POV660870: Visitors & fish in Australia's largest underwater tunnel & aquarium AQWA (Aquarium of Western Australia) Perth, Western Australia (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV660871: Western rock lobster aka. Western crayfish (Panulirus cygnus), Australia's most valuable fishery (20% of total industry) AQWA (Aquarium of Western Australia) Perth, Western Australia (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV660875: Southern eagle ray aka. Australian bull ray (Myliobatis australis) in shallow water, venomenous stinging spine AQWA (Aquarium of Western Australia) Perth, Western Australia (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV660876: Southern eagle ray (Myliobatis australis), close-up of head, note open auxiliary breathing spiracle behind eye, AQWA (Aquarium of Western Australia) Perth, Western Australia (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV499074: Reclining Buddha statue in monastery/temple grounds, UNESCO World Heritage Site Wat Pha Phoutthabat Luang Prabang, Laos, Southeast Asia / Bridgeman Images

POV499085: Traditional raised grain store (rodent protection) in ethnic minority Hmong resettlement village, Ban Lak Gao, nr. Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia / Bridgeman Images

POV499089: Young Laotian mother & girl (ethnic minority Hmong) in kitchen/cooking area of hut in government resettlement village, Ban Lak Gao, nr. Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia / Bridgeman Images

POV499098: Metalworker (male) casting spoons made from recycled aluminium sourced from war debris and melted in an earthen kiln in remote ethnic Lao Lum village, Ban Naphia, the "War Spoon/Bracelet village" where, in cottage industries, war scrap (bomb and plane metal from Second Indochina War) is melted down and moulded into spoons - 150000/year - and bracelets, motto: "Make Spoons/Bracelets not War" Phaxay District, Xieng Khouang Province, Laos, Southeast Asia MORE INFO: RISE (Rural Income through Sustainable Energy), a project supporting remote communities in gaining access to sustainable and locally produced clean energy and using local resources to generate income while safeguarding the environment, implemented by Helvetas Laos, a Swiss Association for International Cooperation & Development, see: www.helvetas-laos.org / Bridgeman Images

POV499105: Large bomb casing/Shell cartridge/UXO repurposed as house porch support in remote ethnic Lao Lum village, "Making spoon & bracelet" sign Ban Naphia, the "War Spoon/Bracelet village" where, in cottage industries, war scrap (bomb and plane metal from Second Indochina War) is melted down and moulded into spoons - 150000/year - and bracelets, motto: "Make Spoons/Bracelets not War" Phaxay District, Xieng Khouang Province, Laos, Southeast Asia MORE INFO: RISE (Rural Income through Sustainable Energy), a project supporting remote communities in gaining access to sustainable and locally produced clean energy and using local resources to generate income while safeguarding the environment, implemented by Helvetas Laos, a Swiss Association for International Cooperation & Development, see: www.helvetas-laos.org / Bridgeman Images

POV499107: Tropical montane forest, pine trees (pinus sp.) in foregnd, on ecotrail between two remote villages Ban Naphia - Nam Ka Phaxay District, Xieng Khouang Province, Laos, Southeast Asia / Bridgeman Images

POV499109: Remote tropical mountain village (ethnic Hmong) in dense fog, girl fetching water at central water point, Ban Phakeo, Paek District, Xieng Khouang Province, Laos, Southeast Asia / Bridgeman Images

POV499119: Large bomb casing/shell cartridge/UXO (remnant from Second Indochina War) repurposed/recycled as planting trough in remote tropical mountain village Ban Mai, Namkha, Paek District, Xieng Khouang Province, Laos, Southeast Asia / Bridgeman Images

POV499121: Remote tropical forest village on mountain top, thached and shingle roofs, Annamite Range, Ban Mai, Namkha, Paek District, Xieng Khouang Province, Laos, Southeast Asia / Bridgeman Images

POV499127: Participants in village meeting in schoolhouse discussing community needs in remote tropical mountain village, Ban Mai, Namkha, Paek District, Xieng Khouang Province, Laos, Southeast Asia MORE INFO: RISE (Rural Income through Sustainable Energy), a project supporting remote communities in gaining access to sustainable and locally produced clean energy and using local resources to generate income while safeguarding the environment, also supporting communities on social & health issues implemented by Helvetas Laos, a Swiss Association for International Cooperation & Development, see: www.helvetas-laos.org / Bridgeman Images

POV499133: Remote montane tropical forest village in rain: Ethnic minority Khmu, raised houses, TV satellite dish, water point, pot-bellied pig, dogs, Ban Kabo, Nonghet District, Xieng Khouang Province, Laos, Southeast Asia / Bridgeman Images

POV499137: Farmer's thatched shelter on field cleared above tropical forest (rainforest) mountain slopes in the Annamite Range, morning mist in valleys nr. Phaklak, Nonghet District, Xieng Khouang Province, Laos, Southeast Asia / Bridgeman Images

POV499141: Morning fog clearing from montane tropical forest (rainforest) in the Annamite Range, nr. Keokong, Nonghet District, Xieng Khouang Province, Laos, Southeast Asia / Bridgeman Images

POV499153: Subsistence Farmer (ethnic minority Hmong) posing in front of his wild galangal plantation on remote tropical forest farm, (note: Albinism in farmer), Nonghet District, Xieng Khouang Province, Laos, Southeast Asia MORE INFO: UDIN (Integrated Upland Development in Nonghet), a project supporting the most isolated and underdeveloped communities in Nonghet District to bring a better standard of living and quality of life to its people through a broad participatory approach and active involvement of target beneficiaries, implemented by Helvetas Laos, a Swiss Association for International Cooperation & Development, see: www.helvetas-laos.org / Bridgeman Images

POV499154: Annamite Range dawn: valley fog, mix of montane tropical forest (rainforest) and clearcut logging slopes Nonghet District, Xieng Khouang Province, Laos-Vietnam border (looking into Vietnam), Indochina, Southeast Asia / Bridgeman Images

POV499156: Montane tropical forest (rainforest) sunrise in the Annamite Range, clearing valley mist Nonghet District, Xieng Khouang Province, Laos-Vietnam border (looking into Vietnam), Indochina, Southeast Asia / Bridgeman Images

POV499168: Pupils (boys & girls) at Khoualuang Primary School Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia / Bridgeman Images

POV499171: Buddhist monks (Theravada, novices) in English class in temple school Wat Khoualuang, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia / Bridgeman Images

POV499174: Young Buddhist monks (Theravada, novices) shopping for consumer goods from mobile trader pickup truck in temple courtyard Wat Khoualuang, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia / Bridgeman Images

POV499177: Elaborately decorated ceiling in Buddhist temple in the Pha That Luang complex, depiction of scenes from the Buddha's life Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia / Bridgeman Images

POV497845: Children and Tibetan Buddhist monk (Lama Rigdzin) at morning prayer/chanting in Buddhist school Druk White Lotus School (Padma/Pema Karpo Educational Institute), Shey, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, Himalayas, India / Bridgeman Images

POV497852: Computer science class, schoolgirls & boy working on computers in I.T. lab in Buddhist school Druk White Lotus School (Padma/Pema Karpo Educational Institute), Shey, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, Himalayas, India / Bridgeman Images

POV497857: Energy efficient Trombe wall (passive solar heating & natural ventilation) school building fronted by flower beds Druk White Lotus School (Padma/Pema Karpo Educational Institute, World architecture award: Best green building 2002), Shey, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, Himalayas, India / Bridgeman Images

POV497861: Ladakhi schoolgirls taking pictures in extracurricular digital 'photo literacy' workshop Druk White Lotus School (Padma/Pema Karpo Educational Institute), Shey, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, Himalayas, India / Bridgeman Images

POV497874: Subsistence farming: Balti village surrounded by barley & wheat harvest fields in remote Himalayan fertile river valley, snowcapped mountain bckgnd. between Sanku & Bartu, Phulangpa Valley, Suru Valley, Kargil District, Western Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India / Bridgeman Images

POV497879: Rickety river bridge in remote Himalayan valley between Sanku & Bartu, Phulangpa Valley, Suru Valley, Kargil District, Western Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India / Bridgeman Images

POV497881: Subsistence farming: Balti villager harvesting barley on terraced fields in remote Himalayan valley between Sanku & Bartu, Phulangpa Valley, Suru Valley, Kargil District, Western Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India / Bridgeman Images

POV497884: Subsistence farming: Balti villagers harvesting barley on terraced fields in remote Himalayan valley between Sanku & Bartu, Phulangpa Valley, Suru Valley, Kargil District, Western Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India / Bridgeman Images

POV497895: Barley & wheat bundled on harvested fields in remote Himalayan narrow river valley, subsistence farming, Bartu, Phulangpa Valley, Suru Valley, Kargil District, Western Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India / Bridgeman Images

POV497900: Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum) and gentians (Gentianella moorcroftiana) growing wild in high altitude remote Himalayan river valley Bartu, Phulangpa Valley, Suru Valley, Kargil District, Western Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India / Bridgeman Images

POV497902: Balti village woman gathering hay for winter livestock fodder on remote high altitude Himalayan river valley slope Bartu, Phulangpa Valley, Suru Valley, Kargil District, Western Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India / Bridgeman Images

POV497905: Balti girls, woman & boy looking down from roof in remote Himalayan village Bartu, Phulangpa Valley, Suru Valley, Kargil District, Western Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India / Bridgeman Images