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  • Seen from a hillside opposite, with the clear blue backdrop of the snow-covered Himalayan mountain peaks, a Nepalese family crouch on the hilltop to rest during a family walk from their community village near Gorkha, Central Nepal. In the middle of the picture, a young girl twirls and dances across the clearing as her parents and siblings watch, drawfed by the powerfully- dominant range of natural features that form part of the highest altitudes on earth although Gorkha is only 3281 feet (about 1000 meters) above sea level. These peoples' homes cling to the sides of impressive mountains that draw tens of thousands of travellers to this region to trek the paths and conservation sanctuaries of this fast-developing Buddhist and Hindu Kingdom.
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  • High in the Nepali Himalayan foothills, travellers may be greeted by the welcoming relief of a group of mountain inns and hotels offering lodging to weary legs after many hours walking uphill in this gruelling landscape. Communities here partly-depend on the agriculture of rice-growing but also on the passing tourist trade. Western trekkers from all over the world walk through these tiny communities on their way up the series of climbing trails of the Annapurna Conservation Sanctuary circuit, a sometimes rigorous walk from the low hills of Pokhara to the higher altitudes of Annapurna, the (26,000 feet (8,000 metre) peak. To be greeted by so much choice is the most rewarding experience and the offer of hot showers is about the best reward for so much exertion.
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  • High in the Himalayan foothills, dawn arrives on a bitterly cold morning at Poon Hill. Trekkers have gathered at this spot to take in the wonder of this spectacular landscape of snow-capped peaks in the distance. A sherpa has written his name in ice on a rail and western travellers continue their journey higher into the Annapurna range to sample the inner-peace to be discovered here in one of the most dramatic locations on the planet. Villages partly-depend on the agriculture of rice-growing and also on the passing tourist trade. Western trekkers walk through tiny communities on their way up the series of climbing trails of the Annapurna Conservation Sanctuary circuit, a rigorous walk from the low hills of Pokhara to the higher altitudes of Annapurna, the (26,000 feet (8,000 metre) peak.
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  • High in the Himalayan foothills, dawn arrives on a bitterly cold morning. A traveller has emerged from his rudimentary room on the left of this lodge in Nepal to stand outside staring at the spectacular landscape of snow-capped peaks in the distance. The wind is whipping snow and ice from the peaks of the Annapurna range and trekkers come from all over the world to sample the inner-peace to be discovered here in one of the most dramatic locations on the planet. Villages such as these partly-depend on the agriculture of rice-growing and also on the passing tourist trade. Western trekkers walk through these tiny communities on their way up the series of climbing trails of the Annapurna Conservation Sanctuary circuit, a sometimes rigorous walk from the low hills of Pokhara to the higher altitudes of Annapurna, the (26,000 feet (8,000 metre) peak.
    nepal_travel2412-12_1997.jpg
  • Boys use claw hammers in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land115-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Young lovers embrace in bus station at Arrivals after long absence aprt at Heathrow's terminal 5.
    heathrow_airport702-17-07-2009.jpg
  • Honeymooners kiss before their round-the-world adventure departing from Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5B
    heathrow_airport1525-19-08-2009.jpg
  • Passers-by walk past the oversized artwork of a hand bag accessory entitled 'Bag of Aspirations' (2019) by the Greek artist Kalliopi Lemos (b1951) located on New Bond Street, on 30th October 2020, in London, England.
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  • Children ignore a no climbing safety sign, to haul themselves on to the plinth of Nelson's Column, on 15th December 2016, in Trafalgar Square, London, England.
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  • Children ignore a no climbing safety sign, to haul themselves on to the plinth of Nelson's Column, on 15th December 2016, in Trafalgar Square, London, England.
    trafalgar_climbing-03-15-12-2016.jpg
  • Children ignore a no climbing safety sign, to haul themselvs on to the plinth of Nelson's Column, on 15th December 2016, in Trafalgar Square, London, England.
    trafalgar_climbing-01-15-12-2016.jpg
  • Boy plays with rope swing in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land94-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Boy swings on rope in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land97-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Boy swings on rope in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land84-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Boy swings on rope in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land55-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Children play with barrel in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land202-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Girl swings on rope swing in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land174-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Boy climbs through tunnels in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land63-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Boy climbs through tunnels in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land60-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Boy climbs up wall in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land104-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Father and boys in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land152-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Father and boys in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land148-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Boy somersaults onto matt in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land251-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Boy somersaults onto matt in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land245-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Boy jumps off container in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land215-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Boy plays in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land137-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Boys play in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
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  • Boy plays in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
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  • Boys play in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
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  • Boys play in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
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  • Mature couple walk on London's Southbank in late afternoon.
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  • Mature couple walk on London's Southbank in late afternoon.
    southbank_people05-16-09-2014.jpg
  • Amid the hectic arrivals concourse of Heathrow airport's Terminal 5, two friends hold on to each other tight after an international arrival. Standing in front of a Mastercard ad which shows scenes of London, the coupe squeeze each other tight amid an otherwise hectic airport concourse in heathrow's Terminal 5. They have clearly missed each other after such a break apart but are otherwise oblivious to the crowds that surround them in this busy international airport. They embrace with genuine affection for each other in a display of sexual freedom that is otherwise seen as a taboo in other countries. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
    heathrow_airport592-15-07-2009.jpg
  • Emotional greeeting after long absence in International Arrivals concourse at Heathrow's terminal 5.
    heathrow_airport590-15-07-2009.jpg
  • Honeymooners cuddle in front of a British Airways 747 before their round-the-world adventure from Heathrow Airport's T5
    heathrow_airport1520-19-08-2009.jpg
  • A departing lover hugs her boyfriend farewell before her long-haul flight in the Departures concourse at Heathrow Airport's T5
    heathrow_airport1486-19-08-2009.jpg
  • Boy swings on rope in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
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  • Boy swings on rope in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
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  • Children play with rope swing in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
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  • Children play on old crates and pallets in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales. <br />
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From the chapter entitled 'Playing with Fire' from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2015).
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  • Children play with barrel in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
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  • Children play with barrel in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land199-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Girl and rope swing in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
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  • Girl and rope swing in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land178-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Girl swings on rope swing in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales. <br />
<br />
From the chapter entitled 'Playing with Fire' from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2015).
    the_land172-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Girl swings on rope swing in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land173-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Boy somersults off container in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land168-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Boys use claw hammer in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land119-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Boy climbs through tunnels in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales. <br />
<br />
From the chapter entitled 'Playing with Fire' from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2015).
    the_land62-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Father and boys in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land158-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Boy somersaults onto matt in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land248-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Boy somersaults onto matt in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land246-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Boy jumps off container in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land224-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Boy jumps off container in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land223-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Boy jumps off container in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land217-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Boy jumps off container in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
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  • Boy plays in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land238-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Couple share intimate moment in late afternoon on London's Southbank.
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  • A mature romantic couple kiss and cuddle in a London street.
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  • Couple's spontaneous hug during stopped car journey through Glencoe, Scotland.
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  • Amid the hectic arrivals concourse of Heathrow airport's Terminal 5, a young couple hold on to each other tight after a few weeks separation when the girl took a family holiday away from her boyfriend who needed to work here in London. They have clearly missed each other after such a short break from each other but are otherwise oblivious to the crowds that surround them in this busy international airport. They embrace with genuine affection for each other in a display of sexual freedom that is otherwise seen as a taboo in other countries. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
    heathrow_airport602-15-07-2009.jpg
  • Amid the hectic arrivals concourse of Heathrow airport's Terminal 5, a young couple kiss and hold on to each other after a few weeks separation when the girl took a family holiday away from her boyfriend who needed to work here in London. They have clearly missed each other after such a short break from each other but are otherwise oblivious to the crowds that surround them in this busy international airport. The boy holds the girl's bottom in a display of sexuality that is frowned upon in other cultures where open sexual behaviour is taboo. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
    heathrow_airport601-15-07-2009.jpg
  • Honeymooners cuddle in front of other passengers before their round-the-world adventure, leaving from Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5B. The couple are seen embracing at the departure gate as the remaining air travellers filter through the last security checks and board their long-haul flight. The young lady has a look of contentment on her face, the look of happiness and comfort in the arms of her new husband and they hug with all the affection of young love and trust. Another passenger grins in their direction during this show of devotion. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). .
    heathrow_airport1524-19-08-2009.jpg
  • Emotional greeeting after long absence in International Arrivals concourse at Heathrow's terminal 5.
    heathrow_airport586-15-07-2009.jpg
  • Amid the hectic arrivals concourse of Heathrow airport's T5, a young couple kiss and embrace after a few weeks separation.
    heathrow_airport603-15-07-2009.jpg
  • Greeting dad and son in International Arrivals concourse at Heathrow's terminal 5.
    heathrow_airport588-15-07-2009.jpg
  • Children ignore a no climbing safety sign, to haul themselves on to the plinth of Nelson's Column, on 15th December 2016, in Trafalgar Square, London, England.
    trafalgar_climbing-04-15-12-2016.jpg
  • Children play with rope swing in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land211-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Boy climbs through tunnels in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land61-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Father and boys in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land156-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Father and boys in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land147-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Boy jumps off container in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land222-18-06-2014.jpg
  • Boys play in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales.
    the_land50-18-06-2014.jpg
  • A woman car passenger holds her hands up high, into the oncoming wind of a fast open-time car.
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  • Honeymooners cuddle in front of their Boeing 747-400 that will soon take them on a round-the-world adventure, leaving from Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5B. The couple are seen as silhouettes against the natural light of the large plate glass windows. As the aircraft is readied and before the flight's air travellers are called to the departure gate, the young man and woman put their heads imagining what new things they will see as their airliner is about to transport them to experience new cultures and possibly a new life. In the background, we see other jets that are parked in their respective jetties across the main movement area, the apron. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). .
    heathrow_airport1521-19-08-2009.jpg
  • A departing lover hugs her boyfriend farewell before her long-haul flight in the Departures concourse at Heathrow Airport's T5
    heathrow_airport1485-19-08-2009.jpg
  • An eleven year-old girl swings with head thrown backwards in a field in Herefordshire, England. It is an image of care-free youth, of a free-spirit and without a care in the world. The young lady gazes skyward as the swing takes her on an upward trajectory, the sun sinking behind distant trees, a scene of splendid inner-peace and tranquillity, disturbed only by the creaking of the rope on the tree above that supports her as she rides. She is staying at this small camp site where tipis and yurts is the theme of this eco-friendly and carbon-neutral holiday.
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  • In the shadow of 1 Canada Square, the iconic Canary Wharf tower in London's Docklands stands as an icon for Thatcherite Britain when the good times, prosperity and economic upturns seemed unshakeable. Four work colleagues stand under a hot lunchtime sun during a summer heatwave. In their shirtsleeves the men each hold pints of refreshing lager, all having removed their dark jackets to enjoy the company of a flirtatious female who appears to be flirting with an older male companion. The sky is blue and the five are care-free to any future economic uncertainty.
    canary_wharf_drinkers07-18-1991.jpg
  • Archive image - also used in the book 'Risk Wise'.<br />
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Wearing his bathing costume, a young adventurer clambers over rocks in the Gross Enz river in Germany's Black Forest. The lad of 10 crouches to better balance himself, carefully placing his bare feet on the slippery rock's surface as he emerges from the chilly mountain water. It is high summer and we can see the boy backlit by the glare of strong sunlight in the background. The Gross Enz river rises in Enzklosterle in Baden-Württemberg and is an eventual  tributary of the Neckar. Geologically, the Black Forest consists of a cover of sandstone on top of a core of gneiss. During the last glacial period, the Würm glaciation, the Black Forest was covered by glaciers.
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  • It is dawn in Calcutta, West Bengal, India and on the West bank of the Hooghly River the sun is rising from across the Howrah Bridge. A man has waded out into waist-deep water and stands in the polluted river saying his prayers and offering thanks to his Hindu Gods. He has found inner-peace, a tranquillity surrounded by the chaotic pace of Indian life in this city. The engineering of the bridge stretches across the water as the humanity cross to their businesses and markets. The bridge is one of three on the Hooghly River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata and West Bengal. Bearing the daily weight of approximately 150,000 vehicles and 4,000,000 pedestrians. It is one of the longest bridges of its type in the world. The Hooghly River is an approximately 260 km long distributary of the Ganges River.
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  • A young boy leaps to catch a tennis ball on summer grass in setting backlit sun in Germany's Black Forest.
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  • Ripples reflected onto shiny surfaces of rocks and pebbles in the River Enz in Germany's Black Forest.
    germany_holiday26-29072008.jpg
  • Wearing a peaked cap and small rucksack, a young adventurer, scales a giant boulder in the ancient forest of Monbachtal Bach in Germany's Black Forest. Stretching to climb the rock, the lad of 10 uses his hand and walking stick to balance as he puts a boot higher to gain a sure footing. There is ample covering of moss and lichen on the primeval landscape making it hazardous to conquer but the boy has the stamina to get to the top and continue his walk through this beautiful wilderness. The boy is alone in the picture though accompanied by his family but he seems to mange on his own, capable of finding his own limits of endurance and confidence. Geologically, the Black Forest consists of a cover of sandstone on top of a core of gneiss. During the last glacial period, the Würm glaciation, the Black Forest was covered by glaciers.
    germany_holiday37-02082008.jpg
  • A four year-old boy plays below beech trees on a mound in Somerset woods. Jumping and stretching up towards the treetops amid the trees, the woods look dark and menacing although sunlight is shining between the branches in the height of summer. The young lad enjoys the freedom of the great outdoors, experiencing the joys of boyhood - memories that last forever in a life lead outside in the wild.
    forest_boy06-20-08-2013.jpg
  • Blurred vegetation of beech trees during a daydream moment in a Somerset forest.
    forest_blur02-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Blurred vegetation of beech trees during a daydream moment in a Somerset forest.
    forest_blur01-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Leaping fearlessly across the gaps of high walls, teenage boys practice free-jumping over a stairwell in London's South Bank
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  • Teenage boy jumps down off a pile of logs during a countryside walk with his pet dog.
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  • Lying on her back with eyes closed, a young girl stretches her arms out allowing her father to support her weight in an empty swimming pool in Miami Florida. With complete trust, she lets herself go and yields to her own natural  buoyancy as she floats amid this seemingly wide ocean of chlorinated water belonging to a hotel on Ocean Drive. We see her bright red costume clearly against the  complimentary prime colour green in a vibrant display from the spectrum. It is a scene of love and confidence, of youth and health.
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  • It is dawn in Calcutta, West Bengal, India and on the West bank of the Hooghly River the sun is rising from across the Howrah Bridge. Six bathers are either drying themselves after washing in the river, or are undressing to do so. It is a scene of inner-peace, a tranquillity surrounded by the chaotic pace of Indian life in this city. The engineering of the bridge stretches across the water towards the city beyond. The bridge is one of three on the Hooghly River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata and West Bengal. Bearing the daily weight of approximately 150,000 vehicles and 4,000,000 pedestrians. It is one of the longest bridges of its type in the world. The Hooghly River is an approximately 260 km long distributary of the Ganges River.
    RB_061-18-11-1996.jpg
  • A boy stands leaning on a hand rail near the top steps at Paignton sea front. At the bottom of the steps and floating face down in the clear, unpolluted  water, his arms outstretched, is a diver wearing a wet suit who appears lifeless. It is a scene of ambiguity and the viewer might be confused over whether the diver is in fact dead. It looks as if the diver has drowned but he is only enjoying the buoyancy of the salt sea water. It is a sunny afternoon and the shadows of the steps' rail which zigzags down the concrete steps.
    paignton_diver01-21-07-993.jpg
  • A young girl stretches out her arms and her father supports her weight in an empty swimming pool in Miami Florida.
    miami_pool01-18-05-1996.jpg
  • Wearing a peaked cap and small rucksack, a young adventurer, clambers over rocks in the ancient forest of Monbachtal Bach in Germany's Black Forest. Stretching to climb the rock, the lad of 10 uses his hand and walking stick to balance as he puts a boot higher to gain a sure footing. There is ample covering of moss and lichen on the primeval landscape making it hazardous to conquer but the boy stumbles over the terrain and continues his walk through this beautiful wilderness. The boy is alone in the picture though accompanied by his family but he seems to mange on his own, capable of finding his own limits of endurance and confidence. Geologically, the Black Forest consists of a cover of sandstone on top of a core of gneiss. During the last glacial period, the Würm glaciation, the Black Forest was covered by glaciers.
    germany_holiday36-02082008.jpg
  • A fifteen year-old teenage boy plays on a family trampoline.
    trampoline_boy05-20-08-2013.jpg
  • A four year-old boy plays below beech trees on a mound in Somerset woods. Running over the small hillock amid the trees, the woods look dark and menacing although sunlight is shining between the branches in the height of summer. The young lad enjoys the freedom of the great outdoors, experiencing the joys of boyhood - memories that last forever in a life lead outside in the wild.
    forest_boy04-20-08-2013.jpg
  • Blurred vegetation of beech trees during a daydream moment in a Somerset forest.
    forest_blur03-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Dawn bather covers his face with red cloth as sun rises over the Hooghly River, KolIkata. It is dawn in Calcutta, West Bengal, India and on the West bank of the Hooghly River the sun is rising from across the Howrah Bridge. Six bathers are either drying themselves after washing in the river, or are undressing to do so. It is a scene of inner-peace, a tranquillity surrounded by the chaotic pace of Indian life in this city. The engineering of the bridge stretches across the water towards the city beyond. The bridge is one of three on the Hooghly River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata and West Bengal. Bearing the daily weight of approximately 150,000 vehicles and 4,000,000 pedestrians. It is one of the longest bridges of its type in the world. The Hooghly River is an approximately 260 km long distributary of the Ganges River.
    howrah_river01-18-11-1996.jpg
  • An elderly couple sit in peace on a quiet beach in the seaside resort of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. In a classic English beach holiday scene, the husband and wife relax, reclining in a pair of deckchairs at a kiosk that dispenses these quaintly British beach chairs. A sign telling other holidaymakers to collect and pay for their time in them appears on the freshly-painted clap-board wall. As the lazy completes word puzzles in her magazine, the gentleman reads his regular copy of the Daily Mirror tabloid newspaper. He is tanned, perhaps spent his summer tending his garden back home but here on holiday, they both have the chance to spend some time together away from home, in a resort known for its beaches and coastal adventures.
    seaside_pensioners02-27-05-1992.jpg
  • Leap of Faith from high pole activity test for young boys at YHA Edale.
    leap_of_faith06-02-06-2010.jpg
  • Londoners get wet in a splash experience at the South Bank during the free Mayor's Thames Festival celebration along the capital's river.
    south_bank10-14-09-2008.jpg
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