Photo of the day

Portrait of a Fullany woman from the village of Nyala, Djenne. Mali.

A farmer's children learn their father's trade as a saddlemaker, Baja California. Mexico.

Dervishes dance to commemorate the death of their founder in 1273, Istanbul. Turkey.

A student resting his head on a book in Safranbolu. Turkey.

Two girls run from the photographer as he tries to take their picture. Blair noticed that almost all of the inhabitants of Cap Haitien behaved this way when he tried to photograph them. Haiti.

Bhutanese boy bathing in a bucket, Paro. Bhutan.

Jane Goodall reaches out to touch a chimpanzee in the Brazzaville Zoo. Darwin's Origins of Speciest first published on this day in 1859.

A young herder backflips off a water buffalo into the Turag River, West of Dacca. Bangladesh.

Ancient Acacia trees near the huge red sand dunes of the Namib desert. Namibia.

A colourfully clad youngster who will don the traditional veil at puberty in Jidda. Saudi Arabia.

A young girl watches a boy demonstrate his soccer skills in Tegucigalpa. Honduras.

Children vaccinated against river blindness in a schoolin Ewoku. Ghana.

The only Tibetan Buddhist monk left in Renchilhumbe, Hovsgol Province. Mongolia.

A construction worker climbs up a crane near tall buildings in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. USA.

Female common kingfisher with an amur bitterling in Labod. Hungary.

A cliff diver in flight, silhouetted against the blue sky in Acapulco. Mexico.

A pair of red wolves, in the Great Plains Zoo, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. USA.

Portrait of two young Masai men at Sunset. Tanzania.

A wodaabe man holds his Mehari Camel's reins. Niger.

Buddhist monk at the foot of a tall stone Buddha sculpture on a hill. Sri Lanka.

A young Buddhist monk riding in a cab on a bicycle. Myanmar.

An African lion charging through a flooded grassland in Okavango Delta. Botswana.

Winter scene in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. USA.

Two Amish girls under a cloud-filled sky with bushels of tomatoes in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. USA.

Members of Dao and Hmong hill tribes frequent the market in Sa Pa where they sell clothing and other handicrafts. Vietnam.

A view of a walkway lined with crucifixes in Lithuania. Russia.

African lion yawning while near a palm in Duba Plains, Okavango Delta. Botswana.

Nature resembles art in this naturally sculpted iceberg, Glacier Gey, Torres del Paine National Park. Chile.

A cow pushes its way through a crowd of women following a wedding, Udaipur. India.

Misty View of a forested hillside with trees in bloom, Virginia. USA.