Young demonstrators hang a sign during a protest against growing levels of pollution following the death of local youths in the southern town of Taranto, Italy, May 2019
A Basotho woman poses in her house in a rural area prone to droughts induced by El Niño, a disrupting climate phenomenon deemed responsible for scarce water resources and worsening food security, in Lesotho, July 2017
Mamdouh Bisharat, or the "Duke of Mukhaibe", poses in the Duke's Diwan (Arabic: ديوان الدوق), a cultural center and historic house in Amman downtown, as well as one of the city's oldest buildings. The title of Duke was bestowed upon Bisharat by late King Hussein of Jordan as a tribute to his constant dedication to preserving the legacy of his country. Jordan, March 2017
A woman looks at a plate lifted up on a pulley as she waits in queue outside of the city's most popular on-the-go restaurant selling knafeh, a traditional syrup-soaked cheese dessert, Jordan, March 2017
A young boy unfurls a curtain that hides a crew working on the setup of a summer festival which takes place in Kanchipuram, a holy pilgrimage site for Hindus and home to a number of temples, India, May 2017
Children play in the rivers of Kumarakom, India, April 2017. Over the centuries, the 'backwaters' of southern Indian state Kerala have grown their economic significance for the livelihoods of local communities. But with the rivers being heavily used for cooking and washing, added to agriculture and transportation purposes, concerns about the environment are on the rise. The increase of intrusive human activities is also undermining the beauty of the picturesque waterlogged villages and their iconic palm-fringed rivers, whose color is seen worryingly veer into brown.
A young boy holds tightly a poster portraying King Abdullah II during a parade marking the celebrations of the Great Arab Revolt centennial, Amman (Jordan), June 2016
Mrs. Isabella, a 88-year-old lady who runs her little independent bookstore since 1979, smokes a cigarette as the end of a working day approaches, Bari, March 2019
Young students attend a protest against the country's highly centralised education system and looming cuts targeting the peripheries of the south, Bari, March 2019