Laurent Geslin / Christian worshipper near St Sauveur's church, Lalibela, North Ethiopia. These worshippers stay for hours in a hole in the carved rock to read their holy books., 2006

Laurent Geslin / Christian worshipper near St Sauveur's church, Lalibela, North Ethiopia. These worshippers stay for hours in a hole in the carved rock to read their holy books, 2006

Laurent Geslin / Orthodox priest reading from a Holy book, Beita Gabrielle church, Lalibela, Ethiopia, 2006

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

Axel Gomille / Zebu cattle (Bos primigenius indicus) holy cow, walking past Sadhu or holy man, Varanasi, India

Ben Lascelles / Prostrator about to perform body-length prostrations over the entire length of the circumambulation around Mount Kailash. The pilgrim bends down, kneels, prostrates full-length, makes a mark with his...

Gavin Hellier / Church Priest holding a Lalibela Cross, Lalibela and its rock-hewn Churches rank among the greatest religio-historical sites not only in Africa, but in the Christian world, Lalibela, Ethiopia 2005. Mo...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Buddhist Monk hands holding prayer beads in Samdo village (3.690 m). Manaslu Conservation Area, Himalayas, Nepal, October 2009. No release available.

Robert Valentic / Following the desert rains a Holy cross frog {Notaden benneti} comes to the surface after a long period underground, Nyngan, New South Wales, Australia

Pete Oxford / Holy man in India

Tony Heald / Man pouring holy water over top of temple in Kumbhabhishekam, a Hindu ritual. Pandalur, Tamil Nadu, India. 2014.

Guy Edwardes / Holy Monastery of St. Nicholas Anapausa, Meteora, Greece. April 2017

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / A giant Ginkgo or Maidenhair tree (Ginkgo biloba) with red ribbons with wishes written on them, Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, Qingchuan County, Sichuan province, China. This holy Tao site and tr...

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / A giant Ginkgo or Maidenhair tree (Ginkgo biloba) with red ribbons with wishes written on them Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, Qingchuan County, Sichuan province, China. This holy Tao site and tre...

Ashley Cooper / Sadhu or Hindu holy man in Kathmandu, Nepal. Sadhus are men who have renounced all material attachments to concentrate on their spirituality. January 2013.

Ashley Cooper / Avalanche on Machapuchare or Fishtail Peak in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal. It was caused by a massive block of glacial ice detaching from the summit cliffs, 29th December 2012.

Ashley Cooper / Avalanche on Machapuchare / Fishtail Peak in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal. It was caused by a massive block of glacial ice detaching from the summit cliffs. 29th December 2012.

Ashley Cooper / Avalanche on Machapuchare / Fishtail Peak in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal. It was caused by a massive block of glacial ice detaching from the summit cliffs. 29th December 2012.

Ashley Cooper / Avalanche on Machapuchare / Fishtail Peak in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal. It was caused by a massive block of glacial ice detaching from the summit cliffs. 29th December 2012.

Ashley Cooper / Avalanche on Machapuchare / Fishtail Peak in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal. It was caused by a massive block of glacial ice detaching from the summit cliffs. 29th December 2012.

Ashley Cooper / The Boudanath Stupa, is one of the holiest Buddist sites in Kathmandu, Nepal, December 2012.

Francisco Marquez / Awo Gojam Mosque photographed at night. The City of Harar is a holy city of in the Islam faith, and has 99 mosques. Ethiopia. February 2008.

Kristel Richard / Wild rare Eriskay stallions/horses fighting on Holy Isle, Scotland, UK. Critical status by Rare Breeds Survival Trust.

Kristel Richard / Wild rare Eriskay stallions/horses fighting on Holy Isle, Scotland, UK. Critical status by Rare Breeds Survival Trust.

Kristel Richard / Wild rare Eriskay stallions/horses fighting on Holy Isle, Scotland, UK. Critical status by Rare Breeds Survival Trust.

Kristel Richard / Back lit wild rare Eriskay horse, stallion, walking on Holy Isle, Scotland, UK. Critical status by Rare Breeds Survival Trust.

Kristel Richard / Wild rare Eriskay horse, stallion, trotting on Holy Isle, Scotland, UK. Critical status by Rare Breeds Survival Trust.

Kristel Richard / Wild rare Eriskay horse, stallion, standing alert on Holy Isle, Scotland, UK. Critical status by Rare Breeds Survival Trust.

Kristel Richard / Wild rare Eriskay horse, stallion, grazing above the Buddhist nunnery on Holy Isle, Scotland, UK. Critical status by Rare Breeds Survival Trust.

Kristel Richard / Portrait of a wild rare Eriskay horse, stallion, on Holy Isle, Scotland, UK. Critical status by Rare Breeds Survival Trust.

Kristel Richard / Portrait of a wild rare Eriskay mare/horse on Holy Isle, Scotland, UK. Critical status by Rare Breeds Survival Trust.

Kristel Richard / Portrait of a wild rare Eriskay horse, mare, on Holy Isle, Scotland, UK. Critical status by Rare Breeds Survival Trust.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Water wheel on The Holy Road Lebaniego, Ferrería de Cades, Herrerías, Cantabria, Spain.

Alan Williams / South Stack Lighthouse situated off Holy Island near Holyhead Anglesey, North Wales, UK, September.

Alan Williams / South Stack Lighthouse situated off Holy Island near Holyhead Anglesey, North Wales, UK, September.

Alan Williams / South Stack Lighthouse situated off Holy Island near Holyhead Anglesey, North Wales, UK, September.

Alan Williams / Cliffs at Porth y Gwin bay viewed from the Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path, part of the South Stack RSPB Nature Reserve, showing South Stack lighthouse in the background, Holy Island, Anglesey, North Wa...

Nick Upton / People watching Swifts (Apus apus) flying around Holy Trinity church during a swift walk organised by the local swift group, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, UK, June. Digital composite. Model released.

Nick Upton / Common swift (Apus apus) two flying over the weathercock on the spire of Holy Trinity Church, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Common swift (Apus apus) two flying past the weathercock on the spire of Holy Trinity Church, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Nest box for Common swifts (Apus apus) carried by Roger Becket into Holy Trinity church to be fitted in the bell tower, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, UK, June. Model released.

Nick Upton / Common swift (Apus apus) call playback system positioned and turned on successfully by Roger Becket and Peter Grayshon below a nest box they've just fitted into a louvred window in the bell tower of H...

Nick Upton / Nest box for Common swifts (Apus apus) carried by Roger Becket and Peter Grayshon into Holy Trinity church to be fitted in the bell tower, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Common swift (Apus apus) nest box carried by Roger Becket into Holy Trinity church to be fitted in the bell tower, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Common swift (Apus apus) nest box fitted by Roger Becket and Peter Grayshon into a louvred window in the bell tower of Holy Trinity church, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Common swift (Apus apus) nest box fitted by Roger Becket and Peter Grayshon into a louvred window in the bell tower of Holy Trinity church, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Common swift (Apus apus) nest box fitted by Roger Becket and Peter Grayshon into a louvred window in the bell tower of Holy Trinity church, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Common swift (Apus apus) nest box fitted by Roger Becket and Peter Grayshon into a louvred window in the bell tower of Holy Trinity church, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Common swift (Apus apus) nest box fitted by Roger Becket and Peter Grayshon into a louvred window in the bell tower of Holy Trinity church, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Common swift (Apus apus) call playback system positioned below a nest box just fitted by Roger Becket and Peter Grayshon into a louvred window in the bell tower of Holy Trinity church, Bradford-on-Avo...

Nick Upton / Peter Grayshon replaces inspection covers to a Common swift (Apus apus) nest box he's just helped to attach to a louvred window in the bell tower of Holy Trinity church, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, U...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Armenis priest and villagers at the release of European bison / Wisent (Bison bonasus) in the Tarcu mountains nature reserve. The priest held a sermon for the bison and splashed them with Holy water....

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Armenis priest with guest at the release of European bison / Wisent (Bison bonasus) in the Tarcu mountains nature reserve. The priest held a sermon for the bison and splashed them with Holy water. Nat...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Armenis priest at the release of European bison / Wisent (Bison bonasus) in the Tarcu mountains nature reserve. The priest held a sermon for the bison and splashed them with Holy water. Natura 2000 ar...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Armenis priest at the release of European bison / Wisent (Bison bonasus) in the Tarcu mountains nature reserve. The priest held a sermon for the bison and splashed them with Holy water. Natura 2000 ar...

Roger Powell / Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) walking along tideline. Holy Island, Northumberland, UK, March.

Roger Powell / Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) swallowing prey, Holy Island, Northumberland, UK, March.

Roger Powell / Common eider (Somateria mollissima) dabbling, Lindisfarne, Holy Island, Northumberland, UK, March.

Ingo Arndt / Humayun's Tomb and courtyard, built in 1570, a World Heritage Cultural Site, UNESCO, the first garden tomb on Indian subcontinent, Delhi, India

Ingo Arndt / Looking up at the ornate facade of Birla Temple, Delhi, India

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Local fishing boat with lobster pots on board, Holy Island in background, Lamlash Bay, Isle of Arran, South Arran Marine Protected Area, Scotland, UK, August 2016.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Three people including driver and two divers in dive boat with Holy Island in the background, Lamlash Bay, Isle of Arran, South Arran Marine Protected Area, Scotland, UK, August 2016.

Stephen Dalton / Organic hay field ready for harvesting, the grass is mostly Sweet Vernal (Anthoxanthum odoratum). Sussex, UK, July 2015

Stephen Dalton / Organic hay field ready for harvesting, the grass is mostly Sweet Vernal (Anthoxanthum odoratum). Sussex, UK, July 2015

Constantinos Petrinos / Holy room inside Adadi Maryam / Anfar Debre Maryam, a rock hewn Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Adami, Oromia, Ethiopia, Africa, March 2009.

Constantinos Petrinos / Varlaam Holy Monastery, second largest monastery in the Meteora complex, built in 154. Meteora, Kalambaka, Thessaly Region, Greece, February 2015.

Constantinos Petrinos / Tourist using a cable car to visit the Holy Monastery of Great Meteoron. This is the largest of the monasteries located at Meteora built in the mid-14th century. Meteora, Kalambaka, Thessaly Region, G...

Constantinos Petrinos / Varlaam Holy Monastery, second largest monastery in the Meteora complex, built in 154. Meteora, Kalambaka, Thessaly Region, Greece, February 2015.

Constantinos Petrinos / The Holy Monastery of Varlaam. This is the second largest monastery in the Meteora complex. It was built in 1541 and embellished in 1548. The old refectory is used as a museum. It is among the 6 out o...

Constantinos Petrinos / The Holy Monastery of Varlaam. This is the second largest monastery in the Meteora complex. It was built in 1541 and embellished in 1548. The old refectory is used as a museum. It is among the 6 out o...

Constantinos Petrinos / Two Greek Orthodox rock Monasteries in Meteora. The Holy Monastery of Great Meteoron (on the right - erected in the mid-14th century) The building serves as the main museum for tourists. The Holy Mon...

Constantinos Petrinos / Two Greek Orthodox rock Monasteries in Meteora. The Holy Monastery of Rousanou/St. Barbara (foreground right) which was founded in the middle of 16th century and in the background the Holy Monastery...

Constantinos Petrinos / Four Greek Orthodox Rock Monasteries in Meteora. The Holy Monastery of Rousanou/St. Barbara (foreground right) founded in the mid 16th century, in the background the Holy Monastery of St. Nicholas An...

Constantinos Petrinos / The Holy Monastery of Rousanou / St. Barbara which was founded in the middle of 16th century. Meteora, Kalambaka, Thessaly Region, Greece, Mediterranean, February 2015.

Constantinos Petrinos / The Holy Monastery of Rousanou / St. Barbara which was founded in the middle of 16th century. Meteora, Kalambaka, Thessaly Region, Greece, Mediterranean, February 2015.

Constantinos Petrinos / Two Greek Orthodox rock Monasteries in Meteora. The Holy Monastery of Rousanou/St. Barbara (foreground right, founded in the middle of 16th century) and in the background the Holy Monastery of St. Ni...

Constantinos Petrinos / Two Greek Orthodox rock Monasteries in Meteora. The Holy Monastery of Rousanou/St. Barbara (foreground right, founded in the middle of 16th century) and in the background the Holy Monastery of St. Ni...

Constantinos Petrinos / Holy Trinity Monastery, Greek Orthodox rock monastery in Meteora. In the background the Pindus Mountain Range with snow on its slopes. Meteora, Kalambaka, Thessaly Region, Greece, Mediterranean, Febr...

Constantinos Petrinos / Holy Trinity Monastery, Greek Orthodox rock monastery in Meteora. In the background the Pindus Mountain Range with snow on its slopes. Meteora, Kalambaka, Thessaly Region, Greece, Mediterranean, Febr...

Constantinos Petrinos / Holy Trinity Monastery, Greek Orthodox rock monastery in Meteora. In the background the Pindus Mountain Range with snow on its slopes. Meteora, Kalambaka, Thessaly Region, Greece, Mediterranean, Febr...

Constantinos Petrinos / The Holy Monastery of St. Nicholas Anapausas, built in the 16th century. Meteora, Kalambaka, Thessaly Region, Greece, Mediterranean, February 2015.

Constantinos Petrinos / The Holy Monastery of St. Nicholas Anapausas, built in the 16th century. Meteora, Kalambaka, Thessaly Region, Greece, Mediterranean, February 2015.

Gary K. Smith / Church of the Holy Cross, Ilam Village, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, UK, July 2015.

Gary K. Smith / Church of the Holy Cross, Ilam Village, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, UK, July 2015.

Pete Oxford / Portrait of a Holy Man / Sadhu with Bindi, Bateshwar Temple, Uttar Pradesh, India, October 2014.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Rock slide behind Javorca, Memorial Church of the Holy Spirit, Triglav National Park, Slovenia, October 2014.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Busy market scene in Harar, an important holy city in the Islamic faith, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ethiopia, November 2014

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Busy street scene with archway in Harar, an important holy city in the Islamic faith, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ethiopia, November 2014

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Muslim woman walking down colourful narrow streets, Harar, an important holy city in the Islamic faith, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ethiopia, November 2014

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Muslim woman walking down colourful narrow streets, Harar, an important holy city in the Islamic faith, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ethiopia, November 2014

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Muslim woman walking down narrow streets, Harar, an important holy city in the Islamic faith, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ethiopia, November 2014

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Muslim woman walking down narrow streets, Harar, an important holy city in the Islamic faith, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ethiopia, November 2014

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Muslim woman walking down narrow streets, in Harar, an important holy city in the Islamic faith, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ethiopia, November 2014

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Muslim woman walking down colourful narrow streets, in Harar, an important holy city in the Islamic faith, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ethiopia, November 2014

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Women leading donkeys through the streets of Harar, an important holy city in the Islamic faith, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ethiopia, November 2014