MEXICO. State of Guerrero. 1985. Village of San Augustin de Oapan. A woman in a dust storm; a walking tree. | License

IRAN. Tehran. February 11, 1980. During the celebrations of the first anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, a young man faints in the dense crowd. | License

SOUTH AFRICA. Cape Town. 1999. Every Sunday, at dawn, priests of the Zion Church, from the Khayelitsha black township, take their newly converted congregation to the sea to be baptised through immersion. | License

SAUDI ARABIA. Mecca. 1992. Hajj pilgrimage. Pilgrims from all over the world pray on Mount Rahma in the plain of Arafat (where Muslims believe Adam met Eve). Pilgrims dressed in the Ihram (two pieces of unstitched white cloth), gather to show their respect for all forms of life. Water sprinklers refresh pilgrims and trees in the dense heat. | License

INDONESIA. Jakarta. 1989. Students of the Al Azhar college attend Friday prayer in the auditorium, which is transformed into a mosque for the occasion. | License

AFGHANISTAN. Near Kabul. 1992. A Mujahid of the Hezbi-Islami (Islamic party led by Gulbuddin HEKMATYAR) guards the road to the capital. | License

MYANMAR. Mandalay. 2009. At dawn a monk goes begging for alms. | License

IRAN. Tehran. 1997. Film director Abbas KIAROSTAMI on the hills surrounding the capital, where his film "Taste of Cherry", which was co-awarded the Golden Palm in Cannes 1997, was shot. | License

FRANCE. Paris. 1985. 19th arrondissement. Yves Saint LAURENT's Winter collection photographed by the Geode dome in Parc de la Villette. | License