Luxury fashion brand stores at the open-air 'street side' section of Istinye Park, a massive American-designed shopping mall.

People eating at the dramatic glass-walled restaurant and night club '360'. Built on the top of a grand nineteenth century building on Istiklal Cadessi, the main high street of European Istanbul in th...

People eating at the dramatic glass-walled restaurant and night club '360'. Built on top of a grand nineteenth century building on Istiklal Cadessi, the main high street of European Istanbul in the Be...

London Bus No. 121. Enfield town to Turnpike lane. [This image was photographed through the window of one of London's double decker busses and is part of 'Last Stop', a photo project now published as...

London Bus No. 113. Edgware to Marble Arch. [This image was photographed through the window of one of London's double decker busses and is part of 'Last Stop', a photo project now published as a book,...

A bottle of Ballantine's Scotch whisky at a private New Year's Eve party at the exclusive boutique hotel Opposite House.

Guests at a private New Year's Eve party at the exclusive boutique hotel Opposite House.

Guests at a private New Year's Eve party at the exclusive boutique hotel Opposite House.

A cook making fresh noodles from dough in front of middle class Chinese customers dining in a restaurant.

Guests at a private New Year's Eve party at the exclusive boutique hotel Opposite House.

A cook making fresh noodles from dough in front of middle class Chinese customers dining in a restaurant.

Guests at a private New Year's Eve party at the exclusive boutique hotel Opposite House.

A guest at a private New Year's Eve party at the exclusive boutique hotel Opposite House.

The fishing town of Konarak, on the Gulf of Oman. Rich in birdlife, the adjacent bay is treasured by ornithologists.

In a small slum in Calcutta, a woman washes dishes in a swamp water puddle that is a good breeding site for malaria mosquitoes. In the background, "New India" middle class modern housing.

A poor residential area in front of a new office block in Hong Kong.

A homeless man lies on a street in central Toronto.

A man walks between wooden sheds in Min Kush. During the 1960s and 70s, Min-Kush was a prosperous city living off the wealth of uranium mining. It is now an impoverished and semi-deserted village of 2...

An elderly man outside a goat shed in Min Kush. During the 1960s and 70s, Min-Kush was a prosperous city living off the wealth of uranium mining. It is now an impoverished and semi-deserted village of...

A man walks past a housing block that is now half-empty. During the 1960s and 70s, Min-Kush was a prosperous city living off the wealth of uranium mining. It is now an impoverished and semi-deserted v...

Inside a family home in Min Kush. During the 1960s and 70s, Min-Kush was a prosperous city living off the wealth of uranium mining. It is now an impoverished and semi-deserted village of 2,500 people...

Kids playing in the city of Min Kush. During the 1960s and 70s, Min-Kush was a prosperous city living off the wealth of uranium mining. It is now an impoverished and semi-deserted village of 2,500 peo...

A child plays in the snow in Min Kush. During the 1960s and 70s, Min-Kush was a prosperous city living off the wealth of uranium mining. It is now an impoverished and semi-deserted village of 2,500 pe...

A guard dog in Min Kush. During the 1960s and 70s, Min-Kush was a prosperous city living off the wealth of uranium mining. It is now an impoverished and semi-deserted village of 2,500 people (down fro...

An elderly woman walks through Min Kush. During the 1960s and 70s, Min-Kush was a prosperous city living off the wealth of uranium mining. It is now an impoverished and semi-deserted village of 2,500...

People celebrate the one year old birthday of a baby in Min-Kush. During the 1960s and 70s, Min-Kush was a prosperous city living off the wealth of uranium mining. It is now an impoverished and semi-d...

A man walks through a disused factory in Min Kush. During the 1960s and 70s, Min-Kush was a prosperous city living off the wealth of uranium mining. It is now an impoverished and semi-deserted village...

Joldosh Kalenov walks around the main radioactive waste dump in Min-Kush. Three family members have died of cancer, which he believes is due to the dumping. During the 1960s and 70s, Min-Kush was a pr...

Kids play in the streets in Min-Kush. During the 1960s and 70s, Min-Kush was a prosperous city living off the wealth of uranium mining. It is now an impoverished and semi-deserted village of 2,500 peo...

People celebrate the one year old birthday of a baby in Min-Kush. During the 1960s and 70s, Min-Kush was a prosperous city living off the wealth of uranium mining. It is now an impoverished and semi-d...

Joldosh Kalenov leaves the graves of three family members who have died of cancer, which he believes is due to radioactive dumping. During the 1960s and 70s, Min-Kush was a prosperous city living off...

A boy walks through the streets of Min-Kush. During the 1960s and 70s, Min-Kush was a prosperous city living off the wealth of uranium mining. It is now an impoverished and semi-deserted village of 2,...

A Soviet mural adorns the wall of a disused factory in Min Kush. During the 1960s and 70s, Min-Kush was a prosperous city living off the wealth of uranium mining. It is now an impoverished and semi-de...

Joldosh Kalenov walks around the main radioactive waste dump in Min-Kush. Three family members have died of cancer, which he believes is due to the dumping. During the 1960s and 70s, Min-Kush was a pr...

A man walks through a disused factory in Min Kush. During the 1960s and 70s, Min-Kush was a prosperous city living off the wealth of uranium mining. It is now an impoverished and semi-deserted village...

Joldosh Kalenov prays at the graves of three family members who have died of cancer, which he believes is due to radioactive dumping. During the 1960s and 70s, Min-Kush was a prosperous city living of...

Dilapidated industrial buildings in Min Kush. During the 1960s and 70s, Min-Kush was a prosperous city living off the wealth of uranium mining. It is now an impoverished and semi-deserted village of 2...

Men carry a barrow of coal through Min-Kush. During the 1960s and 70s, Min-Kush was a prosperous city living off the wealth of uranium mining. It is now an impoverished and semi-deserted village of 2,...

Coal mine in Min-Kush. During the 1960s and 70s, Min-Kush was a prosperous city living off the wealth of uranium mining. It is now an impoverished and semi-deserted village of 2,500 people (down from...

Coal mine in Min-Kush. During the 1960s and 70s, Min-Kush was a prosperous city living off the wealth of uranium mining. It is now an impoverished and semi-deserted village of 2,500 people (down from...

Former uranium mine in Min-Kush. During the 1960s and 70s, Min-Kush was a prosperous city living off the wealth of uranium mining. It is now an impoverished and semi-deserted village of 2,500 people (...

An interior room of Wahnfried, the home of composer Richard Wagner in Bayreuth. The city is best known for its association with Wagner, who lived in Bayreuth from 1872 until his death in 1883.

Man in a wooden boat navigating a polluted waterway backed by wooden slum housing, in contrast to the high rise appartment buildings visible behind.

Middle class woman using her mobile phone, her silk scarf caught in a breeze.

Fishermen on a small beach in Back Bay, a poor fishing community that stands in stark contrast to the office buildings of Nariman Point business district behind.

View over Mumbai from the World Trade Centre. In the foreground are luxury apartment buildings, facing on to Bank Bay, with Nariman Point business district beyond.

A woman sells mangos outside a showroom selling luxury cars, including BMW.

Away from the crowds and traffic of Luanda a new city is being built for Angola's wealthy - Luanda Sul (South Luanda).

An amputee begs amongst luxury cars on the streets of Luanda.

Children pick through rubbish dumped beside a Sonangol (Angolan state oil company) complex. Angola is now Africa's second largest producer of oil.

A mix of slum housing and high-rises in Angola's capital Luanda.

A shanty town on the outskirts of Luanda overlooks a Sonangol (the Angolan state oil company) complex. Angola is nowAfrica's second largest oil-producing nation.

Shoe shopping in Luanda Sul - a new city being constructed for Angola's rich.

An amputee begs on the streets of the Angolan capital Luanda.

Metal artist Titus Moteyane holds up his piece based on a British Airways Concorde plane in the Atteridgeville township.

Sales personnel wear face masks in an upmarket cosmetics store in the Arena building.

The grounds of the Petionville Golf Club have become a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) housing at least 50,000 people after an earthquake hit the country. The clubhouse became quarters fo...

12 year old Bashir has been pulled out of school so he can herd geese. He comes from a poor family and lives with his parents and other workers on the property of a rich farmer. Due to financial hards...

12 year old Sahidul herds cows and buffaloes for a rich farmer. His father receives 2,000 Taka (around 20 Euros) a month for his work.

12 year old Bashir has been pulled out of school so he can herd geese. He comes from a poor family and lives with his parents and other workers on the property of a rich farmer. Due to financial hards...

12 year old Sahidul herds cows and buffaloes for a rich farmer. His father receives 2,000 Taka (around 20 Euros) a month for his work.

12 year old Sahidul herds cows and buffaloes for a rich farmer. His father receives 2,000 Taka (around 20 Euros) a month for his work.

12 year old Sahidul herds cows and buffaloes for a rich farmer. His father receives 2,000 Taka (around 20 Euros) a month for his work.

Young middle class friends enjoying a meal out.

A fashionable Japanese bar styled to an Art Deco theme in the San Li Tun area.

New buildings built by Soho, the commercial real estate development company known for their fashionable designs of commercial property that decorate the Beijing skyline. This new site in the financial...

Waiters at a restaurant in a fashionable district of the city.

Rain falling into the swimming pool at a dilapidated ranch owned by one of Charles Taylor's former mistresses.

Jianwai Diplomatic Compound. A residential area for expats and diplomats in the city centre.

Government rangers use elephants to help patrol the Leuser and Ulu Masen forests on the island of Sumatra. The 3.3 million hectare area in the northern part of Aceh province, is the largest contiguous...

Part of the Leuser and Ulu Masen forests on the island of Sumatra. The 3.3 million hectare area in the northern part of Aceh province, is the largest contiguous forested area in South East Asia and is...

Part of the Leuser and Ulu Masen forests on the island of Sumatra. The 3.3 million hectare area in the northern part of Aceh province, is the largest contiguous forested area in South East Asia and is...

Government rangers use elephants to help patrol the Leuser and Ulu Masen forests on the island of Sumatra. The 3.3 million hectare area in the northern part of Aceh province, is the largest contiguous...

Part of the Leuser and Ulu Masen forests on the island of Sumatra. The 3.3 million hectare area in the northern part of Aceh province, is the largest contiguous forested area in South East Asia and is...

Government rangers use elephants to help patrol the Leuser and Ulu Masen forests on the island of Sumatra. The 3.3 million hectare area in the northern part of Aceh province, is the largest contiguous...

Part of the Leuser and Ulu Masen forest ecosystems on the island of Sumatra. The 3.3 million hectare area in the northern part of Aceh province, is the largest contiguous forested area in South East A...

A house in the Shameer region of southern Yemen which is owned by a family now living in the UK. It is occupied by members of their extended family. For centuries men have been leaving this poor, rura...

Mosque and housing in the ancient town of Jiblah, once a centre of Islamic learning and a wealthy trading town on one of the main routes between Sana'a and the southern coast.

Businesswoman Melinda Delange next to her Hummer during a visit to Soweto, where she was born and raised. She now lives in a villa outside Johannesburg.

Businesswoman Melinda Delange next to her Hummer during a visit to Soweto, where she was born and raised. She now lives in a villa outside Johannesburg.

Son of businessman Nicholas Rajullah in a Mercedes reading financial news, in the background his father's construction project, the first hotel in Kogelo. On the car window is a sticker of Barack Obam...

Businesswoman Melinda Delange next to her Hummer during a visit to Soweto, where she was born and raised. She now lives in a villa outside Johannesburg.

Businesswoman Melinda Delange (left) next to her Hummer during a visit to Soweto, where she was born and raised. She now lives in a villa outside Johannesburg.

Ferrari and Maserati showroom along the West Nanjing Road.

Air pollution and traffic in Xian. With growing wealth and private car use, traffic jams and increasing air pollution is becoming common in many Chinese cities.

A woman cleans an Audi car at the annual shareholders' meeting of Volkswagen AG in Berlin.

Air pollution and traffic in Xian. With growing wealth and private car use, traffic jams and increasing air pollution is becoming common in many Chinese cities.

28 year old Demba Camara lost his older brother Mawdo when he drowned trying to travel illegally into Europe. He describes the motivation for Mawdo leaving by comparing his fence (on the left) with hi...

Sales staff leaving one of Beijing's high-end shopping centres in the newly built financial district. (Gucci is visible in the background.)

A birthday party held in a private room at Vics, a nightclub frequented by young affluent Chinese.