Maiko (舞妓)

Maiko

A maiko (舞妓) is an apprentice geisha. Their jobs consist of performing songs, dances, and playing traditional Japanese instruments as the shamisen

Ethiopia: The salt from lake Karum

Lake Karum is a salt lake located in Ethiopia, at the northern end of the Great Rift Valley. This…

Larger than Australia with its 8 million square kilometres, the Sahara has not always been the biggest hot desert…

Under the Siberian’s winter freezing temperatures, Baïkal lake’s surface is changing into ice several months a year, usually from…

The Palau archipelago is located in West Pacific Ocean, east of Philippines. The archipelago is composed of more than 250…

The Erta Ale is an Ethiopian volcano located in the Afar region, at the north east of the country, in…

23 to 7 millions of years ago, during the Miocene era, Amazonia was partially covered by seawater. Cetaceans were living…

Called the « Blue Pearl » because of its water purity, the Khövsgöl lake (in mongolian : ᠺᠥᠪᠰᠦᠭᠦᠯ) is a…

Located in the Philippines, Sulu Sea, the Tubbataha Reef has became a protected marine park on August 11th, 1988. This marine…

The Simien Mountains are located in the northern Ethiopian Highlands. Since 1978 they are a UNESCO World Heritage Site (with…

Raja Ampat or “Four Kings” is an archipelago composed by four main islands among some 1500 thousands others Islands. This…

Everybody has his own hat, and for each hat its meaning. Specifically in Peru, and generally in the Andean range,…

The proverb “Who has no horse has no feet” tell a lot about the lifestyle of the Kyrgyz shepherds. Former…

Here is a selection of images taken during dives in the Red Sea, in the Egyptian side. This series includes…

Today it is particularly hot, the air is dry, it has not rained for few months, this is why…

Socotra is an Yemen’s island. Socotra’s area is about 3579km2. The island take place far by 250km from the…

Today masks are getting out They are parading and dancing to accompany a Dozo hunter to his second life…

The whole of those pictures was taken in Indonesia at Komodo National Park. Komodo National Park is an ideal destination…

Tasman Glacier, the largest of New Zealand, offers to its visitors a beautiful sight. Ice blocks collaps from its…

Spending some time in Tadjikistan stand for gaining altitude! The country land is 93% covered by mountains. More than half…

Under your feet, a warm and golden sand… The surrounding dunes are pierced with thousands limestone arrows . Some measuring…