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  • Tranquil moment for a lone south London park dweller with a hazy cityscape in the distance.
    skyline_park02-21-05-2012.jpg
  • There is golden light across this narrow stretch of river, yellow flowers are on the bank and in late golden sunlight, two boys paddle upstream in their Indian canoe on the River Thames near the village of Shillingford, England. Lazily they plunge their paddles into the calm, clear blue waters of this majestic river whose source rises in deepest Gloucestershire to its industrial estuary in the English Channel 215 miles (346 km) away. But here in Oxfordshire, it is an idyllic scene of innocent childhood on calm rural waters in a beautiful and tranquil setting, on an English summer afternoon. The boys don't appear to be wearing life vests nor safety equipment but propel their craft forwards against the current with confidence.
    thames_boating01-07-18-2001.jpg
  • Tranquil moment for a lone south London park dweller with a hazy cityscape in the distance.
    skyline_park01-21-05-2012.jpg
  • A family punts down the River Thames near the village of Shillingford, Oxfordshire England. Lazily they glide down the calm rural waters in a beautiful and tranquil setting, on an English summer afternoon. A young man stands on the boat's stern dragging a pole through the rippled water to propel the vessel upstream. There is golden light across the narrow stretch of the river, yellow flowers are on the bank and a faint breeze fills the triangular sail which is reflected in the clear water that flows a length of 215 miles (346 km) from Gloucestershire to London.
    RB_005-18-07-2001.jpg
  • It is mid-day on the narrow stretch of river, green lilly pads float on its surface and in unbder a fierce sun overhead, three young men are lazily making their way to the viewer in a rowing boat on the River Thames near the village of Shillingford, England. The young male in the middle is the one rowing and he pulls on one oar to steer around an unseen obstacle in the absolutely calm, clear blue waters of this majestic river whose source rises in deepest Gloucestershire to its industrial estuary in the English Channel 215 miles (346 km) away. But here in Oxfordshire, we see an idyllic scene of adventure and peace on calm rural waters in a beautiful and tranquil setting, on an English midsummer day. 'Three men in  a Boat' published in 1889, is a humorous account by Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford.
    thames_boating02-07-18-2001.jpg
  • Three silhouetted walkers (two women and one male) near the top of a hill near the village of Churchill, North Somerset, England. The image has only three tones, graduating from dark at the bottom, becoming lighter to the top. It is late in the day and the light is soft and warm in colour and the friends make their way up the gradient in single-file, each striding with legs apart as they climb the hill forming part of the Mendips. It is a scene of tranquillity, the landscape is peaceful and unspoilt for outdoor countryside pursuits like walking, one of the fastest-growing leisure activities in Britain for people who take advantage of rural England.
    misc-london04-30-08-2007.jpg
  • A family relax in late-afternoon sunshine and wood smoke in a quiet field at Woodland Tipi and Yurt Holidays near Little Dewchurch, Herefordshire. We see the sun shining through pine trees and long shadows stretching through the fresh grass where camping seats and a camp-fire is billowing clouds of smoke, just like in the days of cowboys and indians. The holidaymakers are staying in 17 acres of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, experiencing the peace and tranquillity of tipi and yurt camping in their own private, secluded valley - an ever-increasingly popular holiday adventure that is both green and carbon neutral since they are not using electricity for heating or cars to travel. It is also a stress-free lifestyle, away from the pressures of work and urban life, where travellers can unwind safe in the knowledge they are helping the environment.
    wales_pembrokeshire14-30-07-2007.jpg
  • 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.
    RB_058-18-11-1996.jpg
  • A young boy creates ripples as he plays with his radio-controlled boat in the River Thames at Dorchester, Oxfordshire. The sun is hidden behind a line of trees and the boy who is backlit stands in the shallow part of the river up to his ankles, wearing his swimming costume. The small boat is only a few feet from the antenna that controls its movement. It is a scene of idyllic tranquility, a childhood of happy summer days. Here the Thames is at its most serene, where visitors enjoy its shallows with the fear of strong currents, tides or large boating activity.
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  • An Islamic prayer mat has been left positioned into the corner of this seemingly ordinary room but which is a Multi-faith room for passengers seeking solace and tranquillity in an otherwise busy Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport. Airport operator BAA provide this sanctuary in various locations around the vast airport complex but this is the newest in Departures of T5. The rug has an image from Mecca and points Eastwards to the birthplace of Mohammed and the direction of the Hajj. On the wall is a poster offering welcome to other religions: To Sikhs, Buddhists, Christians, Jews, Humanists, Jains, Hindus and Rastafarians, to name a few. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). ...
    heathrow_airport876-10-08-2009.jpg
  • An early sun rises over the misty surface of the River Thames at Dorchester, Oxfordshire. We see a scene of golden light across the perfectly still waters, a landscape of peace and tranquillity. The mirror-like surface is at Dorchester-on-Thames, just above the Thame's confluence with the River Thames. The River Thames is the second longest river in the United Kingdom and the longest river entirely in England (215 miles or 346 km long). It rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire, and flows into the North Sea at the Thames Estuary. Historically the Thames was only so-named downstream of the village; upstream it is named the Isis, and Ordnance Survey maps continue to label the river as "River Thames or Isis" until Dorchester.
    thames-14-07-1999.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.
    wales_pembrokeshire29-31-07-2007.jpg
  • 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 motor launch passes a narrow boat with parrot and dog in the early morning on a still River Thames at Dorchester, Oxfordshire. In the foreground is a caged parrot and a small Scotty dog. We see a scene of early misty light across the perfectly still waters, a landscape of peace and tranquillity. The mirror-like surface is at Dorchester-on-Thames, just above the Thame's confluence with the River Thames. The River Thames is the second longest river in the United Kingdom and the longest river entirely in England (215 miles or 346 km long). It rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire, and flows into the North Sea at the Thames Estuary. Historically the Thames was only so-named downstream of the village; upstream it is named the Isis, and Ordnance Survey maps continue to label the river as "River Thames or Isis" until Dorchester.
    thames_boats-14-01-2014.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
  • A lone bather wallows lazily in the calm pool waters at the Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat (formerly the Bel Air Hotel), Alpes Maritimes, France. Basking on his back, the man lies with arms outstretched, the warm buoyant water making him weightless. he has found inner-peace and there is restful tranquility here, where surface-tension allows the bather to unwind completely in this idyllic place on the French Cote d'Azur riviera. Behind his head unoccupied sun loungers are facing the Mediterranean Sea, its clear horizon empty except for a lone yacht that sails along the ocean coast. The colour of both sea and pool are the same on this overcast day that allows us to experience a more muted tone to the scene, also allowing us to see the contiunation of natural waters, as if they run from one to the other.
    cote_dazur01-15-12-2007 .jpg
  • The sun rises over the River Thames and City of London, the UK capital's financial heart. The solar power gathers in strength and intensity as it climbs from below the horizon and behind City buildings, its circular disc a flaming yellow which is soon to turn a deeper hue over the capital's orange skies at dawn. The tidal river is calm with only moored barges in the middle, used to secure other boats to their sides. The City wakes before another day of trading in the financial, banking and insurance institutions. The dome of St Paul's Cathedral is centre to the skyline.
    sunrise_thames01-02-06-1994.jpg
  • Ageing 80s technology of the Thames Barrier on the River Thames near Woolwich in east London. As daylight fades to become a purple hue, we see the waters of the Thames flowing on the tide. Operational in 1982, the Thames Barrier is one of the largest movable flood barriers in the world, managed by the UK's Environment Agency. The barrier spans 520 metres across the River Thames near Woolwich, and it protects 125 square kilometres of central London from flooding caused by tidal surges.  The barrier has closed over 80 times since the year 2000 with ‘at least 800,000 homes and businesses have protected from tidal surges.
    thames_barrier-12-04-1989.jpg
  • Rest seat made from logs in the Pralongià above San Cassiano-St. Kassian in the Dolomites, south Tyrol, northern Italy. In winter, the Pralongià meadows are the heart of Alta Badia’s skiing area.
    piz_sorega14-17-07-2015.jpg
  • Buddha icon in long garden grass at the Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre, East Sussex, England.
    buddhist_retreat40-27-06-2010.jpg
  • Volunteers doze on lawn after long working day at the Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre, East Sussex, England.
    buddhist_retreat122-27-06-2010.jpg
  • Bright sun shines through beech tree foliage in afternoon woodland.
    forest04-29-08-2010.jpg
  • The Buddha seen as part of a shrine in the prayer room of Kagyu Samye Ling Buddhist retreat centre
    samye_ling_buddhism05-16-07-1997.jpg
  • Buddhists meditate in silence for 30 minutes in their Shrine Room at the Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre, England. ..Reproduced for Alain de Botton's 'Religion for Atheists' 2010. .Photograph copyright Richard Baker, London.richard@bakerpictures.com.Tel 0044 207836 287080.
    buddhist_retreat70-27-06-2010.jpg
  • Buddhists meditate in silence for 30 minutes in their Shrine Room at the Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre, England.
    buddhist_retreat61-27-06-2010.jpg
  • Shadows of branches on a beech tree trunk in late afternoon woodland.
    forest05-29-08-2010.jpg
  • A cross made from English oak rises up into threatening grey English skies. With splits in its vertical and horizontal beams, the word Peace is written in lettering in the centre in an image of Christian values - a message for mankind, of humanity and goodwill to all Men. The wood is from the royal estate of Sandringham in Norfolk, presented in August 1987 by Queen Elizabeth II to mark the site of the high altar of the former St Benet's Abbey near Ludham on the Norfolk Broads.
    peace_cross04-02-08-2013.jpg
  • Buddhists meditate in silence for 30 minutes in their Shrine Room at the Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre, England.
    buddhist_retreat66-27-06-2010.jpg
  • Buddhists meditate in silence for 30 minutes in their Shrine Room at the Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre, England.
    buddhist_retreat63-27-06-2010.jpg
  • Buddhists meditate before silent meditation for 30 minutes in their Shrine Room at the Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre.
    buddhist_retreat111-27-06-2010.jpg
  • Buddhists meditate in silence for 30 minutes in their Shrine Room at the Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre, England. ..Reproduced for Alain de Botton's 'Religion for Atheists' 2010. .Photograph copyright Richard Baker, London.richard@bakerpictures.com.Tel 0044 207836 287080.
    buddhist_retreat112-27-06-2010.jpg
  • A cross made from English oak rises up into threatening grey English skies. With splits in its vertical and horizontal beams, the word Peace is written in lettering in the centre in an image of Christian values - a message for mankind, of humanity and goodwill to all Men. The wood is from the royal estate of Sandringham in Norfolk, presented in August 1987 by Queen Elizabeth II to mark the site of the high altar of the former St Benet's Abbey near Ludham on the Norfolk Broads.
    peace_cross03-02-08-2013.jpg
  • A person stands below a maritime shipping transit navigation sign at the Suffolk seaside town of Southwold, Suffolk.
    adleborough_seaside04-26-07-2012.jpg
  • Buddha icon on ledge at the Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre, East Sussex, England.
    buddhist_retreat24-27-06-2010.jpg
  • Old Victorian rectory now home of the Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre, East Sussex, England.
    buddhist_retreat126-27-06-2010.jpg
  • Buddhists meditate in silence for 30 minutes in their Shrine Room at the Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre, England.
    buddhist_retreat118-27-06-2010.jpg
  • Old Victorian rectory now home of the Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre, East Sussex, England.
    buddhist_retreat128-27-06-2010.jpg
  • Buddhists after silent meditation for 30 minutes in their Shrine Room at the Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre.
    buddhist_retreat120-27-06-2010.jpg
  • Buddhists meditate in silence for 30 minutes in their Shrine Room at the Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre, England.
    buddhist_retreat114-27-06-2010.jpg
  • Rest seat made from logs in the Pralongià above San Cassiano-St. Kassian in the Dolomites, south Tyrol, northern Italy. In winter, the Pralongià meadows are the heart of Alta Badia’s skiing area.
    piz_sorega16-17-07-2015.jpg
  • A cross made from English oak rises up into threatening grey English skies. With splits in its vertical and horizontal beams, the word Peace is written in lettering in the centre in an image of Christian values - a message for mankind, of humanity and goodwill to all Men. The wood is from the royal estate of Sandringham in Norfolk, presented in August 1987 by Queen Elizabeth II to mark the site of the high altar of the former St Benet's Abbey near Ludham on the Norfolk Broads.
    peace_cross01-02-08-2013.jpg
  • A city office worker pauses during a busy day for a quiet moment peace with a cigarette in a London sidestreet.
    city_smoker01-23-02-2012.jpg
  • Silent retreat bedroom in private cabin at the Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre, East Sussex, England.
    buddhist_retreat25-27-06-2010.jpg
  • Buddhist on silent retreat in private cabin at the Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre, East Sussex, England.
    buddhist_retreat148-27-06-2010.jpg
  • Old Victorian rectory now home of the Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre, East Sussex, England.
    buddhist_retreat147-27-06-2010.jpg
  • Forest floor of mosses and fallen tree in English woodland.
    goblin_combe05-30-08-2010.jpg
  • Jogger runs under 100 year-old ash trees in a park in the south London borough of Lambeth.
    evening_park08-10-06-2015.jpg
  • Buddha icon in long garden grass at the Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre, East Sussex, England.
    buddhist_retreat41-27-06-2010.jpg
  • Buddhist on silent retreat in private cabin at the Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre, East Sussex, England.
    buddhist_retreat150-27-06-2010.jpg
  • Forest floor of mosses and fallen tree in English woodland.
    goblin_combe06-30-08-2010.jpg
  • WW2 Madingley American Cemetery is located in the heart of the Cambridgeshire countryside. Set in over thirty acres of beautifully maintained gardens and lawns, the cemetery contains the bodies of 3812 war dead from the world war two era. Every State of the Union is represented here. In addition inscribed on the Tablets Of The Missing are the names of over 8000 American service men who lost their lives during the war but whose bodies were never recovered. The majority of those buried here were crew members of British based aircraft, however the bodies of some of those killed in North Africa, Normandy, the North Atlantic and various other places are also buried here.
    maddingly_cemetery01-05-10-2000.jpg
  • Frozen shrubs detail landscape in Dulwich Park, south London during mid-winter snow.
    dulwich_snow12-21-01-2013.jpg
  • Frozen pond and tree landscape in Dulwich Park, south London during mid-winter snow.
    dulwich_snow10-21-01-2013.jpg
  • Followers of Tibetan-Buddhism engage in Puja, or prayer, at the Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre in Eskdalemuir, Scotland. ..This centre in the Scottish wilderness is for isolated retreat periods, for short-term spiritual relaxation or to follow Tibetan teaching methods for discovering inner-peace, through prayer and meditation. The Tibetan Buddhist complex associated with the Kagyu school which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2007.
    uk_buddhism02-16-07-1997.jpg
  • Outdoor decorator stands with roller in evening sunshine near hilltop cottage wall in hamlet of Hallin, Waternish, Skye
    9999-RPB59-alan_squires31-28-09-2007.jpg
  • An aerial view of an unidentified island community seen from a regional aircraft passing overhead atolls and islands, a few miles to the north Malé, capital of the Indian Ocean Republic of the Maldives. We see the perfectly clear blue sea surrounding an island of white coral beach sand, a harbour, holiday apartments and importantly coastal defence barriers that may defend against rising sea levels as global warming makes sea level locations like this vulnerable to flooding. The Maldives comprise of twenty-six atolls, featuring 1,192 coral islands of which 80 are holiday resorts with 200 inhabited by indigenous communities. This Islamic nation of 298 sq km (115 sq miles), lie seven hundred kilometres (435 miles) south-west of Sri Lanka..
    maldives167-13-11-2007.jpg
  • A sailor takes a mid-day nap on his yacht at Hickling Broad, on 11th August 2020, in Hickling, Norfolk, England.
    hickling_broad03-11-08-2020.jpg
  • Frozen water feature and bridge landscape in Dulwich Park, south London during mid-winter snow.
    dulwich_snow13-21-01-2013.jpg
  • Buddha icon on garden fence at the Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre, East Sussex, England.
    buddhist_retreat17-27-06-2010.jpg
  • 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.
    miami_pool02-18-05-1996.jpg
  • Four water-logged deckchairs have been abandoned on a wet Brighton's East Pier in East Sussex. It is Spring but the rain has driven away holidaymakers from this desolate and depressing spot from England's South coast seaside resort. We see a gloomy, grey sky and empty horizon with neither people, nor water activity but the stripes of the railings are echoed in the reflective wooden planks on this Victorian-era pier and of the fabric on the deckchairs. We wonder who might have sat on these chairs and where they might be now?  This landscape might be the antithesis of a holiday poster that repels rather than attracts tourists to this location.
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  • An Islamic prayer mat positioned towards Eastern Mecca in a corner of the Multi-faith room at Heathrow T5.
    heathrow_airport877-10-08-2009.jpg
  • Walking route sign marks distance in km through dark forest in the German Black Forest region near village of Kälbermühle
    germany_holiday33-31072008.jpg
  • Neat rows of head stones of British and Commonwealth soldiers killed in final stages of WW1 at Vis-en-Artois war grave cemetery
    vise_en_artois_memorial04-27-10-2008.jpg
  • In the terminal at Charles de Gaulle/Roissy airport, Paris France, the peace of the airport chapel looks like a Star Trek-style place of worship, typical of the new airport experience pushed upon in the late '60s and early '70s. Short stools and padded benches line the intimate space in the satellite building. Designed by Paul Andreu, Charles de Gaulle became a symbol for airport modernity becoming an 'Aérogare' where trains and planes whisk the new world traveller of the late '60s, away beyond an ever-extending horizon. From here, the Air France Concorde crashed on the aviation employment town of Gonesse on July 25th 2000. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903.
    aviation_corbis31-24-07-2001.jpg
  • The tattooed hermit, Tom Leppard (1935-2016) at his secret island hideaway on the Isle of Skye, Scotland in 2007. <br />
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(See main gallery caption).
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  • A strong evening sun sinks below storm clouds and Highland mountains at Loch Garry, Glengarry, Scotland. .
    9999-RPB59-scotland005-26-09-2007.jpg
  • The number of UK deaths from Coronavirus, a further 363 victims taking the total to 35,704, coincided with the hottest day of the year so far, with 27.8 degrees recorded at Heathrow Airport, and a mother and daughter read their books on the steps of their home's porch in late sunshine while still under the UK government's lockdown rules of social distancing - during a warm evening in Lambeth, south London, on 20th May 2020, in London, England.
    coronavirus_Ruskin-24-20-05-2020.jpg
  • Two women gaze at the names of war dead at the Thiepval Memorial, the largest British war memorial in the world – there were more than 57,000 British casualties in a single day during the battle of the Somme.  The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme is a major war memorial to 72,191 missing British and South African men who died in the Battles of the Somme of the First World War between 1915 and 1918 with no known grave. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, the memorial was built between 1928 and 1932 and is the largest British battle memorial in the world.
    WW1_thiepval04-20-08-2003.jpg
  • Ardvergnish farmhouse (c1800) near Pennyghael, Isle of Mull, Scotland.
    isle_of_mull161-19-11-2011.jpg
  • An unrecognisable bather wearing a stripy costume bends over awkwardly to adjust his towel on the promenade pavement (sidewalk) at Minehead, Devon. The man's reddened posterior is pointed towards the viewer and his dachshund (sausage) pet dog stands still looking away to the right, towards unseen interest. A family of four stroll along the sandy beach during low tide. It is a hot afternoon but we only see a quiet scene at this busy resort.
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  • A portrait of President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Republic of Maldives stands under a tropical sun on Meedu Island.
    maldives175-13-11-2007.jpg
  • Dropped during construction of electricity pylons, a bolt and its nut lies on a forest floor, Clowes Wood, Chestfield, Kent
    electricity302-25-01-2008 .jpg
  • Barbara Christie sits reading in her conservatory of Swordale House overlooking Beinn Na Caillich nr Broadford, Isle of Skye.
    9999-RPB59-christies_house20-27-09-2...jpg
  • An aerial view of a completely uninhabited, deserted island seen from a regional aircraft passing overhead atolls and islands, an hour's flying time north of Malé, capital of the Indian Ocean Republic of the Maldives. We see the perfectly clear blue sea surrounding a tiny flat island of white coral beach sand, ringing tropical vegetation and scrub that is in jeopardy to rising sea levels as global warming makes sea level locations like this vulnerable to flooding. The Maldives comprise of twenty-six atolls, featuring 1,192 coral islands of which 80 are holiday resorts with 200 inhabited by indigenous communities. This Islamic nation of 298 sq km (115 sq miles), lie seven hundred kilometres (435 miles) south-west of Sri Lanka..
    maldives172-13-11-2007.jpg
  • The number of UK deaths from Coronavirus, a further 363 victims taking the total to 35,704, coincided with the hottest day of the year so far, with 27.8 degrees recorded at Heathrow Airport, a lady sitting on her home's porch steps looks across the road into a setting sun while still under the UK government's lockdown rules of social distancing - during a warm evening in Lambeth, south London, on 20th May 2020, in London, England.
    coronavirus_Ruskin-29-20-05-2020.jpg
  • The number of UK deaths from Coronavirus, a further 363 victims taking the total to 35,704, coincided with the hottest day of the year so far, with 27.8 degrees recorded at Heathrow Airport, and a mother and daughter read their books on the steps of their home's porch in late sunshine while still under the UK government's lockdown rules of social distancing - during a warm evening in Lambeth, south London, on 20th May 2020, in London, England.
    coronavirus_Ruskin-25-20-05-2020.jpg
  • The number of UK deaths from Coronavirus, a further 363 victims taking the total to 35,704, coincided with the hottest day of the year so far, with 27.8 degrees recorded at Heathrow Airport, and a mother and daughter read their books on the steps of their home's porch in late sunshine while still under the UK government's lockdown rules of social distancing - during a warm evening in Lambeth, south London, on 20th May 2020, in London, England.
    coronavirus_Ruskin-21-20-05-2020.jpg
  • An elderly couple walk down a country lane in Burrington Combe, North Somerset.
    walkers-lane-20-08-2003.jpg
  • WW1 Ovillers cemetery, the resting place of allied and commonwealth war dead from the Somme, France.
    WW1_cemetery01-20-08-2003.jpg
  • A Jesus statue looks down on a shrine for an unknown person in a cemetery in Wedding, a north-western district of Berlin.
    cemetery_landscape05-06-04-2013.jpg
  • The privately-maintained Court Lane Gardens in Dulwich Village, Southwark during mid-winter snow.
    dulwich_snow18-21-01-2013.jpg
  • Early morning regular swimmer swims solitary lengths at Brockwell (Brixton) Lido before crowds arrive
    brockwell_lido01-25-08-1995.jpg
  • Young lady reads book during peaceful moment on Thames River opposite Big Ben and Parliament at sunset.
    parliament_thames08-16-04-2010.jpg
  • The rare Victoria Cross is worn on the chest of the celebrated Nepali war veteran Bhanu Bhagta Gurung (also written Bhanubhakta), an ex-soldier of the British Gurkha regiment who in the second world war, earned his medals from repeated bravery against Japanese positions in Burma. He sits here on the terrace of his home, above the misty valley of Gorkha, Central Nepal. He is one of the last survivors of the remarkably brave men  who helped defeat the enemy in the jungles of south-east Asia. Gurung is the name of his Nepalese tribe (like the Sherpas who also come from the high Himalayan Kingdom). His company commander described him as "a smiling, hard-swearing and indomitable soldier who in a battalion of brave men was one of the bravest". Born September 1921 - died March 1 2008.
    medals_gurkha01-16-1997.jpg
  • The shadows of two passing locals approach the tiny Cameron-run post office hut at Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. We see in the foreground the freshly painted Royal Mail post box which is lit by early morning sunshine telling us that the next collection is at 2.45pm despite it being 8.50am. This branch serves the local community of this Skye town, close to the Skye Bridge and is not only a place to post letters and packages but to buy miscellaneous supplies like newspapers and food at a time when rural sub-post offices are threatened with closure by a financially-troubled Royal Mail. Small villages like this often say that the post office is the ties its folk together, acting as a nucleus for information about village life. Their closure would therefore mean that the fabric of such remote communities are in jeopardy.
    Scotland_post_office02-27-09-2007.jpg
  • Young children visit 2369 WW1 commonwealth burials and commemorations of war graves at Vis-en-Artois cemetery
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  • Farm land and head stones of British and Commonwealth soldiers killed in final stages of WW1 at Vis-en-Artois war grave cemetery
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  • Thorny twig in the foreground near an electricity pylon behind one foggy morning on Botany Marshes, Swanscombe, Kent
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  • The tattooed hermit, Tom Leppard (1935-2016) at his secret island hideaway on the Isle of Skye, Scotland in 2007. <br />
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(See main gallery caption).
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  • Two visitors pay their respects at the second world war bronze Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge, Scotland
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  • The ancestral stronghold of the Scottish clan MacLeod, Dunvegan Castle, now owned by 30th Chief Hugh MacLeod on Isle of Skye.
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  • Built on rocks once surrounded by sea, Dunvegan Castle is home to Hugh MacLeod, Chief of the ancient clan MacLeod on the north-west corner of the Isle of Skye, Scottish Highlands. Hugh is the 30th encumbent of the McLeods and this has been the clan's traditional stronghold and ancestral home for 800 years which makes it the longest inhabited family home in Scotland. Now a visitor centre and place of pilgrimage for MacLeods from all over the world, it houses medieval artefacts from when Scotland was a wild and warring nation against the English. It has survived clan battles, extremes of feast and famine and profound social, political and economic changes in the Highlands. Originally designed to keep people out, Dunvegan Castle was first opened to the public in 1933. Visitors include Sir Walter Scott, Dr Johnson, Queen Elizabeth II and Emperor Akihito.
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  • The tattooed hermit, Tom Leppard (1935-2016) at his secret island hideaway on the Isle of Skye, Scotland in 2007. <br />
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(See main gallery caption).
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  • The last light of day fades on the still waters of Sgeir Nam Biast, a bay overlooking Waternish Headland, near Dunvegan, north-west Isle of Skye, Scottish Highlands. A solitary light bulb glows from an upstairs room in this isolated cottage across the calm lake. The weather is perfect but unusual for one of the wildest parts of Britain. Farming practices have changed irreversably in a generation and many residents have English accents rather than that of native Scots islanders as city dwellers from the far south seek an alternative to urban lifestyles. The weather can have adverse effects on those unprepared for such wild conditions, especially during harsh winters when violent storms batter these Atlantic coasts. But old crofts have been converted to bed and breakfast homes, catering for tourist visitors who adore this form of idyllic escapism....
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  • Late summer sunlight and a cornfield in Suffolk, England.
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  • Lone woman walking her pet dog and enjoying a setting sun over Edwardian period homes fronting a public park.
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  • The pretty coastal town of Menton on the French Cote d'Azur is seen beneath a cloudless blue sky in later afternoon spring sunshine. Looking across the water, in the foreground is the marina populated with assorted yachts, launches and other boats safely moored to jetties and pontoons. The bell-tower of baroque basilica Saint-Michel-Archange, houses and buildings of Menton rise up along hillsides and the mountains of the Ligurian Alps rise up in the distance, all bathed in orange light. Mediterranean Menton - near the Italian border - is known as Le perle de la France ("The Pearl of France") for its famous beauty. It is also known for La Musée Jean Cocteau which is located in the town.
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  • A holy Sadhu man attracts a crowd on the Maidan in central Calcutta, India. Near some ballustrades built by the British during the last years of the Raj, the man is leaning forward on his knees and his head is buried in gravel. Practicing Tapas or Niyamas, is one form of Austerity that holy men like this perform to cleanse themselves of bad thoughts. It is a conservation of energy; an increase of power in the system by sense control; a process of positive-thought, self-imposed  hardships and inner-strength - all to gain a higher being for oneself. They might stand in cold water in winter, stand on or bury their heads in earth. Niyamas also breeds non-violence, truthfullness, non-stealing, moderation, non-possessiveness, purity, contentment, discipline, study and surrender.
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  • A fake England football shirt hangs out to dry on a clothes line near coconut husks on Meedu Island, Republic of Maldives
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