Pole Collection (#90)

Sheraton Doha resort, Doha, Qatar, Middle East

Christian cathedral and square at dusk, Cuzco (Cusco), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

A Uros Indian woman in a traditional reed boat, Islas Flotantes, floating islands, Lake Titicaca, Peru, South America

A carved figure or poupou in the replica village at the Maori Arts and Crafts Institute in the Whakarewarewa thermal and cultural area, Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Witches Hill (Raganu Kalnas), fairytale Lithuanian wood carvings, Juordkrante Fishing Village, Curonian Spit National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lithuania, Baltic States, Europe

Burning incense on religious holiday, Chinatown, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia

Lake Issyk-Kul at Balikchi, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

War waste architecture in village, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Following the Mekong river by boat to Luang Prabang, Mekong, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Fencing from the Latgale region, Latvian Open Air Ethnographic Museum (Latvijas etnografiskais brivdabas muzejs), near Riga, Latvia, Baltic States, Europe

Rafting on Rio Grande, Port Antonio, Jamaica, West Indies, Central America

Row of gondolas at dawn, San Marco (St. Mark s), Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Row of gondolas at dawn, San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

marble statue copy of Michael Angelos David, Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Moored gondolas on the Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Fish rearing cages on northern tip of Lake Toba, the largest lake in SE Asia, Tongging, Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia

Houseboats on the lake at Srinagar, Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir State, India, Asia

Canals and rivers used as roadways, ferry on Backwaters, Kerala state, India, Asia

The Akash Deep sky lantern festival beside the Ganges River, Varanasi (formerly Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India, Asia

Hindu temple of Somnath, one of the twelve most sacred Siva temples, Somnath, Gujarat State, India, Asia

Church, Thingvellir National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Iceland, Polar Regions

Fountains in Hautes Promenades park, looking towards Place de la Republique, Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France, Europe

French flags and modern sculpture, Place de la Republique, Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France, Europe

Palais de Justice, Strasbourg, Alsace, France, Europe

Marina, Quai Baron de Blonay, Evian-les Bains, Lake Geneva (Lac Leman), Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

Port area, town of Vannes, Golfe du Morbihan (Gulf of Morbihan), Brittany, France, Europe

Tour de l Horloge and town hall, Aix en Provence, Provence, France, Europe

Sunset over the marina, St. Tropez, Cote d Azur, Var, Provence, France, Europe

La Grande Arche, La Defense, Paris, France, Europe

Mural painting in the Church of Narga Selassie, Dek Island on Lake Tana, Ethiopia, Africa

Detail, Tower of London, London, England, UK

National flag, Dominican Republic, Caribbean, West Indies

Faaborg, Funen, Denmark, Europe

Castle tower, Cesky Krumlov, South Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Castle, Cesky Krumlov, South Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Cuban flag and Jose Marti memorial, Plaza de la Revolucion, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Cuban flag flying outside the Ministerio del Interior, Plaza de la Revolucion, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Chinese flag against windows of ultra modern Bank of China, Central District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Modern skyscrapers and new construction in the Lujiazui financial district of Pudong, Shanghai, China, Asia

The Oriental Pearl Tower in the Lujiazui financial district of Pudong, Shanghai, China, Asia

Chinese flag flying outside the Grand Lisboa Casino, Macau, China, Asia

Electricity pylon against blue sky, Dunhuang, Gansu, China, Asia

Cormorant fisherman, Erhai Lake, Dali, Yunnan, China, Asia

Street scene, Shanghai, China, Asia

The red flag of China flies in front of the Potala Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Two IFC Building and Hong Kong flags at night, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Beijing, China

Inside Kazakhs yurt, Tianchi (Heaven Lake), Tien Shan, Xinjiang Province, China

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