Pete Oxford / Tea picker, collecting Tea leaves (Camelia sinensis) wearing large straw hat, Assam, North East India, October 2014.

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 / 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 / Woman with basket on her head picking tea (Camellia sinensis), Assam, 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 / Woman inside Nyshi Long House, Nyshi Tribe, Arunachal Pradesh.North East India, November 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..

Dong Lei / Group of local children smiling, near Lantsang Mekong river, Kawakarpo Mountain, Meri Snow Mountain National Park, Yunnan Province, China.

Dong Lei / Fish eye view of people collecting firewood, Daocheng City, Sichuan Province, China, July 2010.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / A child sitting by wall with empty glass bottles, in the small village of Khumnu. Annapurna Sanctuary, central Nepal, November 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Women reaping the harvest in the fields adjacent to the Royal Bardia National Park, Nepal, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Domestic Asian elephants (Elephas maximas) used for riding safaris with their keepers, Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Domestic Asian elephants (Elephas maximas) used for riding safaris with their keepers, Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal.

Enrique López-Tapia de Inés / Thuli Maya Fuyal, widow, in her small room in Kathmandu, in Namaskar Association ?ouse of Widows? Culturally in Nepal women lose many rights when they become widows and may be treated badly by their f...

Enrique López-Tapia de Inés / Rita Pudel, widow, with her son, in the room that serves as a shelter, in Namaskar Association ?ouse of Widows? Culturally in Nepal women lose many rights when they become widows and may be treated ba...

Claudio Contreras,Claudio Contreras / Man unloading seaweed, Hambungan Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April 2013

Staffan Widstrand,Staffan Widstrand / Mangrove planting team from CRINEO planting Rhzophora mangrove trees, Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, February 2013.

Staffan Widstrand / Mangrove planting team from CRINEO planting Mangrove trees (Rhizophora) Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, February 2013.

Staffan Widstrand,Staffan Widstrand / Throw-net fishermen on raft, Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, January 2013.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Portrait of two Balti men, Skardu, Pakistan, June 2007.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia,Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Portrait of a Balti man, Gilgit, Pakistan, July 2007.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Close up portait of three children, Askole village (3,000m), Braldu Valley, Karakoram Range, Pakistan, July 2007.

Suzi Eszterhas,Suzi Eszterhas / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) baby climbing as it is trained to explore, looking down at carer. Orangutan Care Center, Borneo, Indonesia.

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

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

Axel Gomille,Axel Gomille / Goat keeper with baby and domestic goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India

Axel Gomille,Axel Gomille / Camel herder with Dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India

Juergen Freund / Men on a fishing device called ?Bagan?, a stationary outrigger boat, with a net between outriggers and strong light at night to attract anchovies and scad. Cenderawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia,...

Michael Pitts,Michael Pitts / Wreck of Aichi E13A, Japanese World War Two float plane, sunk by American fighters, Solomon Islands.

David Tipling / Performance of the Mauyr dance (Peacock Dance), a spectacular, cultural dance depicting Lord Krishna becoming a peacock to show his love for Radha, Braj region of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Pudako Serotetto, a young Nenets boy, standing by a corral with a young Laika reindeer herding dog on the spring migration. Yamal Peninsula, Siberia, Russia, 1996.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Puako Serotetto, a Nenets man from a reindeer herding family, who works as a sports trainer at Yar-Sale, Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia. 2021.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Olga Serotetto, a Nenets woman from a reindeer herding family, outside the Yamal Reindeer office where she works. Yar-Sale, Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia. 2021.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Olga Serotetto, a Nenets woman, feeds boiled fish to weak young reindeer. Yamal Peninsula, Siberia, Russia. 1996.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Kosta Serotetto, labourer working in Yar-Sale, Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia. 2021. Kosta was born into a family of reindeer herders in 1987. After school he worked as a reindeer herder, before giving up...

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dmitri Khorolya, a Nenets man from a reindeer herding family, in his modern apartment in Salekhard, Siberia, 2021.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dmitri Khorolya, a Nenets reindeer herder at a reindeer corral near Yarudey, Western Siberia, Russia. 1996.

Eric Baccega / Chinese keeper (Mrs Lyu Riuqing) with cub Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) aged 1 month. Beauval ZooPark, France. 9 September 2021.

Eric Baccega / Chinese keeper (Mrs Lyu Riuqing) helping Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Huan Huan, to nurse her female cub. Beauval ZooPark, France. 9 September 2021.

Eric Baccega / Chinese keeper (Mrs. Lyu Riuqing) weighing Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub aged 1 month. Beauval ZooPark, France. 9 September 2021.

Edwin Giesbers / RF - Cockchafer beetle (Melolontha melolontha). France. May. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Edwin Giesbers / Common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva) pair mating amongst flowers. The Netherlands. July.

Edwin Giesbers / Firefly (Lamprohiza splendidula) light trails in woodland at night, multiple exposure. The Netherlands. June.

Juergen Freund / Firefly (Lampyridae) trails on beach at night, Palm tree silhouetted against milky way. Oak Beach, Port Douglas, Far North Queensland, Australia. 2016.

Nick Upton / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinnella septempunctata) just emerged from hibernation, sunning on a Honeysuckle leaf with buildings in the background, Wiltshire garden, UK, April.

Andy Sands / Acorn Weevil (Curculio glandium) portrait on an Oak leaf, Hertofrdshire, England, UK, April. Focus Stacked

Jan Hamrsky / Great diving beetle (Dytiscus marginalis) and Dragonfly nymph (Aeshnidae), Europe, August, controlled conditions

Jan Hamrsky / Great diving beetle (Dytiscus marginalis) male, Europe, August, controlled conditions

Jan Hamrsky / Crawling water beetle (Berosus signaticollis), Europe, May, controlled conditions

Konrad Wothe / Firefly (Lamprohiza splendidula) light trails of males in forest, Bavaria, Germany. July.

Duncan Murrell / New Zealand giraffe weevil (Lasiorhynchus barbicornis), Lake Waikaremoana, North Island, New Zealand. New Zealand giraffe weevil is endemic to New Zealand and is its longest beetle in the world.

Nigel Cattlin / Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) larvae still with a raft of empty egg cases, June Berkshire, England, UK.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Beetle, (Rhagonycha fulva), feeding on oxeye daisy flower, Scotland, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Forest caterpillar hunter (Calosoma sycophanta) feeding on a Gypsy moth caterpillar (Lymantria dispar) it has killed in a Holm oak tree, Bacu Goloritze ravine, Baunei, Sardinia, Italy, May.

Edwin Giesbers / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) pair mating on Mayweed (Anthemis sp) flower. Cyprus. April.

Edwin Giesbers / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) pair mating on Mayweed (Anthemis sp) flower. Cyprus. April.

Edwin Giesbers / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on Mayweed (Anthemis sp) flower. Cyprus. April.

Robert Thompson / Jewel beetle (Anthaxia hungarica) on aster flower, South of Casteil, French Pyrenees, France. May

Yashpal Rathore / Composite image of Fireflies synchronize display just after first shower of monsoon, on moonless night. India.

Tony Wu / Fireflies (Luciola parvula himebotaru) flashing at night for courtship and reproduction. Gifu, Japan. Composite image

John Abbott / Glorious scarab (Chrysina gloriosa) flying, Brewster County, Texas, USA. Controlled conditions. August

Neil Aldridge / Dung beetle (Scarabaeidae) pushing ball of dung on Venetia Limpopo Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Jan Hamrsky / Diving beetle larva (Hyphydrus ovatus), Europe, June. Controlled conditions.

Jan Hamrsky / Diving beetle (Haliplus ruficollis), Europe, June. Controlled conditions.

Jan Hamrsky / Diving beetle (Colymbetes fuscus) close up head portrait. Europe, June. Controlled conditions.

Rod Williams / Longhorn beetle (Rutpela / Strangalia maculata) feeding on Dog rose flower, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, June.

Adrian Davies / Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) male silhouetted against leaf, controlled conditions.

Jussi Murtosaari / Musk beetle (Aromia moschata) taking off, South Karelia, Finland, August.

Aflo / Firefly (Lampyridae) Japan.

Solvin Zankl / Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) silhouetted against oak tree leaf. Elbe, Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) male on oak tree. Elbe, Germany, June.

Paul Hobson / Glowworm (Lampyris noctiluca) at night, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, August.

Bruno D'Amicis / Tenebrionid beetle (Tenebrionidae) crossing Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) tracks on sand. Grand Erg Oriental, Kebili Governorate. Tunisia.

Pascal Pittorino / Ground beetle (Carabus hispanus) resting on a leaf of Hydrangea (Hydrangea sp), Lozere, Cevennes, Languedoc Roussillon, France, July.

Mark MacEwen / Japanese firefly (Luciola cruciata) light trails at night above stream in rural Japan. June.

Yukihiro Fukuda / Light trails of Japanese fireflies (Hotaria parvula and Luciola cruciata), Nichinan-chou, Tottori, Japan, July, Endemic species.

Alex Hyde / Green Dock Beetle (Gastrophysa viridula) female with huge abdomen swollen with eggs. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. May.

Alex Hyde / Green tiger beetle (Cicindela campestris) close up portrait, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. May.

Simon Colmer / Dung beetle (Scarabaeidae) rolling dung, Malawi. November.

MYN / Marc Pihet / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) composite showing take off, Maine-et-Loire, France, September. meetyourneighbours.net project