Michael Runkel

Sevanavank (Sevan Monastery) by Lake Sevan, Armenia, Caucasus, Central Asia, Asia
The Endless Red Gates (torii) of Kyoto's Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia
Tourists walking around the Befreiungshalle (Hall of Liberation) upon Mount Michelsberg above the city of Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Monument Valley at sunrise, Arizona, United States of America, North America
People rowing home at sunset at Ifaty, near Toliara, Madagascar, Indian Ocean, Africa
Sunrise above Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific
Little pier on Lake Pehoe in the Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, South America
Colourfully dressed and face painted local tribes celebrating the traditional Sing Sing in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, Pacific
View from the Sugarloaf of Christ the Redeemer statue on Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America
Dancers and acrobats at the Airand festival, Mass games in Pyongyang, North Korea, Asia
Dancers and acrobats at the Airand festival, Mass games in Pyongyang, North Korea, Asia
Christ the Redeemer statue, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America
Dancing sifaka (Propithecus verreauxis), Private Parc de Berenty, Southern Madagascar, Africa
Monument Valley at sunrise, Arizona, United States of America, North America
Backlight of a sitting Buddha in the temple complex of Borobodur, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
National Concert Hall in the grounds of the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan, Asia
Mud volcanoes near Qobustan, Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Asia
Dracaena cinnabari (the Socotra dragon tree) (dragon blood tree), Dixsam plateau on the island of Socotra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yemen, Middle East
Bangaan in the rice terraces of Banaue, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
Tourists in backlight walking to the Castle of San Felipe del Morro, San Juan, Puerto Rico, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America
Aerial of the Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia, Pacific
Woman holding cocoa beans in ther hands, Cocoa plantation Roca Aguaize, East coast of Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe, Atlantic Ocean, Africa
The rice terraces of Banaue, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
Backlit tourists walking on the beach of Bavaro, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America
Expedition boat navigating through the pack ice in the Arctic shelf, Svalbard, Arctic
Friendly woman soldier, Pyongyang, North Korea, Asia
Outrigger at sunset in the bay of El Nido, Bacuit Archipelago, Palawan, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
Observatory on Mauna Kea at sunset, Big Island, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific
Playa Grande, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America
Hands of a Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli), Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar, Africa
Early morning view of the countryside surrounding the temple complex of Borobodur, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
Route two through Nebraska, United States of America, North America
Silhouettes of the temples of the ruined city of Bagan at sunrise, Myanmar, Asia
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) in the Townsville sanctuary, Queensland, Australia, Pacific
Frontier soldier at the Dorasan railway station at the high security border between South and North Korea, Panmunjom, South Korea, Asia
Dancers at the Airand festival, Mass games in Pyongyang, North Korea, Asia
Sunrise above Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific
Silhouettes of tourists riding on camels on Cable Beach, Broome, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific
Cave system in the Virunga National Park, Rwanda, Africa
Somali woman's hands covered in henna tattoos, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa
Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour in the Kremlin, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Suzdal, Golden Ring, Russia, Europe
Cruise ship passing the Parliament on the Danube, Budapest, Hungary, Europe
Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) at the Panda Bear reserve, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Asia
Woman standing in the giant Cathedral caves, The Catlins, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific
Friendly north Korean soldier, Pammunjon, North Korea, Asia
Woman soldier at the famous Myohyang Mountains, North Korea, Asia
Early sunrise at the Mount Bromo crater, Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
Foz de Iguazu (Iguacu Falls), the largest waterfalls in the world, Iguacu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brazil, South America
Traditional wood carved mask in the Te Puia Maori Cultural Center, Rotorura, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific