Oualata, Mauritania: I met this salt caravan after a four-day expedition into the middle of the Sahara desert. No roads lead to this place, so we navigated by compass. Hundreds of dromedaries and their masters were present on this desert plain where nothing lives. Two wells had been dug to water the camels before they left for Mali, Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso to sell the salt. When I returned from the trip I realised that this image of a camel owner ordering the dromedaries looked like a conductor with an orchestra.

Vatnajokull National Park, Skaftafell Iceland: The rivers and glacial run off intertwine to create intricate patterns across the waterways in iceland's Vatnajokull National Park. A phenomenon that occurs in only a few places in the world. Iceland. Fractal patterns stretching outward across the glacial rivers growing and disappearing with the changing seasons. The only way to really appreciate the diverse landscape and unique patterns is from 3000 feet above in a small plane.

Šardice, Jižní Morava, Czech Republic: Early morning light paints the waves of the so-called Moravian Tuscany in South Moravia. I am fascinated by the minimalist elements and shapes created by humans and nature together in this landscape.

Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong: Two Common Bluetail Damselflies held on the same plant for about 45 seconds. After a short rest, they then flew away looking for their partners during this busy season of mating.

Maasai Mara, Kenya: One ox-pecker guards its nest, embedded cleverly in the tree, as the other gets ready to fly off in search for food.

Whitefield, Greater Manchester, UK: a petrol station during a misty dawn morning in December.

Cumbre Vieja volcano, Tacande, La Palma, Spain: An aerial view of the Cumbre Vieja volcano with several active volcano vents in an ash-covered forest. On November 28th a new vent opened on the east side of volcano, destroying many new houses on its way towards the sea. Lava has reached the Atlantic at two places, falling off cliffs into the ocean making the island bigger for around 48 hectares.

Mecca, Saudi Arabia: Pilgrims touching the door of the Holy Kaaba, Bab ar-Rahmah, which is called the Door of Mercy, in order to seek forgiveness and pray for what they wish for. Kaaba is located near the centre of the Great Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and is considered by Muslims everywhere to be the most sacred spot on Earth.

Šardice, Jižní Morava, Czech Republic: Early morning light paints the waves of the so-called Moravian Tuscany in South Moravia. I am fascinated by the minimalist elements and shapes created by humans and nature together in this landscape.

Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Caribbean Sea: Coexisting among this bright, yellow star coral is a Peppermint goby. It sits out the day adorning the top of its favoured coral head, a tiny jewel on a crown composed of millions of individual animal polyps.

Jerusalem, Israel: A blind man at the door of the Ethiopian Chapel, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem. Easter is the most religious and spiritual holiday in the Christian calendar. It commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem, and his resurrection. Orthodox and Catholic Christians focus their celebrations on Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem, where they have marked crucifixion, burial and resurrection of Jesus since the fourth century.

Dus, Omo Valley, Ethiopia: A young Kara tribes boy herding his goats in the early morning in Dus which is in a remote area of the Omo on the banks of the river. The people of the Ilemi triangle (South Sudan, Omo Valley Ethiopia and Turkana, Kenya) are predominantly pastoralists. Cattle, sheep and camels are integral to their lives and their cultural traits are a reflection of this.

Van Mijenfjorden, Svalbard, Norway: White Wedding. Polar bear courtship is very rare, as they usually mate once every three years. During this honeymoon, a blizzard and a whiteout made it very difficult for humans, but the polar bear couple didn’t seem to care.

Lisbon, Portugal: The city sways in the patch of water, strewn carelessly on the ground by rainfall. Passerbys tread around the puddle, a low plastic bag blows into it. But there is beauty in the mundane; another world to be seen.

El Paso, La Palma, Spain: An abandoned horse searches for food in an evacuated village below the volcano. The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma Island is the island's longest-running volcano eruption. Huge rivers of lava and enormous amounts of continuously falling volcanic ash have transformed this Spanish holiday paradise. 7000 people have been evacuated; more than 1700 buildings were destroyed by the volcano. Strong earthquakes and permanent tremors were traumatizing the local population.

Luberon, Aix-en-Provence, France: One of my favorite places in the world is Provence, France, because of its unique beauty and because it is the cradle of Impressionism. I like to watch how the mistral wind shakes the ripe barley and smell the scent of the lavender while my eyes sink into these enchanting colours— the colours of Vincent van Gogh, the colours of impressionism, the colours of Provence.

Avignon, France: A shadow self-portrait.

Sesriem, Namib desert, Namibia: Curves of the Namib desert. The photo series was created in Namibia in the Namib desert using a helicopter. During the flight I tried to capture the unusual shapes created by the sun, light and shadow, along with the sand dunes.

Ausangate, Peru: When the sun rises on Pacha Mama and reveals in its light those who live there in harmony, peacefully.

Canosa di Puglia, Italy: The Procession of the Sorrow goes far and beyond tradition and folklore. It is an expression of faith and religious devotion celebrating the incomparable feeling that exists between a mother and her child. The procession lasts for several hours, while the grieving hymn reverberates through the streets of the small town.

Terekeka, South Sudan: A female Mundari herder awaiting her cattle to tether them, in a cattle camp close to the White Nile in South Sudan. They are seen leading their cows to their stakes where they spend the night. These people have a very sustainable existence and their connection with nature should be a message to us all.

Kunene Sand Sea, Northern Namibia: Oryx crossing the vast Kunene Sand Sea.

Tsarevo, Bulgaria: This is a photo of unfinished development on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, called Costa del Croco. Its construction started in 2007 and was abandoned several years later. The complex consists of 18 buildings occupying 23,000m2 of land.

Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana: A flamboyance of flamingos dances across the flooded Makgadikgadi salt pans, Botswana.

Mount Zao, Yamagata, Japan.A rare Lenticular cloud – said to be the sign of bad weather – looms over the ‘snow monsters’, the snow-covered trees - on Mount Zao as night approaches.

Murmansk, Russia: Murmansk is the world’s biggest city north of the Polar Circle. A chimney rises above the smog, just on the outskirts of the city, as the cold weather creates frost on the trees.

Bangkok, Thailand: I took this image with the intention of conveying the theory of reincarnation in Buddhist philosophy, the shadows of the other monks who were walking out of shot representing past lifetimes of refinement towards final enlightenment. I used a slow exposure time to give a sense of impermanence and movement.

Quang Ngai, Vietnam: Bau Cau Cai is the ‘green lunch’ of the key industrial economic zone of Vietnam. White- flowered mangroves have been planted in the natural breakwater to strengthen resilience to the impact of climate change for vulnerable communities along the country’s coast.

Iceland: Glacial rivers become visible only when you are high up in the sky. They're called 'braided river systems, as they often resemble an intricate jumble of patterns, intertwining in an almost inexplicable fashion and colours.

Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia: The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is the highest coastal mountain range in the world. It is located in northern Colombia, on the shores of the Caribbean Sea, and is still inhabited by four indigenous communities, direct descendants of the Tayronas. They are: the Kogis, the Wiwas, the Arhuacos and the Kankuamos. I was there on an exploration to develop a documentary project about the people of the region, the Kogis especially, who mostly live in the low lands of the mountain range, in a pristine jungle environment. These morning scenes, for a brief moment, gave me a glimpse of what the beginning of civilization was. Dressed of white in these sublime atmospheres, these Kogis left me with an impression of true harmony with nature, and with an idyllic image of their people and lifestyle.

Desulo, Sardinia, Italy: Daniela wears her grandmother's traditional costume, which she received as a gift from her. Historically isolated and with little contact with the outside world, the small town of Desulo has managed to preserve the originality of its costume, which is undoubtedly one of the most distinctive in Sardinia. Until the early 1980s, it was not uncommon to see it worn on a daily basis.

Ausangate, Peru: When the sun rises on Pacha Mama and reveals in its light those who live there in harmony, peacefully.

Inner Mongolia, China: There are many Mongolian folk songs, mainly divided into two categories: ceremonial songs and pastoral songs. Among them, the long song is more typical, with fewer words and longer accents, high-pitched and distant, soothing and free, very popular, all part of China's intangible cultural heritage.

Marsa Alam, Egypt: In this series, you will meet ‘new inhabitants’ of the underwater world, be they animals or eerie creatures. Dive in and enjoy! It's hard to catch a rabbit, especially if it is underwater. This modern rabbit is now so advanced that it does not need any food — unlike our land rabbits. The best feature is that it also barely ages and stays in shape for a very long time, so you will have all the time in the world to admire its ‘beauty’. Human replaces endangered species with a more advanced one — the plastic-made species are now ruling the underwater world.

Oostduinkerke, Belgium: Only a handful of true horse fishermen are left in the world, keeping the rare Flemish tradition alive. They use large and calm Belgian draft horses, and in the low tide look for shrimps together. Nowadays, they became a major tourist attraction, attracting large crowds each time they set out to fish.

Dayang Mountain, Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China: Metapress japonica at the foot of Dayang Mountain. Metapress japonica is particularly popular in this season. We picked the mature ones and peeled them carefully. While my friend carefully blew them, I took the photo.

Manchester, UK: An image of Manchester’s newest skyscrapers shrouded in mist. The image is very much inspired by the imagery of the movie Bladerunner and I feel it represents the city’s rapidly growing urban landscape.

San Quirico d'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy: A typical Tuscan landscape of cypresses and cultivated fields. I was struck by the contrast between the earth and the human figure at the centre of it.