Ahmad Shah Massoud waiting for the helicopter to take him to other fronts where his forces are fighting the Taliban, rests on a vantage point above the city of Taloqan after his forces regained contro...

Children carrying munitions up to Ahmad Shah Massoud's fighters in the so-called 'Eagle's Nest'.

Ahmad Shah Massoud stands on high ground above the city of Taloqan. The night before the Taliban had violated a ceasefire and attempted to take the city. Massoud is pacing back and forth on the roof o...

Band-e Amir lake.

A mujahedin fighter, with a rocket propelled grenade launcher slung over his shoulder, crouches on a rocky mountainside keeping a look out for Russian (Soviet) forces.

A public bus drives through San Miguel del Faique.

Vehicles driving on an unpaved mountain road.

A motocycle drives through a small mountain village.

Houses line a street in a small mountain village.

Ed Farndon, a first time fossil hunter, holds a calcite ammonite up to the light during a guided fossil tour in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England.

The Farndon family inspect small pyritised ammonites during a guided fossil tour with geologist Paddy Howe on the beach at Lyme Regis. The Farndons came fossil hunting after their daughter, Ellie, hea...

The Farndon family search for fossils during a guided tour with geologist Paddy Howe on the beach at Lyme Regis. The Farndons came fossil hunting after their daughter, Ellie, heard the story of famous...

Ellie Farndon looks for ammonites in loose shingle on the beach at Lyme Regis during a fossil tour with geologist Paddy Howe. The Farndon family came fossil hunting after Ellie heard the story of famo...

Ellie Farndon looks for ammonites with her mother on the beach at Lyme Regis during a fossil tour with geologist Paddy Howe. The Farndon family came fossil hunting after Ellie heard the story of famou...

The village of Charmouth, which sits on some of the most fossil rich rock in the country. Charmouth has been the scene of many significant palaeolontological discoveries, including a rare scelidosauru...

A visitor to the ancient 'Wonder Caves' with it's stalagmites and stalactites.

The Katse dam reservoir in the Maluti Mountains.

Thatched roundel dwellings on a hillside in the Maluti Mountains.

A boy wrapped in a blanket stands on a hillside in the Maluti Mountains.

Flowers growing in the French Alps.

Ibrahim Saleh Ary weighs out 21 carats of gold. He is the boss of the Taghabara gold mine where he has the operating license 640 shafts, but he lets the artisans work too.

Ibrahim Saleh Ary weighs out 21 carats of gold. He is the boss of the Taghabara gold mine where he has the operating license 640 shafts, but he lets the artisans work too.

Gold ore dug from the Tagharaba Gold Mine.

The Bamiyan Valley with the site of the Bamiyan Buddha statues (6th-7th century CE) prior to their destruction by the Taliban in 2001.

The Bamiyan Valley with the empty site of the Bamiyan Buddha statues (6th-7th century CE) after their destruction by the Taliban in 2001.

The Bamiyan Valley with the site of the Bamiyan Buddha statues (6th-7th century CE) prior to their destruction by the Taliban in 2001.

A newluy built highway and road tunnel.

A couple look out of a window towards the White Cliffs of Dover as they sail in a ferry from Calais to Dover.

Pigeon Rock or Rawsheh Rock in the Mediterranean sea.

Syrian refugees near Pigeon Rock, natural rock stacks in the sea off the Corniche.

Railway tracks leading to the train station.

Sea gulls follow the ferry boat from Mount Athos to Ouranoupoli. Mount Athos is in the background.

Two Serbian tourists sun bathe on a beach with Mount Athos in the background.

A sunny spring day on the Kinder Estate in the Peak District.

A sunny spring day on the Kinder Estate in the Peak District.

The Kinder Reservoir on a sunny spring day on the Kinder Estate in the Peak District.

View across city rooftops to the spire of Geneva's Cathedral with the snow dusted cliffs of the Saleve mountain in France in the background.

A sunny spring day on the Kinder Estate in the Peak District.

A 'Mouette', a yellow city ferry boat passes the Jet d'eau water feature on Lake Geneva (Lac Leman).

WInter dusk, a yellow city water ferry (known as a Mouette - seagull), passing a Belle Epoque vessel moored by the Paquis district at the end of Lake Geneva (Lac Leman) with the city's Cathedral at ri...

The River Guil near Ristolas in Le Queyras National Park in the French Alps.lei

Hikers walk a trail towards Col Lacroix in Le Queyras National Park in the French Alps.

Hikers walk a trail towards Bric Bouchet mountain in Le Queyras National Park in the French Alps.

Tourists look out over the Valley of the river Loue, from the cross at La Roche near Mouthier Haute Pierre.

The source of the river Loue, near Ouhans.

The river Loue in Mouthier Haute Pierre.

The Valley of the river Loue, near Mouthier Haute Pierre.

Climbers looking into Italy from the summit of Pain de Sucre in Le Queyras National Park in the Alps on the French-Italian border.

Tourists make pictures at the Italian-French border marker at Col Agnel in Le Queyras National Park in the French Alps.

A bicyclist and a motorcycle parked beside a Italian-French border sign at Col Agnel in Le Queyras National Park in the French Alps.

A herd of sheep near Montagne d'Urine in Le Queyras National Park in the French Alps.

The foggy peak of Bric Bouchet, 2998 m high, in Le Queyras National Park in the French Alps. This region on the French-Italian border often showcases the meteorological phenomenon called La Nebbia, a...

A lone hiker walks towards Col d'Urine in Le Queyras National Park in the French Alps. This region on the French-Italian border often showcases the meteorological phenomenon called La Nebbia, a thick...

A lone mountain goat stands on a mountain ridge, beneath the foggy peak of Bric Bouchet, 2998 m high, in Le Queyras National Park in the French Alps. This region on the French-Italian border often sho...

The foggy peak of Bric Bouchet, 2998 m high, in Le Queyras National Park in the French Alps. This region, on the French-Italian border, often showcases the meteorological phenomenon called La Nebbia,...

Turkish tourists walking along the street carrying an inflatable lilo.

Sunset over old Dogubeyazit. Across the valley are a mosque and the ruins of an ancient Urartian fortress (13th to 7th century BCE).

Sunset over the Palace of Ishak Pasha, an Ottoman-era palace whose construction was started in 1685.

Tourists bathe in one of the natural limestone pools at Pamukkale, meaning cotton castle in Turkish.

Tourists visiting the natural limestone pools at Pamukkale, meaning cotton castle in Turkish.

War survivor Eva Garcia (right), 39, burns rubbish and speaks with a neighbour as Fuego Volcano can be seen with some cloud coverage in the background from the 15 de Octubre La Trinidad community. Des...

War survivor Roberto Gonzalez, 58, sows beans along his corn field in the 15 de Octubre La Trinidad community while the Fuego Volcano erupts in the background.

Siblings Rosaida Camposeco (left), 29, and Victalino Camposeco, 31, wait for transport at the entrance to the 15 de Octubre La Trinidad community while the Fuego Volcano looms in the background. Both...

North-facing landscape of the community of La Trinidad that shows how it is surrounded by three volcanic debris causeways as well as the Fuego and Acatenango volcanoes in the background. The community...

Seen from the entrance to the 15 de Octubre La Trinidad community, the Fuego Volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, erupts during a period of stronger-than-usual activity.

Seen from the entrance to the 15 de Octubre La Trinidad community, the Fuego Volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, erupts during a period of stronger-than-usual activity.

Roughly 3 metres of volcanic debris block access along National Route 14 near the former town of San Miguel los Lotes following a violent eruption by the Fuego Volcano which completely destroyed the c...

The top part of a home remains above ground after it was covered by volcanic debris in the community of San Miguel los Lotes following a violent eruption by the Fuego Volcano which completely destroye...

A partly buried car covered by volcanic debris in the community of San Miguel los Lotes following a violent eruption by the Fuego Volcano which completely destroyed the community on 3 June 2018. Over...

Aerial view of La Dignidad Housing Complex and, from left to right, the Fuego, Acatenango and Agua volcanoes. Except for 163 families from La Trinidad, who want the government to provide them with a l...

Enner Vidal Lorenzo, 24, member of the community security committee of La Trinidad, poses for a photo during a security round as the Fuego volcano looms in the background. While most of the 235 famili...

Aerial view of a section of the Single-Family Transitional Shelters (ATUs in Spanish), the La Dignidad Housing Complex (on the left), and, from left to right, the Fuego, Acatenango and Agua volcanoes....

Aerial view of one section of the Single-Family Transitional Shelters (ATUs in Spanish) where families from La Trinidad have been living since late 2018. The active Pacaya Volcano can be seen in the b...

Jesus Jimenez (right), 22, and Gilberto Camposeco, 48, members of the community security committee of La Trinidad, carry out a security round as the Fuego Volcano looms in the background. While most o...

A truck pases the Las Casas ravine, one of two fluvial slopes that are crossed to reach the community of 15 de Octubre La Trinidad, as Fuego Volcano erupts in the background. Neither Las Casadas nor E...

Soldiers cross the Las Casas ravine, one of two fluvial slopes that are crossed to reach the community of 15 de Octubre La Trinidad, as Fuego Volcano erupts in the background. Neither Las Casadas nor...

Melt water rushes from the tongue of a glacier flowing into Discovery Bay, Greenwich Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The Greenpeace ship MY Esperanza is on the final leg of the pole to pole...

Melt water rushes from the tongue of a glacier flowing into Discovery Bay, Greenwich Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The Greenpeace ship MY Esperanza is on the final leg of the pole to pole...

A glacier flows into the icy waters in Discovery Bay, Greenwich Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The Greenpeace ship MY Esperanza is on the final leg of the pole to pole voyage from the Arcti...

The remains of a wooden boat lie along the shore of Whalers Bay, Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands. The Greenpeace ship MY Esperanza is on the final leg of the pole to pole voyage fro...

Gentoo penguins on Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The island is actually the caldera of an active volcano. It last erupted in 1969 forcing the British to abandon their research stati...

Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands. The island is actually the caldera of an active volcano. It last erupted in 1969 forcing the British to abandon their research station on the island....

Whalers Bay, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The remains of a whaling station built by Norweigans in the early 20th century. The station was abandoned in 1931 after a collapse in the...

The sun sets over the South Shetland Islands near Greenwich Island. The Greenpeace ship MY Esperanza is on the final leg of the pole to pole voyage from the Arctic to the Antarctic. The almost year...

A large iceberg floating in the Southern Ocean between the South Orkney Islands and the South Shetland Islands. The Greenpeace ship MY Esperanza is on the final leg of the pole to pole voyage from th...

A group of elephant seals wallow on the beach at Hannah Point on the south coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. The Greenpeace ship MY Esperanza is on the final leg of the pole...

Icebergs float in the sea off the South Orkney Islands. The Greenpeace ship MY Esperanza is on the final leg of the pole to pole voyage from the Arctic to the Antarctic. The almost year-long voyage i...

A Spanish research station on Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The Greenpeace ship MY Esperanza is on the final leg of the pole to pole voyage from the Arctic to the Antarctic. The...

A glacier covered with volcanic ash on Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands. The Greenpeace ship MY Esperanza is on the final leg of the pole to pole voyage from the Arctic to the Antarct...

Whalers Bay, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The remains of a whaling station built by Norweigans in the early 20th century. The station was abandoned in 1931 after a collapse in the...