A veiled woman wears a traditional ensemble and makeup during the Aoi Matsuri Festival, Kyoto, Japan. National Geographic Traveler, Smithsonian.

A young man holds a lit candle cross, handmade from beeswax, during Holy Night, Lalibela, Ethiopia. National Geographic Traveler.

Romantic young Russian tourists embrace the volcanic scenery, Krafla, Iceland. National Geographic Traveler, "LIFE ATOP A CAULDRON".

A fisherman checks the ripeness and aroma of his fermenting shark, Grindavik, Iceland. Salty Tours.

Yngvi Orn Kristinsson, Landsbanki's chief economist, holds his head describing Iceland's banking crisis, 2008. L'HEBDO "Islande, La fin d'un Reve".

Silvio Berlusconi poses in his living room during the filming of his self-promotional Christmas message to the "popolo" of Italy. Mediaset.

A woman wearing a hijab passes in the shade of an alleyway, Stonetown, Zanzibar, Tanzania. National Geographic Traveler.

Roman Sculpture Court in the evening, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY, USA. MET brochure.

Boiled octopus for sale at a street vendors, midnight, Naples, Italy. (Corriere dello Sport is pink). Condé Nast Traveler.

A woman waits for coustomers at fresh citrus juice bar, Naples, Italy. Condé Nast Traveler.

Mr Natale, prosciutto maestro, smells the aroma and aging of San Daniele hams. San Daniele, Italy. Condé Nast Traveler.

Salami ends, strings and seals, Milan, Itlay. L'Etichetta.

Bruschetta of garden fresh tomatoes, rucola, Tuscan bread, olive oil and salt, Tuscany, Italy. Geo Saison.

A fresh loaf of bread, or boule, coming out of the woodfired oven at Boulangerie Poilâne, Paris, France. Smithsonian Magazine.

A stone holds a cover cloth in place on a balsamic vinegar barrel aging in Franco Colombani's Acetaia, Sole di Maleo, Lombardy. L'Etichetta.

An open oyster with sour cream, caviar, topped with gold leaf, Oyster Bar of C Restaurant, Vancouver. National Geographic Traveler.

A simulated dome of magma glows in a snow dusted lava field next to Reykjanesvirkjun, a geothermal power station, Reykjanesviti, Iceland.

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Pøbel's bear with a shopping cart, Jokulsarlon, iceland.

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