the Chalbi Desert
An early morning hot air balloon flight over Masai Mara
Msai moran (warrior) framed by an acacia tortilis tree with Mt. Kenya, 17, 050 ft behind, Lewa Downs, Kenya
Msai warrior framed by a flat topped acacia tree and Mt. Kenya (17, 050 ft)
Two cheetahs sprint after their quarry
A Samburu warrior looks out across the eastern scarp of Africas Great Rift Valley at Poro, Northern Kenya where the land drop precipitously 3, 000 feet
Iran, Persepolis. General view, Gate of Xerxes, Persepolis (Takht-e Jamshid), near Shiraz. Once covered an area of over 600 square metres
An African fish eagle (Halliaeetus vocifer) swoops to catch a fish with its talons off Rusinga Island, Lake Victoria
Japan, Honshu Island, Kyoto. Fushimi Inari Taisha is a shrine dedicated to Inari, the Shinto Rice God
An old Kikuyu lady picks coffee Taken in the 1960 s, this photograph depicts a traditional form of dress and ear ornaments among Kikuyu women, which has completely disappeared
Looking out from a game-viewing vehicle on a safari holiday
The Nairobi skyline from Uhuru Park where city residents enjoy rowing boats on a small artificial lake. The clock tower of Kenyas Parliament can be seen in the background
Promenade at Gardone Riviera with tables and chairs
Fishing jetty on Lake Atitlan with volcanoes Toliman and Atitlan behind
Kyrgyzstan, Arslanbob, Fergana Mountain Range
A large herd of Wildebeest and Burchells zebra come down to drink water at Sand River, close to the border of the Serengeti National Park and Masai Mara Game Reserve
Two Msai warriors watch a hot air balloon flight over Masai Mara
Worshippers enter the Jamia Mosque in the centre of Nairobi
Italy, Sicily, Marsala. Baked Apples served at the Capo Lilybeo Restaurant
One of the regions great Etruscan towns, Orvieto is built on a sheer plug of volcanic rock that dominates the surrounding plain
An Acacia tree silhouetted against a brilliant sunrise
An acacia Tortilis frames the sun setting behind Longido Mountain
Kenya, Amboseli National Park. A pair of Crowned cranes in the swamp with Mt. Kilimanjaro behind. Kenya, Amboseli National Park. A pair of Crowned cranes in the swamp with Mt. Kilimanjaro behind
The guardian of one of the famed desert castles
Latticed stupas on upper terraces, Borobodur temple, Java, Indonesia
Watching Msai giraffe on a game drive on a safari holiday
Ole Senteu Simel, grandson of the famous Msai Laibon Mbatian (after which the highest peak of Mount Kenya is named), was the most respected laibon of the Msai until his death in 1986
A Samburu warrior resplendent with long, braided, Ochred hair. The round ear ornaments of the warriors are fashioned from ivory
Iran, Shiraz, Persepolis. Persepolis aka Takht-e Jamshid or Throne of Jamshid. Bas relief carvings remain one of the highlights of this ruined capital of the Achaemenian Empire started by Darius I
A view over makuti thatched roofs to the estuary that divides Lamu Island from uninhabited Manda Island, which has no permanent source of sweet groundwater
An all-black melanistic serval cat at 10, 000 feet on the moorlands of the Aberdare Mountains
A magnificent Sable antelope bull with females and young in the Shimba Hills National Park. Sable are arguably the most handsome of all Africas antelopes
A bull elephant in Amboseli National Park. Elephants consume the equivalent of about 5% of their body weight (i.e. up to 300kg) in twenty-four hours
A Turkana woman, typically wearing many layers of bead necklaces and a series of hooped earrings with an pair of leaf-shaped earrrings at the front, sits in the entrance to her hut
A python kills a Thomsons gazelle by constriction. African pythons can reach a length of over twenty feet. They are not venomous
Two Rothschild giraffes neck in Lake Nakuru National Park
An old Luo lady smoking a traditional clay pipe
Mount Kenya is Africas second highest snow-capped mountain. The highest peak, Batian, is 17, 058 feet and the peak to its right, Nelion, is 17, 022 feet
A Pokomo drummer from the Tana River district of Kenya
A back view of a Msai warrior resplendent with long ochred braids tied in a pigtail. This singular hairstyle sets him apart from other members of his society
A Msai warrior with his long braids and body coated with red ochre mixed with animal fat. He has put ochre dust round his eyes to enhance his appearance ready for a dance
A Msai warrior in full battle cry, his long-bladed spear at the ready
Two Msai warriors in full regalia. The headdress of the man on the left is made from the mane of a lion while the one on the right is fringed with black ostrich feathers
The traditional weaponry of the Turkana warriors consisted of a long-shafted spear with a narrow blade, a small rectangular shield made of giraffe or buffalo hide
The Turkana spear-fish in the shallow waters of Lake Turkana. The wooden shaft has a detachable metal tip with a sharp barb, which is secured to the end of a long piece of rope
Mozambique, near Nampula. The stunning landscape of Northern Mozambique early in the morning
Iran, Persepolis
A man embroiders Swahili hats, which are popular with Muslims on Lamu Island and elsewhere. It takes hours of patience and great skill to make a really fine hat
A mashua sails out of the sheltered, natural harbour of Lamu Island
Traditional thatched homesteads perched on top of the fertile Tugen Hills, looking across the Kerio Valley to the western scarp of the Gregory Rift (the Keiyo Escarpment)
Tea pickers on a large estate near Kericho, the centre of Kenyas most important export crop. Many of the estates adjoin the Mau Forest, an important watershed for Lake Victoria
Two Msai women in traditional attire chat to each other
Bedroom at Sabuk, lit by lanterns & candles at night. Bedroom at Sabuk, lit by lanterns & candles at night
An old Turkana woman wearing all the finery of her tribe. In a hole pierced below her lower lip, she wears an ornament beautifully made from twisted strands of copper wire
The eyes of a Lamu woman wearing a traditional black Islamic dress and face veil (known locally as buibui). Situated 150 miles north-northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD
A fine example of the interior of a traditional Swahili house in Lamu Town. The extraordinary skill of the local craftsmen is an important legacy of Afro-Arab architecture in the Swahili style
A fine example of decorative Lamu plasterwork gracing the interior wall of an old stone house
Kenya, South Horr, Kurungu. A Samburu youth after his circumcision
Dressed in his black goatskin cloak, a Samburu boy puts his bundle of sticks, staves and gum on the roof of his mothers house
In the weeks leading up to their circumcision, Samburu boys gather frequently to sing the lebarta, a circumcision song with a slow, haunting melody whose words are ad-libbed to suit the occasion
Camels belonging to the Gabbra are loaded with water carriers and attached together in a camel train approach at a water hole on the edge of the Chalbi Desert
A group of gerenuk (a name derived from the Somali language meaning giraffe necked ) feed in the Samburu National Reserve of Northern Kenya
A fine bull sable antelope with chesnut-brown females and calves behind him
Laikipiak Msai
A wooden sailing boat off Lamu Island. The islands inhabitants are fine sailors
A leopard rests on the branch of a dead tree at sunset
Traditional Marakwet houses built on the rocky eastern slopes of the Cherangani Hills have a fine view across the Kerio Valley
Detail of a Msai warriors ear ornaments and other beaded or metal adornments. The Msai practice of piercing ears in adolescence and gradually elongating the lobes is gradually dying out
During an eunoto ceremony when Msai warriors become junior elders, their heads are shaved and they daub themselves with white clay
A young Turkana man with a braided hairstyle
A Turkana man with a fine clay hairstyle, so typical of the southern Turkana. The black ostrich feather pompoms denote that the man belongs to the ng imor (black) moiety of his tribe
Snow covered cottages and traditional phone box in the village of Morchard Bishop, Devon, England
Australia, Tasmania, Pipers River. Vineyard in the renowned Pipers River wine region
Palm trees in the Idehan Ubari, Wadi al-Hyat, Libya (Ubari Sand Sea also known as the Ramlat Dawada). Underground water tables allow palms to flourish without irrigation in the desert