DGC1775631: Portrait of Louise Brooks (1906 – 1985) (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

DGC1775638: Portrait of John Clyde Oswald (1872 - 1938) (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774017: William Somerset Maugham CH (1874 - 1965) was a British playwright, novelist and short story writer who travelled in India and Southeast Asia, 1934, Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774039: Burma / Myanmar: A pagoda entrance hides a Buddha figure, Nyaung Ohak pagodas near the Shwe Indein Pagoda, Indein, near Ywama, Inle Lake, Shan State / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774040: Burma / Myanmar: One of the many Nyaung Ohak pagodas near Shwe Indein Pagoda, Indein, near Ywama, Inle Lake, Shan State / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774041: Burma / Myanmar: Some of the many Nyaung Ohak pagodas near Shwe Indein Pagoda, Indein, near Ywama, Inle Lake, Shan State / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774042: Burma / Myanmar: Some of the many Nyaung Ohak pagodas near Shwe Indein Pagoda, Indein, near Ywama, Inle Lake, Shan State / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774048: Burma / Myanmar: Some of the many hundreds of stupas at the Shwe Indein Pagoda, Indein, near Ywama, Inle Lake, Shan State / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774074: China: A young Uighur boy minds his fat-tailed sheep at the Livestock Market, Kashgar, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774079: China: Vegetable vendor, Sunday Market, Kashgar, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774081: China: Carrots for sale at the Sunday Market, Kashgar, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774088: China: A painted plate showing traditional Uighur dancers hangs in a musical instrument shop in Old Kashgar, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774101: Sri Lanka: Tea pickers near Nuwara Eliya, central Sri Lanka / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774103: Sri Lanka: Tea pickers near Nuwara Eliya, central Sri Lanka / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774116: Sri Lanka: Two children dressed as Sri Lankan nobility at a temple festival in Avissawella / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774120: Sri Lanka: Children dressed as Sri Lankan nobility at a temple festival in Avissawella / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774121: Thailand: Saffron robes, covered with elaborate decoration, ready for presentation to the nakor monks-to-be. Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774127: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. Firstly the nakor monk-to-be has his head shaved. The first trimmings are made by parents, relatives or a senior monk / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774129: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. Firstly the nakor monk-to-be has his head shaved. The first trimmings are made by parents, relatives or a senior monk / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774136: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. Firstly the nakor monk-to-be has his head shaved. The complete shaving of the head and eyebrows is then undertaken by a monk / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774147: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. Once the nakor monk-to-be has had his head shaved cumin is spread on the head and body as a protection / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774152: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. After taking a bath the nakor monk-to-be dresses in white / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774153: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. The nakor monks-to-be are presented to the monks at the sukhwan nakceremony / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774154: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. The nakor monks-to-be are presented to the monks at the sukhwan nakceremony / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774161: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. A Brahman priest (all in white) joins the ordination proceedings. He is to present the nakor monks-to-be to the spirits, to let those spirits know that these young men are to become monks / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774164: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. A nakor monk-to-be pays respect to the senior monks in attendance at the sukhwan nakceremony / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774166: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. The nakor monk-to-be having been presented with their alms bowls at the sukhwan nakceremony / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774167: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. The nakor monks-to-be having been presented with their alms bowls at the sukhwan nakceremony / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774168: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. The nakor monks-to-be pay respect to their parents at the sukhwan nakceremony / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774184: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. The nakor monks-to-be pay respect to their parents at the sukhwan nakceremony / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774188: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Wat Rampoeng, Chiang Mai. The newly ordained monk is shown how to tie his first robe / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774189: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Wat Rampoeng, Chiang Mai. The newly ordained monk is shown how to tie his first robe / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774191: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Wat Rampoeng, Chiang Mai. The newly ordained monk is shown how to tie his first robe / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774205: Vietnam: Ngo Dinh Diem (1901-1963), first President of the Republic of Vietnam (1955-1963) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774207: Vietnam: Royal Court travelling from Qui Nhon to Hue, 1902 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774212: Thailand: Chinese graves in the grounds of Wat Chakkrawat, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images