Rainy streets: umbrellas, wet pavements and reflections
When the downpour arrives the city changes pace; lights multiply on the tarmac and footsteps quicken.
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Solar farms: rows of panels across the fields
From hillsides to plains, from sheep grazing beneath the panels to the view from the air.
Morning in Cappadocia: fairy chimneys and balloons overhead
Volcanic valleys, rock-cut dwellings and the balloons that lift off at dawn, told in photographs.
Match day at the stadium: stands, turf and floodlights
From a distance football becomes a spectacle of architecture: huge roofs, colourful seats and carefully mown grass.
Seasonal kitchen: fresh and colourful from stall to plate
From market vegetables to fruit platters, the colours of eating with the seasons.
The city under snow: a white silence
When the snow falls the streets slow down; ploughs get to work, bicycles disappear and lights look warmer.
Historic stone bridges: centuries-old arches over rivers
From village streams to broad rivers, examples of stonework that has stood the test of time.
On the bike route: pedalling from parks to forest tracks
A rest by the lake, rides along tree-lined paths and bikes waiting on every street corner.
Guitars at the museum: the story of strings
Acoustic and electric guitars, banjos and old photographs line the cases on a journey through music history.
Mountain villages before winter
Houses clinging to hillsides, paths leading up to high pastures and valleys waiting for the first snow.
A walk in the autumn forest: colours that soothe the mind
Frames to accompany a slow walk through woods where the leaves have turned gold, copper and crimson.
Guardians of the coast: lighthouses around the world
From Crete to Iceland, Kerala to the Great Lakes: towers standing firm against wind and waves.
Tea gardens: green terraces on the hillsides
From Sri Lanka to Vietnam, Rwanda to Japan, the rhythmic green patterns of tea plantations.
Ancient theatres: centuries on the stone steps
The seating, stages and surroundings of theatres from the Greek and Roman world.
Spring flowers: pink on the branches, poppies in the meadows
From cherry blossom to wild poppies, the first colours of the season.
City lights at night: the world's cities after dark
From Hong Kong to Toronto, Frankfurt to Bangkok, a light map of cities that come alive at night.
Harvest time in the vineyards: from grapes to landscapes
Frames showing the season's work and scenery in Europe's vineyards.
Bird migration and wetlands: the season of wings
From flocks of geese filling the sky to flamingos feeding in shallow lakes, scenes from along the flyways.
Beekeeping: honey season at the hives
From mountain slopes to woodland edges, beekeepers' colourful hives and combs full of work.
Mountain roads: hairpins and high meadows
Tarmac winding beneath the clouds, dirt tracks plunging into forest and pastures opening onto the peaks.
Port cranes and containers: the waterfront face of trade
Giant gantry cranes, feeder ships coming alongside and terminals that work through the night.
Ceramics in the workshop: from clay to form
Clay taking shape on the wheel, pots on market stalls and thousand-year-old pieces in museum cases.
