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  • Nightfall on trees and the campsite in Reedham on the Norfolk Broads. A lone caravan with its owner watching TV, a striped windbreak and a glow from awning lights looks forlorn but peaceful at this tranquil place. The last daylight fades behind after another fine summer's day at this popular location in East Anglia know for its flat landscape and wide skies.
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  • Nightfall on trees and the campsite in Reedham on the Norfolk Broads. A lone caravan with a striped windbreak and a glow from awning lights looks forlorn but peaceful at this tranquil place in front of a duck pond. The last daylight fades behind after another fine summer's day at this popular location in East Anglia know for its flat landscape and wide skies.
    night_campsite01-31-07-2013_1.jpg
  • It is mid-day on the narrow stretch of river, green lilly pads float on its surface and in unbder a fierce sun overhead, three young men are lazily making their way to the viewer in a rowing boat on the River Thames near the village of Shillingford, England. The young male in the middle is the one rowing and he pulls on one oar to steer around an unseen obstacle in the absolutely calm, clear blue waters of this majestic river whose source rises in deepest Gloucestershire to its industrial estuary in the English Channel 215 miles (346 km) away. But here in Oxfordshire, we see an idyllic scene of adventure and peace on calm rural waters in a beautiful and tranquil setting, on an English midsummer day. 'Three men in  a Boat' published in 1889, is a humorous account by Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford.
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  • Piled river bed stones on the River Calder in Glen Bauchor, Newtonmore, Scotland. An artist has spent many hours in this tranquil place, sourcing and selecting the right stones to pile up vertically on top of each other. Rock balancing can be a performance art, a spectacle, or devotion, depending upon the interpretation by its audience. Essentially, it involves placing some combination of rock or stone in arrangements that require patience and sensitivity to generate, and which appear to be physically impossible while actually being only highly improbable.
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  • There is golden light across this narrow stretch of river, yellow flowers are on the bank and in late golden sunlight, two boys paddle upstream in their Indian canoe on the River Thames near the village of Shillingford, England. Lazily they plunge their paddles into the calm, clear blue waters of this majestic river whose source rises in deepest Gloucestershire to its industrial estuary in the English Channel 215 miles (346 km) away. But here in Oxfordshire, it is an idyllic scene of innocent childhood on calm rural waters in a beautiful and tranquil setting, on an English summer afternoon. The boys don't appear to be wearing life vests nor safety equipment but propel their craft forwards against the current with confidence.
    thames_boating01-07-18-2001_1_1.jpg
  • A family punts down the River Thames near the village of Shillingford, Oxfordshire England. Lazily they glide down the calm rural waters in a beautiful and tranquil setting, on an English summer afternoon. A young man stands on the boat's stern dragging a pole through the rippled water to propel the vessel upstream. There is golden light across the narrow stretch of the river, yellow flowers are on the bank and a faint breeze fills the triangular sail which is reflected in the clear water that flows a length of 215 miles (346 km) from Gloucestershire to London.
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  • Piled river bed stones on the River Calder in Glen Bauchor, Newtonmore, Scotland. An artist has spent many hours in this tranquil place, sourcing and selecting the right stones to pile up vertically on top of each other. Rock balancing can be a performance art, a spectacle, or devotion, depending upon the interpretation by its audience. Essentially, it involves placing some combination of rock or stone in arrangements that require patience and sensitivity to generate, and which appear to be physically impossible while actually being only highly improbable.
    newtonmore09-02-08-2010-1.jpg
  • An early sun rises over the misty surface of the River Thames at Dorchester, Oxfordshire. We see a scene of golden light across the perfectly still waters, a landscape of peace and tranquillity. The mirror-like surface is at Dorchester-on-Thames, just above the Thame's confluence with the River Thames. The River Thames is the second longest river in the United Kingdom and the longest river entirely in England (215 miles or 346 km long). It rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire, and flows into the North Sea at the Thames Estuary. Historically the Thames was only so-named downstream of the village; upstream it is named the Isis, and Ordnance Survey maps continue to label the river as "River Thames or Isis" until Dorchester.
    thames-14-07-1999_1_1.jpg
  • Fonti del Clitunno in Campello Sul Clitunno, Umbria, Italy. Beautiful river with natural springs appearing as an oasis of tranquility. Now very much a tourist destination, this is where Emporer Caligula came to worship the River God Clitunno and consult the ancient oracles.
    20180819_fonti del clitunno_011.jpg
  • Fonti del Clitunno in Campello Sul Clitunno, Umbria, Italy. Beautiful river with natural springs appearing as an oasis of tranquility. Now very much a tourist destination, this is where Emporer Caligula came to worship the River God Clitunno and consult the ancient oracles.
    20180819_fonti del clitunno_010.jpg
  • Fonti del Clitunno in Campello Sul Clitunno, Umbria, Italy. Beautiful river with natural springs appearing as an oasis of tranquility. Now very much a tourist destination, this is where Emporer Caligula came to worship the River God Clitunno and consult the ancient oracles.
    20180819_fonti del clitunno_009.jpg
  • Fonti del Clitunno in Campello Sul Clitunno, Umbria, Italy. Beautiful river with natural springs appearing as an oasis of tranquility. Now very much a tourist destination, this is where Emporer Caligula came to worship the River God Clitunno and consult the ancient oracles.
    20180819_fonti del clitunno_008.jpg
  • Fonti del Clitunno in Campello Sul Clitunno, Umbria, Italy. Beautiful river with natural springs appearing as an oasis of tranquility. Now very much a tourist destination, this is where Emporer Caligula came to worship the River God Clitunno and consult the ancient oracles.
    20180819_fonti del clitunno_007.jpg
  • Fonti del Clitunno in Campello Sul Clitunno, Umbria, Italy. Beautiful river with natural springs appearing as an oasis of tranquility. Now very much a tourist destination, this is where Emporer Caligula came to worship the River God Clitunno and consult the ancient oracles.
    20180819_fonti del clitunno_004.jpg
  • Fonti del Clitunno in Campello Sul Clitunno, Umbria, Italy. Beautiful river with natural springs appearing as an oasis of tranquility. Now very much a tourist destination, this is where Emporer Caligula came to worship the River God Clitunno and consult the ancient oracles.
    20180819_fonti del clitunno_003.jpg
  • Fonti del Clitunno in Campello Sul Clitunno, Umbria, Italy. Beautiful river with natural springs appearing as an oasis of tranquility. Now very much a tourist destination, this is where Emporer Caligula came to worship the River God Clitunno and consult the ancient oracles.
    20180819_fonti del clitunno_002.jpg
  • Long boarder youth sleeps between downhill contests in Tregaron, Wales. During the lunchtime rest of races, on the top of a hillside of slate rock in this quiet mid-Wales hilltop. The young man with beard has pulled down the hood over his face to shield his eyes and so to aid his brief sleep. With fingers interlocked and on a softer patch at the side of the road/track, the man enjoys a moment of peace and tranquility.
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  • A family relax in late-afternoon sunshine and wood smoke in a quiet field at Woodland Tipi and Yurt Holidays near Little Dewchurch, Herefordshire. We see the sun shining through pine trees and long shadows stretching through the fresh grass where camping seats and a camp-fire is billowing clouds of smoke, just like in the days of cowboys and indians. The holidaymakers are staying in 17 acres of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, experiencing the peace and tranquillity of tipi and yurt camping in their own private, secluded valley - an ever-increasingly popular holiday adventure that is both green and carbon neutral since they are not using electricity for heating or cars to travel. It is also a stress-free lifestyle, away from the pressures of work and urban life, where travellers can unwind safe in the knowledge they are helping the environment.
    wales_pembrokeshire14-30-07-2007_1_1.jpg
  • As a summer sun sets behind evening clouds, there is a moment of peace for a solitary man, silhouetted while seated on bench in the cemetery of the Holy Rude Church in Stirling, Scotland. Taking a while to collect his thoughts, to consider aspects of a troubled life or simply to think spiritual meanings, the man has found tranquillity and inner-strength from this beauty spot, a mound overlooking the headstones and graves of Scottish nobility.
    stirling_cemetery08-30-07-2010-1_1_1.jpg
  • It is dawn in Calcutta, West Bengal, India and on the West bank of the Hooghly River the sun is rising from across the Howrah Bridge. Six bathers are either drying themselves after washing in the river, or are undressing to do so. It is a scene of inner-peace, a tranquillity surrounded by the chaotic pace of Indian life in this city. The engineering of the bridge stretches across the water towards the city beyond. The bridge is one of three on the Hooghly River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata and West Bengal. Bearing the daily weight of approximately 150,000 vehicles and 4,000,000 pedestrians. It is one of the longest bridges of its type in the world. The Hooghly River is an approximately 260 km long distributary of the Ganges River.
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  • It is dawn in Calcutta, West Bengal, India and on the West bank of the Hooghly River the sun is rising from across the Howrah Bridge. A man has waded out into waist-deep water and stands in the polluted river saying his prayers and offering thanks to his Hindu Gods. He has found inner-peace, a tranquillity surrounded by the chaotic pace of Indian life in this city. The engineering of the bridge stretches across the water as the humanity cross to their businesses and markets. The bridge is one of three on the Hooghly River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata and West Bengal. Bearing the daily weight of approximately 150,000 vehicles and 4,000,000 pedestrians. It is one of the longest bridges of its type in the world. The Hooghly River is an approximately 260 km long distributary of the Ganges River.
    RB_058-18-11-1996.jpg
  • Three silhouetted walkers (two women and one male) near the top of a hill near the village of Churchill, North Somerset, England. The image has only three tones, graduating from dark at the bottom, becoming lighter to the top. It is late in the day and the light is soft and warm in colour and the friends make their way up the gradient in single-file, each striding with legs apart as they climb the hill forming part of the Mendips. It is a scene of tranquillity, the landscape is peaceful and unspoilt for outdoor countryside pursuits like walking, one of the fastest-growing leisure activities in Britain for people who take advantage of rural England.
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  • An Islamic prayer mat has been left positioned into the corner of this seemingly ordinary room but which is a Multi-faith room for passengers seeking solace and tranquillity in an otherwise busy Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport. Airport operator BAA provide this sanctuary in various locations around the vast airport complex but this is the newest in Departures of T5. The rug has an image from Mecca and points Eastwards to the birthplace of Mohammed and the direction of the Hajj. On the wall is a poster offering welcome to other religions: To Sikhs, Buddhists, Christians, Jews, Humanists, Jains, Hindus and Rastafarians, to name a few. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
    heathrow_airport876-10-08-2009_1.jpg
  • A lone bather wallows lazily in the calm pool waters at the Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat (formerly the Bel Air Hotel), Alpes Maritimes, France. Basking on his back, the man lies with arms outstretched, the warm buoyant water making him weightless. he has found inner-peace and there is restful tranquility here, where surface-tension allows the bather to unwind completely in this idyllic place on the French Cote d'Azur riviera. Behind his head unoccupied sun loungers are facing the Mediterranean Sea, its clear horizon empty except for a lone yacht that sails along the ocean coast. The colour of both sea and pool are the same on this overcast day that allows us to experience a more muted tone to the scene, also allowing us to see the contiunation of natural waters, as if they run from one to the other.
    cote_dazur01-15-12-2007 _1.jpg
  • Fonti del Clitunno in Campello Sul Clitunno, Umbria, Italy. Beautiful river with natural springs appearing as an oasis of tranquility. Now very much a tourist destination, this is where Emporer Caligula came to worship the River God Clitunno and consult the ancient oracles.
    20180819_fonti del clitunno_012.jpg
  • Fonti del Clitunno in Campello Sul Clitunno, Umbria, Italy. Beautiful river with natural springs appearing as an oasis of tranquility. Now very much a tourist destination, this is where Emporer Caligula came to worship the River God Clitunno and consult the ancient oracles.
    20180819_fonti del clitunno_005.jpg
  • Fonti del Clitunno in Campello Sul Clitunno, Umbria, Italy. Beautiful river with natural springs appearing as an oasis of tranquility. Now very much a tourist destination, this is where Emporer Caligula came to worship the River God Clitunno and consult the ancient oracles.
    20180819_fonti del clitunno_006.jpg
  • Fonti del Clitunno in Campello Sul Clitunno, Umbria, Italy. Beautiful river with natural springs appearing as an oasis of tranquility. Now very much a tourist destination, this is where Emporer Caligula came to worship the River God Clitunno and consult the ancient oracles.
    20180819_fonti del clitunno_001.jpg
  • A motor launch passes a narrow boat with parrot and dog in the early morning on a still River Thames at Dorchester, Oxfordshire. In the foreground is a caged parrot and a small Scotty dog. We see a scene of early misty light across the perfectly still waters, a landscape of peace and tranquillity. The mirror-like surface is at Dorchester-on-Thames, just above the Thame's confluence with the River Thames. The River Thames is the second longest river in the United Kingdom and the longest river entirely in England (215 miles or 346 km long). It rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire, and flows into the North Sea at the Thames Estuary. Historically the Thames was only so-named downstream of the village; upstream it is named the Isis, and Ordnance Survey maps continue to label the river as "River Thames or Isis" until Dorchester.
    thames_boats-14-01-2014_1.jpg
  • An eleven year-old girl swings with head thrown backwards in a field in Herefordshire, England. It is an image of care-free youth, of a free-spirit and without a care in the world. The young lady gazes skyward as the swing takes her on an upward trajectory, the sun sinking behind distant trees, a scene of splendid inner-peace and tranquillity, disturbed only by the creaking of the rope on the tree above that supports her as she rides. She is staying at this small camp site where tipis and yurts is the theme of this eco-friendly and carbon-neutral holiday.
    wales_pembrokeshire29-31-07-2007_1.jpg
  • A lone woman walks her pet dog while enjoying a setting sun over Edwardian pertiod homes fronting a public park. As the glow from the setting sun sinks below the rooftops and the treetops of 100 year old ash, the woman enjoys her moment of peace and tranquillity with her obedient dog alongside.
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  • A young boy creates ripples as he plays with his radio-controlled boat in the River Thames at Dorchester, Oxfordshire. The sun is hidden behind a line of trees and the boy who is backlit stands in the shallow part of the river up to his ankles, wearing his swimming costume. The small boat is only a few feet from the antenna that controls its movement. It is a scene of idyllic tranquility, a childhood of happy summer days. Here the Thames is at its most serene, where visitors enjoy its shallows with the fear of strong currents, tides or large boating activity.
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  • A dawn bather covers his face with red cloth as sun rises over Hooghler River, KolIkata. It is dawn in Calcutta, West Bengal, India and on the West bank of the Hooghly River the sun is rising from across the Howrah Bridge. Six bathers are either drying themselves after washing in the river, or are undressing to do so. It is a scene of inner-peace, a tranquillity surrounded by the chaotic pace of Indian life in this city. The engineering of the bridge stretches across the water towards the city beyond. The bridge is one of three on the Hooghly River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata and West Bengal. Bearing the daily weight of approximately 150,000 vehicles and 4,000,000 pedestrians. It is one of the longest bridges of its type in the world. The Hooghly River is an approximately 260 km long distributary of the Ganges River.
    howrah_river01-18-11-1996_1.jpg
  • Jungfrau ski resort in Switzerland
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  • Jungfrau ski resort in Switzerland
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  • Les Arcs ski resort in the French Tarentaise Valley
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  • Les Arcs ski resort in the French Tarentaise Valley
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  • Tignes ski resort in the French Tarentaise Valley
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  • Tignes ski resort in the French Tarentaise Valley
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  • Inle Lake. Villager rows his boat with the distinctive style of the Intha leg rowers, wrapping one leg around the oar. The style developed as it was necessary to stand while rowing in order to see over the heavy growth of vegetation. Burma 1999
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  • Ageing 80s technology of the Thames Barrier on the River Thames near Woolwich in east London. As daylight fades to become a purple hue, we see the waters of the Thames flowing on the tide. Operational in 1982, the Thames Barrier is one of the largest movable flood barriers in the world, managed by the UK's Environment Agency. The barrier spans 520 metres across the River Thames near Woolwich, and it protects 125 square kilometres of central London from flooding caused by tidal surges.  The barrier has closed over 80 times since the year 2000 with ‘at least 800,000 homes and businesses have protected from tidal surges.
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  • The sun rises over the River Thames and City of London, the UK capital's financial heart. The solar power gathers in strength and intensity as it climbs from below the horizon and behind City buildings, its circular disc a flaming yellow which is soon to turn a deeper hue over the capital's orange skies at dawn. The tidal river is calm with only moored barges in the middle, used to secure other boats to their sides. The City wakes before another day of trading in the financial, banking and insurance institutions. The dome of St Paul's Cathedral is centre to the skyline.
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  • The sun rises over the River Thames and City of London, the UK capital's financial heart. The solar power gathers in strength and intensity as it climbs from below the horizon and behind City buildings, its circular disc a flaming yellow which is soon to turn a deeper hue over the capital's orange skies at dawn. The tidal river is calm with only moored barges in the middle, used to secure other boats to their sides. The City wakes before another day of trading in the financial, banking and insurance institutions. The dome of St Paul's Cathedral is centre to the skyline.
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  • Jackson Hole in Wyoming, United States of America.
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  • Tignes ski resort in the French Tarentaise Valley
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  • Tignes ski resort in the French Tarentaise Valley
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  • Jackson Hole in Wyoming, United States of America.
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  • Rest seat made from logs in the Pralongià above San Cassiano-St. Kassian in the Dolomites, south Tyrol, northern Italy. In winter, the Pralongià meadows are the heart of Alta Badia’s skiing area. With the backdrop of mountain peak panoramas and forests, this is known as the Movimënt where activities for families with young people can play, exercise and general experience the great outdoors at 2,000 metres above sea level between the towns of La Villa, San Cassiano and Corvara in the Alta Badia area of south Tyrol.
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  • Sunbathing hikers in deckchairs in the Pralongià above San Cassiano-St. Kassian in the Dolomites, south Tyrol, northern Italy. In winter, the Pralongià meadows are the heart of Alta Badia’s skiing area. Hiking trails lead across the high alpine pastureland between Corvara and San Cassiano (St. Kassian) with hilly upland meadows with vast mountain pastures and many old hay huts, a pretty group of trees at the edges of the meadows, and the beautiful shapes of the surrounding mountains, which include the Gruppo di Sella (Sellastock) Massif, Sassongher, Monte Cavallo (Heiligkreuzkofel), Cunturines and Lagazuoi.
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  • Jogger runs under 100 year-old ash trees in a park in the south London borough of Lambeth. An aerial view from a height opposite towards late sunshine. The lone woman runner paces across the landscape with a view across the capital. Her long shadow reaches across the road and railings.
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  • Setting sun and long grasses late on a summer's day in Langlade, Charente-Maritime, France. The fresh air and light of summer sunlight comes through the tall and delicate grass stems, a golden light that shows a healthy field and countryside.
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  • The marine harbour of Puerto Banús, Marbella, Spain
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  • Bay of Hane, Ua Huka Island, French Polynesia.
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  • Seasonal grape pickers having lunch during the annual "vendage" at the famed Chateau Margaux wine estate, Bordeaux, France
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  • Chang Lin and Du Mei  mill corn in their courtyard with  their Cave house in the background, Chang Qu village, Shaanxi, China
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  • Chang Lin and Du Mei  mill corn in their courtyard with  their Cave house in the background, Chang Qu village, Shaanxi, China
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  • The cave house of farmer Chang Lin’s and family in the village of Chang Qu in northern Shaanxi province, China.
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  • Namu's Palace, house belongs to Namu a now famous Mo Suo minority  woman whom is a big star on Chinese TV. Lugu Lake, northwest Yunnan province.
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  • The Buddha seen as part of a shrine in the prayer room of Kagyu Samye Ling Buddhist retreat centre in Eskdalemuir, Scotland. A Buddhist shrine provides a focal point for Buddhists when they are meditating, practising puja (worship) and for gatherings of Buddhists studying together. Shrines can vary from a small, simple shrine in the home or garden of a Buddhist, through to the large, ornate shrines or temples found across the globe. At the Samye Ling monastery, most visitors are westerners in this peaceful location for spiritual cleansing and often to find answers to their complicated, modern lives. And many here have had a troubled youth and are sometimes escaping a criminal past, who arrive in the Scottish wilderness for isolated retreat periods, for short-term spiritual relaxation.
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  • Monks practicing Tibetan-Buddhism meditate with dorje bells in the Kagyu Samye Ling Buddhist retreat centre in Eskdalemuir, Scotland. They are a western visitors, many of whom have had a troubled youth and are sometimes escaping a criminal past, who arrive in the Scottish wilderness for isolated retreat periods, for short-term spiritual relaxation or to follow Tibetan teaching methods for discovering inner-peace, through prayer and meditation. This Tibetan Buddhist complex associated with the Kagyu School celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2007. Dorje is a common male name in Tibet and Bhutan. Dorje can also refer to a small sceptre held in the right hand by Tibetan lamas during religious ceremonies.
    samye_ling_buddhism03-16-07-1997.jpg
  • An out of focus post with a light bulb attached, shines in the bright daylight with the Atlantic Ocean beyond. Cocoa beach is on Florida's so-called Space Coast, a resort of beaches, clubs, seafood restaurants and motels that came to life during the 1960s due to America's space program. NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center is located approximately 15 miles away. The Atlantic Ocean is flat calm in settled weather and the horizon is clear and well-defined with a ship just visible on the right side. Focus is on the sea rather than the post and the light bulb which look like a surreal addition to the landscape. Cocoa Beach served as a playground for many of the astronauts and NASA space industry workers and contractors during the heyday of the space race. After manned space flights, the town held astronaut parades. Before there was a "Silicon Valley," Cocoa Beach and other surrounding towns were full of the best and brightest technical minds around.
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  • A cross made from English oak rises up into threatening grey English skies. With splits in its vertical and horizontal beams, the word Peace is written in lettering in the centre in an image of Christian values - a message for mankind, of humanity and goodwill to all Men. The wood is from the royal estate of Sandringham in Norfolk, presented in August 1987 by Queen Elizabeth II to mark the site of the high altar of the former St Benet's Abbey near Ludham on the Norfolk Broads.
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  • A Peace Garden pillar in a quiet corner of Dulwich Park, Southwark, south London during mid-winter snow. The column stands vertically surrounded by two Cabbage Palms (cordyline) and trees in this Victorian-designed public space. The words 'May Peace Prevail on Earth' are written along the post, the translation being in Japanese. Dulwich Park is a 29 hectare (72 acre) park in Dulwich in the London Borough of Southwark, south London, England. The initial design was by Charles Barry (junior), later refined by Lt Col J J Sexby (who also designed Battersea and parts of Southwark Parks). It was opened in 1890 by Lord Rosebery. In 2004–6, the park was restored to its original Victorian layout, following a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
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  • A Buddhist man on silent retreat in a private cabin at the Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre, East Sussex, England. As the last light from a summer's day fades into night, the cabin (a converted garden shed), the practicing Buddhist stands against the internal lamp light, pausing to think and contemplate about his life and its meaning. Long grass from a private meadow is for the sole use of someone in retreat, a period of a few days or perhaps a week, separated from the pressures of modern life. Rivendell was once a Victorian country rectory for the local vicar in this East Sussex village, it now houses facilities for the spiritual and the peaceful, having escaped for a brief time, the pressures of modern life. Beyond are two Buddhas on a tapestry and as a statue. The community web address is www.rivendellretreatcentre.com.
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  • Buddhists meditate in silence for 30 minutes in their Shrine Room at the Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre, England. A middle-aged man and a younger woman sit in a meditative cross-legged position in order to relax their bodies and free their minds for this period of inner-contemplation. Their retreat centre is a Victorian house now run by the Triratna Buddhist Community. Once a Victorian country rectory for the local vicar in this East Sussex village, it now houses facilities for the spiritual and the peaceful, having escaped for a brief time, the pressures of modern life. Beyond are two Buddhas on a tapestry and as a statue. The community web address is www.rivendellretreatcentre.com.
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  • Buddhists meditate in silence for 30 minutes in their Shrine Room at the Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre, England. A middle-aged man and a younger woman sit in a meditative cross-legged position in order to relax their bodies and free their minds for this period of inner-contemplation. In front of the couple is a model of their retreat centre, a house now run by the Triratna Buddhist Community. Once a Victorian country rectory for the local vicar in this East Sussex village, it now houses facilities for the spiritual and the peaceful, having escaped for a brief time, the pressures of modern life. Beyond are two Buddhas on a tapestry and as a statue. The community web address is www.rivendellretreatcentre.com.
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  • A person stands below a maritime shipping transit navigation sign at the Suffolk seaside town of Southwold, Suffolk. A naval transit is a marker in the shape of a giant red diamond that aids coastal shipping to safely navigate. Adleburgh is a small town on the North Sea coast, in the Waveney district of the English county of Suffolk. The town is around 12 miles (18 km) south of Lowestoft and 29 miles (47 km) north-east of Ipswich.
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  • A lady sits outside in morning sunshine on the terrace of her B+B guesthouse in the Devon seaside town of Paignton. It is late morning and a lady has emerged from her bead and breakfast. Sunlight is quite high in the sky and the shadows of a vine that is growing across the roof of the building's terrace, is seen on the wall behind the woman. She is seated reading a magazine in a garden chair and is surrounded by colourful flowers in their prime. Well-painted original victorian railings that act as a sort of ballustrade are in front of the female. In the window is a scene of typical seaside Englishness. Serviettes are splayed out on a table along with breakfast or dinner items awaiting guests at the next meal.
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  • Sodiac dinge skimming the Gironde river's surface, Bordeaux, France
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  • A local barber shop which cuts the hair of all the men folk of Anamoros village, El Salvador.
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  • A nun practicing Tibetan-Buddhism meditates in silence at a shrine. Seen in almost silhouette, the young woman engages in Puja, or prayer, at the Kagyu Samye Ling Buddhist retreat centre in Eskdalemuir, Scotland. She is a western visitor, many of whom have had a troubled youth and are sometimes escaping a criminal past, who arrive in the Scottish wilderness for isolated retreat periods, for short-term spiritual relaxation or to follow Tibetan teaching methods for discovering inner-peace, through prayer and meditation. This Tibetan Buddhist complex associated with the Kagyu School celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2007.
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  • A cross made from English oak rises up into threatening grey English skies. With splits in its vertical and horizontal beams, the word Peace is written in lettering in the centre in an image of Christian values - a message for mankind, of humanity and goodwill to all Men. The wood is from the royal estate of Sandringham in Norfolk, presented in August 1987 by Queen Elizabeth II to mark the site of the high altar of the former St Benet's Abbey near Ludham on the Norfolk Broads.
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  • Buddhists meditate in silence for 30 minutes in their Shrine Room at the Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre, England. A middle-aged man and a younger woman sit in a meditative cross-legged position in order to relax their bodies and free their minds for this period of inner-contemplation. In the middle on a polished parkay floor is a model of their retreat centre, a house now run by the Triratna Buddhist Community. Once a Victorian country rectory for the local vicar in this East Sussex village, it now houses facilities for the spiritual and the peaceful, having escaped for a brief time, the pressures of modern life. Beyond are two Buddhas on a tapestry and as a statue. The community web address is www.rivendellretreatcentre.com.
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  • A sailor takes a mid-day nap on his yacht at Hickling Broad, on 11th August 2020, in Hickling, Norfolk, England.
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  • The number of UK deaths from Coronavirus, a further 363 victims taking the total to 35,704, coincided with the hottest day of the year so far, with 27.8 degrees recorded at Heathrow Airport, and a mother and daughter read their books on the steps of their homes porch in late sunshine while still under the UK governments lockdown rules of social distancing - during a warm evening in Lambeth, south London, on 20th May 2020, in London, England.
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  • The number of UK deaths from Coronavirus, a further 363 victims taking the total to 35,704, coincided with the hottest day of the year so far, with 27.8 degrees recorded at Heathrow Airport, and a mother and daughter read their books on the steps of their homes porch in late sunshine while still under the UK governments lockdown rules of social distancing - during a warm evening in Lambeth, south London, on 20th May 2020, in London, England.
    coronavirus_Ruskin-25-20-05-2020.jpg
  • The number of UK deaths from Coronavirus, a further 363 victims taking the total to 35,704, coincided with the hottest day of the year so far, with 27.8 degrees recorded at Heathrow Airport, and a mother and daughter read their books on the steps of their homes porch in late sunshine while still under the UK governments lockdown rules of social distancing - during a warm evening in Lambeth, south London, on 20th May 2020, in London, England.
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  • The number of UK deaths from Coronavirus, a further 363 victims taking the total to 35,704, coincided with the hottest day of the year so far, with 27.8 degrees recorded at Heathrow Airport, and a mother and daughter read their books on the steps of their homes porch in late sunshine while still under the UK governments lockdown rules of social distancing - during a warm evening in Lambeth, south London, on 20th May 2020, in London, England.
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  • A young boy directs his radio-controlled boat on the still waters of the river Thames early in the morning, on 14th July 1999, in Dorchester, England. The River Thames is the second longest river in the United Kingdom and the longest river entirely in England 215 miles or 346 km long. It rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire, and flows into the North Sea at the Thames Estuary. Historically the Thames was only so-named downstream of the village; upstream it is named the Isis, and Ordnance Survey maps continue to label the river as River Thames or Isis until Dorchester.
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  • A lady wearing a hijab walks towards the sea at Batu Karas beach on the 31st October 2019 in Java in Indonesia.
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  • A Euopean woman swimming at the Green Canyon near Pangandaran on the 30th October 2019 in Java in Indonesia.
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  • Sunset at Borobudur on the 25th October 2019 in Java in Indonesia.
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  • From the viewpoint of the hillside chairlift, a grass meadow landscape, Polish visitors look down on the Polish village of Jaworki, on 21st September 2019, in Jaworki, near Szczawnica, Malopolska, Poland.
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  • From the viewpoint of the hillside chairlift, a grass meadow landscape, Polish visitors look down on the Polish village of Jaworki, on 21st September 2019, in Jaworki, near Szczawnica, Malopolska, Poland.
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  • Dramatic wispy clouds in the sky above groups of people swimming in the Bay of Bengal sea during sunset on Laboni Beach, Cox Bazar, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh, Asia.
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  • People paddle in the sea and walk along the sandy shoreline of Laboni Beach looking out to the Bay of Bengal in Cox Bazar,  Chittagong Division, Bangladesh, Asia.  The sunlight is reflected on the wet sand.  This is part of the coastline which is claimed to be the longest natural sea sandy beach in the world, running 120 kilometers.
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  • Blue skies and Blue sea, the English Channel on a midsummer day from Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Early evening light reflecting the houses in the still water in Vathy, Ithaca, Greece. The Greek island is situated in the Ionian Sea off the northeast coast of Kefalonia. Since antiquity, Ithaca has been identified as the home of the mythological hero Odysseus.
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  • Schoolgirls in the street / square, Plaza Jose Marti, Cienfuegos, Cuba. .
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  • A fishing trawler boats sailing and fishing in the calm waters of The English Channel photographed from Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
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  • A seagull flies across the clam waters of The English Channel from Folkestone Kent, England, United Kingdom.
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  • A fishing trawler boat sails and fishes in the calm waters in The English Channel in Hythe Bay, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Two fishing trawler boats sailing and fishing in the calm waters of The English Channel at sunset photographed from Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Dramatic dark and white clouds in the sky above The White Cliffs of Dover and the Strait of Dover of The English Channel, photographed from Folkestone Kent, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Clouds light up from the sun setting which is reflected in the calm waves of The English Channel from Folkestone Kent, England, United Kingdom.
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  • A large shipping container boat anchored in Hythe bay due to bad weather in The English Channel at sunset with Dungeness Nuclear Power Station in the background as seen from Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
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  • River Gacka and fishing punt, Croatia. Part of a story on Croatia's hidden landscape and undiscovered tourism.
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  • The River Gacka a limestone stream with abundant aquatic life, Croatia. Part of a story on Croatia's hidden landscape and undiscovered tourism.
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  • A Zen monk of the Soto School meditates  at the Seiryu-ji Temple in Hikone City, Japan.Sitting Zen (or Zazen) is at the heart of Buddhist practice in Japan..In Zen Buddhism, zazen (literally "seated meditation") is a meditative discipline practitioners perform to calm the body and the mind and experience insight into the nature of existence and thereby gain enlightenment (satori)
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  • A wide landscape scene of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. It is summer and the various species of trees, including pine, thrive in this wilderness, protected under US conservation laws. The valley is about 8 miles (13 km) long and up to a mile deep, surrounded by high granite summits such as Half Dome, El Capitan, and Cloud's Rest, and densely forested with pines. The entire park covers an area of 761,268 acres (3,080.74 km2) and reaches across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain chain. Over 3.7 million people visit Yosemite each year: most spend their time in the seven square miles (18 km2) of Yosemite Valley.
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