Terry Whittaker / Man collecting seabird eggs, including those of Common guillemots (Uria aalge), Skoruvikurbjarg cliffs, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland, May.

Terry Whittaker / Man being lowered down a cliff to collect seabird eggs, including those of Common guillemots (Uria aalge). Camera attached to helmet, Skoruvikurbjarg cliffs, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland, May.

Terry Whittaker / Man being lowered down cliff to collect seabird eggs, including those of Common guillemots (Uria aalge), Skoruvikurbjarg cliffs, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland, May.

Terry Whittaker / Man being raised up cliff to collect seabird eggs, including those of Common guillemots (Uria aalge), Skoruvikurbjarg cliffs, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland, May.

Terry Whittaker / Man being lowered down a cliff to collect seabird eggs, including those of Common guillemots (Uria aalge). Camera attached to helmet, Skoruvikurbjarg cliffs, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland, May.

Terry Whittaker / Man being lowered down a cliff to collect seabird eggs, including those of Common guillemots (Uria aalge). Camera attached to helmet, Skoruvikurbjarg cliffs, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland, May.

Terry Whittaker / Man being lowered down a cliff to collect seabird eggs, including those of Common guillemots (Uria aalge). Camera attached to helmet, Skoruvikurbjarg cliffs, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland, May.

Terry Whittaker / Man sorting seabird eggs, including those of Common guillemots (Uria aalge) into egg boxes, Skoruvikurbjarg cliffs, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland, May.

Terry Whittaker / Man being lowered down a cliff to collect seabird eggs, including those of Common guillemots (Uria aalge). Skoruvikurbjarg cliffs, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland, May.

Francisco Marquez / Round up of wild mares and foals from marshland to the corrals of the town. Donana National Park, Spain. September 2014.

David Fleetham / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), with sailing-boat in background. Rinca Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Pedro Narra / Shell of Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) outside mud house, Bissagos Islands, Guinea Bissau. Endangered species. 3rd Place in the SOS Especes Menacees / SOS Endangered Species Portfolio category of the...

Pete Oxford / Konyak Naga boy peering out of house decorated with buffalo skulls, Konyak Naga headhunting Tribe.Mon district, Nagaland, North East India, October 2014.

Pete Oxford / Head-hunted human skulls, collected by the Konyak Naga tribe, North East India, October 2014.

Pete Oxford / Konyak Naga tattooed head hunter. Only someone who has killed and taken a human head can be tattooed in this manner. Mon district. Nagaland, North East India, October 2014.

Pete Oxford / Konyak Naga tattooed Ang or Chief. Only someone who has killed and taken a human head can be tattooed in this manner. Mon district. Nagaland, North East India, October 2014.

Pete Oxford / Nyshi man, Arunachal Pradesh, North East India, November 2014.

Pete Oxford / Apatani woman with facial tattoos and traditional cane nose plugs / Yapin Hulo made to make them look unattractive to males from other tribes. These facial modifications are now outlawed. Apatani Tr...

Pete Oxford / Kittens resting on beams. These animals are kepts as pets but sometimes eaten in the Apatani Tribe, Ziro Valley, Himalayan Foothills, Arunachal Pradesh, North East India. November 2014.

Pete Oxford / Woman inside Nyshi Long House, Nyshi Tribe, Arunachal Pradesh.North East India, November 2014.

Staffan Widstrand / Wooden house in Musteika Village, Lithuania, May 2015.

Eric Baccega / Young woman from the Bodi tribe displaying elaborate scarification on the skin of her back, Omo Valley, Ethiopia, March 2015.

Eric Baccega / Young man from the Bodi Tribe having new scars made on his chest with razor blade, to make decorative skin scarifications. Omo Valley, Ethiopia, March 2015.

Eric Baccega / Portrait of woman from the Mursi tribe, traditionally decorated and painted, wearing a large clay lip plate, Omo Valley, Ethiopia, March 2015.

Eric Baccega / Portrait of woman from the Mursi tribe, traditionally decorated and painted, wearing a large clay lip plate, Omo Valley, Ethiopia, March 2015.

Eric Baccega / Toposa tribe man with elaborate facial skin scarifications, Omo Valley, Ethiopia, March 2015.

Eric Baccega / Men from the Mursi tribe decoratively scaring skin, one man scars the arm of another one by lifting the skin with an acacia spine and cutting it with a razor blade, Ethiopia, March 2015.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Cabin sheltering traditional behives, Bavsica, Julian Alps, Slovenia. October 2014.

Juan Carlos Munoz / House in Soca valley, Triglav National Park, Julian Alps, Bovec, Slovenia, October 2014.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Log piles in alcove outside farm building, Triglav National Park, Trenta Valley, Julian Alps, Bovec, Slovenia, October 2014.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Cheese maturing on shelves in traditional dairy, Triglav National Park, Slovenia, October 2014.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Karo boys with decorative skin painting. Karo tribe, Omo river, Ethiopia, November 2014

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Karo boys with decorative skin painting. Karo tribe, Omo river, Ethiopia, November 2014

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Karo boy with decorative skin painting. Karo tribe, Omo river, Ethiopia, November 2014

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Karo boys with decorative skin painting, close up portrait, Karo tribe, Omo river, Ethiopia, November 2014

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Man feeding Hyaenas (Crocuta crocuta) at night in Harar City, this has been a tradition for several centuries, and has now become a show for tourists. Ethiopia, November 2014

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Man feeding Hyaenas (Crocuta crocuta) at night in Harar City, this has been a tradition for several centuries, and has now become a show for tourists. Ethiopia, November 2014

Colin Monteath / Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) and Tsataan reindeer herders in winter camp, Hunkher Mountains, northern Mongolia

Kirkendall-Spring / Doorway of the poet Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's house, near Paro, Bhutan, October 2014.

Kristel Richard / Eagle hunter mounted on Mongolian horse with his female Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) at Eagle Hunters Festival, near Sagsai, Bayan-Ulgii Aymag, Mongolia. September 2014..

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Grisha (right) and Gosha Vanuitto, Nenets reindeer herders, at their winter camp on the tundra in the South Tambey Gas Field, Yamal Peninsula, Siberia, Russia. February 2014.

Gavin Hellier / Ceremonially decorated Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) and mahout outside the Hawa Mahal / Palace of Winds, Rajasthan, Jaipur, India, 2011.

Ernie Janes / Field Poppies Pavaver rhoea and Sugar beet crop in Norfolk Field UK July

Mike Potts / Fish drying on racks, Varangerfjord, Norway, March 2013.

Tim Laman / A traditional style house or 'honai' on the mountainside overlooking the Baliem Valley, Papua, Indonesia, Island of New Guinea. June 2010

Laurent Geslin / Women dressed in white during the St Marie celebration procession in the street of Gondhar, North Ethiopia, 2006

Laurent Geslin / Young Fulani girls grinding seed for flour at dawn, North Senegal, West Africa, 2005

Laurent Geslin / Mursi woman with large clay plate in lower lip, showing her age, Omo valley, Ethiopia, 2006

Laurent Geslin / Mursi shepherd with his stick, Omo valley, Ethiopia, 2006

Laurent Geslin / Young Mursi woman with clay plate in lower lip, holding her Kalashnikov rifle (result of the cold war in Africa), Omo valley, Ethiopia, 2006

Laurent Geslin / Hamer man returns from fishing with catfish, Omo valley, Ethiopia, 2006

Laurent Geslin / Fulani woman preparing local drink 'Fole wadere' from flower petals, North Senegal, West Africa, 2005

Laurent Geslin / Young Erbore boy shows his body paints, these are usually only applied for special celebrations, Omo valley, Ethiopia, 2006

Laurent Geslin / Fulani women braiding their hair, North Senegal, West Africa, 2005

Laurent Geslin / Young Benna woman looking after cattle and showing the scars on her back, these are inflicted on teenage girls by their brothers and are considered a mark of beauty and bravery, the girls provoke thei...

Laurent Geslin / Young Benna woman looking after cattle and showing the scars on her back, these are inflicted on teenage girls by their brothers and are considered a mark of beauty and bravery, the girls provoke thei...

Laurent Geslin / Amara woman preparing traditional product to protect against flies, North Ethiopia, 2006

Laurent Geslin / San bushmen child portrait, Kalahari desert, Namibia 2005

Laurent Geslin / Two San bushmen, Kalahari desert, Namibia 2005

Laurent Geslin / Offering milk to 'holy' Black rats {Rattus rattus} temple Deshnoke, Rajasthan, India

Laurent Geslin / Holy Black rats in Hindu temple {Rattus rattus} Deshnoke, Rajasthan, India, 2002

Orsolya Haarberg,Orsolya Haarberg / The fishing village of Lovund, with the top of Tomskjevelen (Tomma island) in the background, Luroy, Helgeland, Nordland, Norway, July 2009

Claudio Contreras / View from bangka boat at dawn, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April 2013

Claudio Contreras,Claudio Contreras / Discarded nets, bangka canoe and other garbage at the beach, Guindacpan Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April 2013

David Tipling / Tribal performers from Hagen at Sing-sing, Mount Hagen Show in Western Highlands Papua New Guinea. Headress contains Papuan Lorikeet birds and King of Saxony plumes. 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 performer from the Anglimp District in Waghi Province Western Highlands Papua New Guinea performing at a Sing-sing, Hagen Show Western Highlands Papua New Guinea.With bird of paradise plumes in...

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

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

David Tipling / Men of Mendi from the Southern Highlands at Hagen Show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Head dress has King of Saxony plumes and breast shield of Superb Bird of Paradise plus plumes from Blue bir...

David Tipling / Huli Wigmen from the Tari Valley in Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea, wearing a bill from Blyth's Hornbill as decoration, August 2011

Axel Gomille / Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus), temple elephant gives blessings to pilgrims at the ruins and temple complex of Hampi, Karnataka, India

Kristel Richard / An equine trainer, in the traditional white Gujarati clothes, walks a Kathiawari horse mare on her hindlegs without strain, Porbandar, Gujarat, India, December 2012. No release available.

Ben Lascelles / Goat herder binding goats for milking, these nomadic herders are known as Drokpa and make up about 25 percent of Tibetans in Tibet. Near Baryang, Tibet. June 2010.

Franco Banfi / Shadow of Dhoni, characteristic Maldivian boat over reef, Maldives, Indian Ocean. No release available.

Gavin Hellier / Women in colourful Saris, beside the Taj Mahal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2011. Model released.

Gavin Hellier / Women in colourful Saris collecting water, across the Jumna (Yamuna) river from Taj Mahal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2011, model released

Gavin Hellier / In the famous souks of Marrakech, Morocco, 2011. No release available.

Gavin Hellier / Elevated view over the Djemaa el-Fna at sunset, Marrakech, Morocco, 2011. No release available.

Gavin Hellier / Elevated view over the Old Town of Kotor, Bay of Kotorska, Adriatic coast, Montenegro, Balkans 2007

Gavin Hellier / Djenne Mosque, the largest mud structure in the world, Djenne is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Niger Inland Delta, Mopti Region, Mali 2006. No release available.

Gavin Hellier / Buddhist monks relaxing at Ta Phrohm Temple, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia 2010. Model released.

Gavin Hellier / The restored Souq Waqif with mud rendered shops and exposed timber beams at dusk, Doha, Qatar, Arabian Peninsula 2011. No release available.

Gavin Hellier / The restored Souq Waqif with mud rendered shops and exposed timber beams at night, Doha, Qatar, Arabian Peninsula, 2011. No release available.

Gavin Hellier / Cobbled street lined with colourful houses known as Kujundziluk, one of the oldest streets in Mostar leading to the Old Bridge, Old Town, Mostar, Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Balkans, 2007. No...

Gavin Hellier / Elevated view over traditional houses in Chinatown, Singapore, 2012. No release available.

Neil Aldridge / Zu/'hoasi Bushman hunters on the open grasslands of the Kalahari, Botswana. April 2012. No release available.

Neil Aldridge / A young Zu/'hoasi Bushman hunter carrying a bow, quiver of arrows and a long pole for catching Spring Hares in their burrows. Kalahari, Botswana. April 2012. No release available.

Neil Aldridge / A young Zu/'hoasi Bushman woman picking berries from a bush on the open plains of the Kalahari, Botswana. April 2012. No release available.

Neil Aldridge / Portrait of a child in a Zu/'hoasi Bushman community in the Kalahari, Botswana. April 2012. No release available

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Man and veiled woman taking a photograph of the River Ganges at sunset, Rajshahi. Bangladesh June 2012. No release available.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Men on a wooden boat who use smooth-coated otters (Lutra perspicillata) for traditional fishing practices, the Sundarbans National Park, the largest mangrove swamp in the world. Bangladesh. UNESCO Wo...

Bert Willaert / Falconer showing his juvenile Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) used to catch birds of prey for domestication, with eye hood, Georgia, September 2011. No release available.

Bert Willaert / Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) being caught by a falconer using a Red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) as bait, Georgia, September 2011.

Christophe Courteau / West African giraffe {Giraffe camelopardis peralta} in local village. Sahel, Niger.

Christophe Courteau / Local people moving on mokoros, traditional boats of the Okavango delta. Botswana.