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A Pokomo drummer from the Tana River district of Kenya
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. The Hundred Column Palace, this relief illustrating the Monarch enthroned in New Years Day ceremonies, Persepolis (Takht-e Jamshid), near Shiraz.In about 512BC
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. Dhow is the colloquial word used by most visitors for the wooden sailing ships of the East African coast although in reality a
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
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
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
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
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. The extraordinary skill of these craftsmen is an important legacy of Afro-Arab architecture in
Kenya, South Horr, Kurungu. A Samburu youth after his circumcision. The day after he has been circumcised, the initiate must hang in his pierced earlobes copper ear ornaments that are normally worn
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
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
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
An old Luo lady smoking a traditional clay pipe
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
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
Superb rock painting in the Jebel Acacus in the Libyan Sahara depicting women, ostriches, cattle and flowers
Rock painting depicting domestic cattle in the Jebel Acacus in the Libyan Sahara, Libya
A mosaic on the floor of the Seaward or Ocean Baths at the ancient Roman city of Sabratha
Temple of Isis built in the 1st century AD at the ancient Roman city of Sabratha. It faces the Mediterranean in keeping with its dedication to the Egyptian goddess Isis
Detail of carving of Judgement of Paris on one of the decorative panels in the facade of the Roman theatre at Sabratha, one of the most remarkable in the Roman world
Escarpment in the Sehlabethebe National Park
Laos, Vientiane Prefecture, Vientiane. Buddha Park (Xieng Khuan)
View of hills at sunset from the summit of Phu Si
Monk standing by the door of Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham, Buddhist temple constructed by King Anurut at the foot of Mt. Phousi in 1796. Popularly known as Wat Mai, it is the largest temple in the city
Old shuttered houses in the main street
Wat Haw Pha Kaew, former royal temple of the Lao monarchy, built 1565 by King Setthathirat, razed during 1828 Siamese-Lao War, re-built 1936-42
That Dam, built during the 14th Century it is known locally as the Black Stupa, partially ruined but still impressive
A street cafe overlooking the Gran canal and Rialto Bridge
Dirt track passes between an avenue of Parasol pines in rural Tuscany
