Spearfisher, Papua New Guinea Volcanic cloud courtesy of the Rabaul caldera. I woke early and wandered onto the beach, spying a Papuan fishing with a spear with the smoke of the distant volcano in the background. (Kodacolor taken with a Pentax 35mm SLR camera)

Charging elephant, Zambia Up close and personal with the largest living terrestrial animal We had encountered a herd of elephants in Zambia. Acting on foolish impulse, I stood up in the Landrover and snapped this portrait of a protective mother elephant charging. Immediately after, the driver slammed the vehicle in reverse saving us from being stomped. (Kodacolor taken with a Nikon SLR 35mm camera)

Blue Rhino, South Africa Without drastic action, rhinos could be extinct in the wild within the next 10 years. (Still photo captured from a video shot with a Canon 3-chip recorder)

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe a.k.a. "Mosi oa-Tunya" ("the smoke that thunders") (Still photo captured from a video shot with a Panasonic camcorder)

Ambergris Caye, Belize Gateway to the planet's second largest coral reef system. (Kodacolor taken with a Pentax SLR 35mm camera)

Paddle Fishing, Huahine The villagers are fishing because they ate all the gold fish in the resort pond. (Kodacolor taken with a Pentax SLR 35mm camera)

Elephants Herding, Botswana "Aw, Mom, I just had a bath yesterday." My guide drove into a herd of elephants tending their babies. Needless to say, an incredible experience. (Fujicolor taken with a Nikon SLR 35mm camera)

Blue Gondolas, Venice Step off a train into the 13th Century. (Kodacolor, taken from a water taxi with a Nikon SLR 35mm camera)

Snake Charmer, Delhi The main thing is to use a telephoto lens. (Kodacolor taken with a Nikon SLR 35mm camera)

Clontarf Castle, Dublin Built in 1172, later demolished and then rebuilt. (Taken with a Nikon pocket digital camera)

The Head Room, Le Louvre, Paris The Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Department displays pieces from the Neolithic to the 6th century. (Kodacolor taken with a Nikon SLR 35mm camera) Politically incorrect caption: Where to get a little head in Paris.

The Thousand Mile Wall, China Often billed as the only man-made object visible from space, generally it isn't. (Still photo captured from a video shot with a Canon 3-chip camcorder)

Namale, Vanua Nevu, Fiji Ratu Udre Udre, a local tribal chieftain, holds the Guinness World Record for cannibalism, having eaten 872 people in the 19th century. (Kodacolor taken with a Nikon SLR 35mm camera)

Pompei, Italy The remains, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79, provide a vivid picture of ancient Roman society and life. (Kodacolor taken with a Nikon SLR 35mm camera)

Eiffel Tower, Paris Designed for the 1899 Universal Exposition, it was not intended to be a permanent landmark, but proved handy during WWI. (Kodacolor taken with a Nikon SLR 35mm camera)

Toledo, Spain Once the capital of Spain, the winding streets within the old city walls are a living museum of Spanish history. (Kodacolor taken with a Nikon SLR 35mm camera)

Nene, Hawaii Island Branta sandvicensis, the world's rarest goose, endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Taken with a Nikon SLR digital camera)

Interlaken, Switzerland Ignore the sign. Take the train. The high was zero degrees. (Kodacolor taken with a Nikon SLR 35mm camera)

Queensland, Australia Kangaroos are the only large animals that move by hopping. They cannot move backwards. (Kodacolor taken with a Nikon SLR 35mm camera)

Tail section, Queensland Supposedly, a relic of the first Qantas flight. (Kodacolor taken with a Nikon SLR 35mm camera)

Singapore The second most densely populated country in the world, after Monaco (Kodacolor taken with a Nikon SLR 35mm camera)

Qianqing Gong Palace of Heavenly Peace, Beijing (Still photo captured from a video shot with a Canon 3-chip camcorder)

Forum Romanum Once a market place, the forum became the economic, political, and religious center of the Roman Empire. (Kodacolor taken with a Pentax SLR 35mm camera)

Oakley Court, Windsor, England The restored mansion was used as the set for the original "Dracula" movie, as well as the "Rocky Horror Picture Show." (Kodacolor taken with a Pentax SLR 35mm camera)

Mtebele dancers, Victoria Falls A dance such as a ritual of spirit possession may last twelve hours, or even days. (Still photo captured from a video shot with a Panasonic camcorder)

Sydney Opera House Bennelong Point was first developed as Governor Macquarie Fort and later used as a tram shed. (Taken with a Nikon pocket digital camera)

Old mosque near Delhi, India (Kodacolor taken with a Nikon SLR 35mm camera)

Castelo de São Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal The site was occupied by the Romans, Visigoths and Moors before being transformed into the Royal Palace in the 14th century. (Taken with a Nikon pocket digital camera)

Pu'uhonua o Honaunau, Hawaii No harm could come to those who reached the boundaries of the Place of Refuge. (Taken with a Nikon SLR digital camera)

Santorini Part of the Cyclades island group, Santorini sits in the Aegean Sea, halfway between Athens and Crete. (Kodacolor taken with a Nikon SLR 35mm camera)

Sampans, Hong Kong The term "sam pan" is Hokkien for "three planks," referring to the hull design. (Still photo captured from a video shot with a Canon 3-chip camcorder)

Amsterdam At 10 AM the beer gardens are already filling up, and lovers are strolling. (Kodacolor taken with a Pentax SLR 35mm camera)

The Acropolis, Athens The first stone was laid in 447 BC to create a monument to the goddess Athena. (Kodacolor taken with a Pentax SLR 35mm camera)

	Bora Bora The rugged volcanic, mountainous island surrounded by spectacular coral reefs is deservedly known as the Crown Jewel of the South Pacific. (Fujicolor taken with a Pentax SLR 35mm camera)

Buckingham Palace, London Originally called Buckingham House, the building was constructed for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703. (Kodacolor taken with a Nikon SLR 35mm camera)

Changing the Guard, Buckingham Palace, UK The ceremony originally took place at the Palace of Whitehall until 1689. (Kodacolor taken with a Nikon SLR 35mm camera)

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