Christophe Courteau / 'Zangbeto' traditional guardians of the night in boat going to visit another village for a voodoo / vodun ceremony, Benin, Africa, February 2011.

Christophe Courteau / 'Zangbeto' guardians of the night in dugout canoe to travel to another village for tradtional voodoo / vodun ceremony, Benin, Africa, February 2011.

Christophe Courteau / 'Zangbeto' guardians of the night in dugout canoe to travel to another village for tradtional voodoo / vodun ceremony, Benin, Africa, February 2011.

Christophe Courteau / 'Zangbeto' guardians of the night in dugout canoe to travel to another village for tradtional voodoo / vodun ceremony, Benin, Africa, February 2011.

Christophe Courteau / Men watching 'Zangbeto', traditional voodoo guardians of the night in the Yoruba religion, are helped in to boat to journey to another village for Voodoo / Vodun ceremony, Benin, February 2011.

Christophe Courteau / 'Zangbeto' traditional voodoo guardians of the night in the Yoruba religion, at Voodoo / Vodun ceremony, Benin, February 2011.

Christophe Courteau / 'Zangbeto' traditional voodoo guardians of the night in the Yoruba religion of Benin and Togo, at Voodoo / Vodun ceremony, Benin, February 2011.

Christophe Courteau / Mami Wata women carrying woman in trance during a Voodoo / Vodun ceremony, Benin, February 2011.

Christophe Courteau / Voodoo / Vodun priests and priestesses at Voodoo sacrifice ceremony, Benin, February 2011.

Christophe Courteau / Voodoo / Vodun priests and priestesses at Voodoo sacrifice ceremony, Benin, February 2011.

Christophe Courteau / People dipping hands into blood of ducks sacrificed in thanks to The Orishas / Loa (spirits of life and nature) during a Voodoo / Vodun ceremony, Benin, February 2011.

Christophe Courteau / Blood of ducks sacrificed in thanks to The Orishas / Loa (spirits of life and nature) during a Voodoo / Vodun ceremony, Benin, February 2011.

Christophe Courteau / Man sacrificing duck and collecting blood in thanks to The Orishas / Loa (deities or spirits) during a Voodoo / Vodun ceremony, Benin, February 2011.

Christophe Courteau / Man sacrificing duck and collecting blood in thanks to The Orishas / Loa (deities or spirits) during a Voodoo / Vodun ceremony, Benin, February 2011.

Christophe Courteau / Priestess sprinkling water over man, carrying ducks to be sacrificed in thanks to The Orishas / Loa (deities or spirits) during a Voodoo / Vodun ceremony, Benin, February 2011.

Tim Laman / Huli 'singsing' dance ceremony. Huli wigmen wearing human hair wigs and feathers of various birds of paradise and other bird species. Tari Valley, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Novemb...

Tim Laman / Huli 'singsing' dance ceremony. Huli wigmen wearing human hair wigs and feathers of various birds of paradise and other bird species. Tari Valley, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Novemb...

Tim Laman / Huli 'singsing' dance ceremony. Huli wigmen wearing human hair wigs and feathers of various birds of paradise and other bird species. Tari Valley, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Novemb...

Tim Laman / Huli 'singsing' dance ceremony. Huli wigmen wearing human hair wigs and feathers of various birds of paradise and other bird species. Tari Valley, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Novemb...

Tim Laman / Huli 'singsing' dance ceremony. Huli wigmen wearing human hair wigs and feathers of various birds of paradise and other bird species. Tari Valley, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Novem...

Tim Laman / Huli 'singsing' dance ceremony. Huli wigmen wearing human hair wigs and feathers of various birds of paradise and other bird species. Tari Valley, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Novemb...

Laurent Geslin / Traditional Indian wedding, London, UK 2006

Laurent Geslin / Traditional indian wedding being filmed by guests, London, UK. 2006

Cyril Ruoso / Baka ceremony is performed before a hunting excursion, Cameroon

Cyril Ruoso / Baka ceremony is performed before a hunting excursion, Cameroon

Cyril Ruoso / Baka boys making fiber crowns for a night ceremony, Cameroon

Cyril Ruoso / Baka boys making fiber crowns for a night ceremony, Cameroon

Cyril Ruoso / Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) male, Flatey Island, Iceland

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Incense burning ceremony at the Yonghe Temple, 'Palace of Peace and Harmony', a Tibetan Lamaistic Buddhist shrine, Beijing, China, May 2012

David Tipling / Tribal performer Western Highlands Papua New Guinea performing at a Sing-sing - Hagen Show Western Highlands Papua New Guinea. August 2011 Head dress made up of Cassowary plumes and two parrot wings

David Tipling / Performer from the Kupop Sing-sing group from Jiwaka Province, performng at Hagen Show at Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea Wearing head dress of owl wings in head dress and sicklebill feathers. August 20...

David Tipling / Member of Sing-sing group from Tambul, Western Highlands at Mount Hagen Show, Papua New Guinea, August 2011

David Tipling / Member of Sing-sing group from Tambul, Western Highlands at Mount Hagen Show, Papua New Guinea, August 2011

David Tipling / Sing-sing group from Hagen in Western Highlands performing at Hagen Show, Papua New Guinea, August 2011

David Tipling / Performing having face painted, in preparation for the Hagen show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, August 2011

David Tipling / Western Highlanders playing drums at performance in Hagen Show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, August 2011

David Tipling / Roika Waria Sing-sing group from Hagen at the Hagen Show, Western Highlands Papua New Guinea, August 2011

David Tipling / Member of Roika Waria Sing-sing group from Hagen at the Hagen Show, Western Highlands Papua New Guinea. With Victoria Ground Pigeon feathers (blue feathers) in head dress. August 2011

David Tipling / Kunai Sing-sing group from Hagen in Western Highlands playing drums at the Hagen Show Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea. August 2011 Head dress comprised of Papuan Lorikeets as well as many other bi...

David Tipling / Member of Egawag Cultural group from Tambul District in Western Highlands, at Mount Hagen Show - Sing-sing, Papua New Guinea. August 2011

David Tipling / Western Highlanders performing at Hagen Show in Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea. August 2011

David Tipling / Huli Wigman from the Tari Valley, Southern Highlands at a Sing-sing, Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea. Wearing bird of paradise feathers and plumes particularly Raggiana Bird of Paradise plumes and brea...

David Tipling / Huli Wigman from the Tari Valley, Southern Highlands at a Sing-sing, Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea. Wearing bird of paradise feathers and plumes particularly Raggiana Bird of Paradise plumes and brea...

David Tipling / Sing-sing group from Western Highlands performing at Hagen Show, Papua New Guinea. With black plumes from the Black Sicklebill a bird of paradise. August 2011.

David Tipling / Huli Wigmen from the Tari Valley, Southern Highlands, performing at a Sing-sing Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea. Wearing bird of paradise feathers and plumes particularly Raggiana Bird of Paradise plume...

David Tipling / Huli Wigmen from the Tari Valley in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea at a Sing-sing Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea. Wearing bird of paradise feathers and plumes particularly Raggiana Bird of P...

David Tipling / Huli Wigmen from the Tari Valley in the Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea at a Sing-sing, Mount Hagen Papua, New Guinea. Wearing bird of paradise feathers and plumes particularly Raggiana Bird of P...

David Tipling / Huli Wigmen from the Tari Valley, Southern Highlands at a Sing-sing Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea. Wearing bird of paradise feathers and plumes particularly Raggiana Bird of Paradise plumes. August 20...

David Tipling / Performers preparing for a Sing-sing at Paiya Show, painting face. Western Highlands Papua, New Guinea. With Papua lorikeets in head dress, August 2011

David Tipling / Performers preparing for a Sing-sing at Paiya Show, applying face paint Western Highlands Papua New Guinea, August 2011

David Tipling / Performers preparing for a Sing-sing at Paiya Show Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, August 2011

David Tipling / Paiya Sing-sing group members preparing for the Paiya show, painting face, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Augsut 2011

David Tipling / Tribal performers from the Anglimp District in Waghi Province, performing at a Sing-sing - Hagen Show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, August 2011

David Tipling / Tribal performers from the Anglimp District in Waghi Province, performing at a Sing-sing - Hagen Show Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, August 2011

David Tipling / Tribal performers from the Anglimp District in Waghi Province performing at a Sing-sing - Hagen Show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, August 2011

David Tipling / Tribal performers from the Anglimp District, in Waghi Province, performing at a Sing-sing - Hagen Show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, August 2011

David Tipling / Highland women with black facepaint at Paiya Show or Sing-sing, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea. August 2011

David Tipling / Huli Wigmen from the Tari Valley, in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea, performing at Sing-sing, Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea. Wearing bird of paradise feathers and plumes particularly Ragg...

David Tipling / Huli Wigmen from the Tari Valley in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea at a Sing-sing Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea. August 2011

David Tipling / Huli Wigmen from the Tari Valley in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea at performing with drums at a Sing-sing Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea, August 2011. Wearing bird of paradise feathers and...

David Tipling / Huli Wigmen from the Tari Valley in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea, at a Sing-sing Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea. August 2011

David Tipling / Jiawao Sing-sing group from Paiya in Western Highlands getting ready for Paiya Show Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, August 2011

David Tipling / Jiawao Sing-sing group from Paiya in Western Highlands getting ready for Paiya Show Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea. August 2011

David Tipling / Jika tribal dancer having her head dress prepared, Paiya Sing-sing Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Centrepiece is a whole skin of a Blue Bird of Paradise. August 2011

David Tipling / Western Highlanders preparing for a Sing-sing at the Paiya Show, applying face paint, Western Highlands near Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea, August 2011

David Tipling / Timan Tumbo and Hale Johu - Huli Wigmen adorned in bird of paradise plumes Tari Valley, Papua New Guinea, August 2011

David Tipling / Timan Thumbu - a Huli Wigman from Tari Southern Highlands Papua, New Guinea. Head dress contains Superb Bird of Paradise, Papun Lorikeet, Leeser Bird of Paradise, Ribbon-tailed Astrapia, Lawes Parotia...

David Tipling / Huli Wigmen with Blyth's Hornbill bills as necklace decoration, Tari Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, August 2011

David Tipling / Huli Wigmen - Timan Tumbu and Hale Johu from Tari Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Feathers in head dress include Superb Bird of Paradise breast shield, Papuan Lorikeet, Lesser Bird of Paradise,...

Gavin Hellier / Mass dancing with women in colourful traditional dress, Pyongyang, Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea (DPRK), North Korea, 2012

Gavin Hellier / Children practising mass games outside the Grand Theatre, Hamhung, Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea (DPRK), North Korea 2012

Gavin Hellier / Children practising mass games outside the Grand Theatre, Hamhung, Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea (DPRK), North Korea 2012

Gavin Hellier / Children practising gymnastics / mass games outside the Grand Theatre, Hamhung, Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea (DPRK), North Korea 2012

Gavin Hellier / Children practising gymnastics / mass games outside the Grand Theatre, Hamhung, Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea (DPRK), North Korea 2012

Gavin Hellier / Woman in traditional dress paying their respects, Revolutionary Matyrs' Cemetary, Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea (DPRK), North Korea, April 2012

Christophe Courteau / Traditinal dancing at giraffe cup football final in aid of Niger's giraffe sub-species.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Bassari woman drinking beer at a party ceremonial harvest. Bassari country, east Senegal. This area became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2012, for cultural landscape and traditions kept by the the B...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Hand and staff of 'The Mask', the intermediary of the spirits, in a harvest ceremony. The Country Bassari is east Senegal. His people, the Bassari, fula and bedik keep alive their most ancient traditi...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / 'The Mask' the intermediary of the spirits, in a harvest ceremony. Bassari country, east Senegal. This area became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2012, for cultural landscape and traditions kept by t...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / 'The Mask', the intermediary of the spirits, in a harvest ceremony. Bassari country, east Senegal. This area became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2012, for cultural landscape and traditions kept by...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / 'The Mask', the intermediary of the spirits, in a harvest ceremony. Bassari country, east Senegal. This area became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2012, for cultural landscape and traditions kept by...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / 'The Mask', the intermediary of the spirits, in a harvest ceremony. Bassari country, east Senegal. This area became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2012, for cultural landscape and traditions kept by...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Women working in field with 'The Mask', the intermediary of the spirits, in a harvest ceremony. Bassari country, east Senegal. This area became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2012, for cultural lands...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / 'The Mask', the intermediary of the spirits, in a harvest ceremony. Bassari country, east Senegal. This area became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2012, for cultural landscape and traditions kept by...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Buddhist Ceremony at the Ligaon Buddhist monastery (2.910m). Manaslu Conservation Area, Himalayas, Nepal, October 2009.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Manuscripts at Buddhist Ceremony at the Ligaon Buddhist monastery (2.910m). Manaslu Conservation Area, Himalayas, Nepal, October 2009.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Buddhist Ceremony at the Ligaon Buddhist monastery (2.910m). Manaslu Conservation Area, Himalayas, Nepal, October 2009.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Buddhist Ceremony at the Ligaon Buddhist monastery (2.910m). Manaslu Conservation Area, Himalayas, Nepal, October 2009.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Reading script during Buddhist Ceremony at the Ligaon Buddhist monastery (2.910m). Manaslu Conservation Area, Himalayas, Nepal, October 2009.

Loic Poidevin / Man preparing for the ceremony of Aarti poooja, a prayer to thank the holy Ganges river, on the famous ghats of Varanasi / Benares, India 2012

Merryn Thomas / Bristol Pilot Cutter "Morwenna" launch ceremony, 4th April 2009. Bristol Floating Harbour, UK.

Merryn Thomas / Cricketer Jack Russel breaking champagne over bow of Bristol Pilot Cutter "Morwenna" during launch ceremony, 4th April 2009. Bristol Floating Harbour, UK.

Rick Tomlinson / Race Village Opening Ceremony in Alicante, Spain, for the 10th Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009. For EDITORIAL USE only.

Adam White / Charlestown ladies A crew celebrate their silver medal on the podium at the awards ceremony of the 19th World Pilot Gig Championships, Isles of Scilly, May 2008

Adam White / Mounts Bay men's crew celebrate their world title on the podium at the awards ceremony of the 19th World Pilot Gig Championships, Isles of Scilly, May 2008

Adam White / Crowds celebrating at the awards ceremony of the 19th World Pilot Gig Championships, Isles of Scilly, May 2008