CREDITS — THE PHOTOGRAPHY
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LICENCE
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CORRECTIONS
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EVERY IMAGE, EVERY AUTHOR
- Hot air balloon at sunrise over Cappadocia, Turkey — MusikAnimalCC BY-SA 4.0
- Bungee jumping from Shintabisoko Bridge — AlpsdakeCC0
- Mannering - With axe and rope in the New Zealand Alps — Guy ManneringPublic domain
- THE DUPONT AEROSPACE DP-2 AIRCRAFT (IA gov.gpo.fdsys.CHRG-110hhrg35856) — Committee on Science and TechnologyPublic domain
- How it flies; or, The conquest of the air; the story of man's endeavors to fly and of the inventions by which he has succeeded (IA cu31924022830628) — Ferris, RichardPublic domain
- Paragliding in Pokhara — KamalbelovedCC BY-SA 3.0
- Balephi River in Balephi Rural Municipality — Saddam19CC BY-SA 4.0
- Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary scuba diver filmng coral reef nursery — Mitchell Tartt/National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministratiPublic domain
- The Mahabharata (Kishori Mohan Gangopadhyay, First Edition) Volume 6 — Rāya, Pratāpacandra, 1842-1895Public domain
- Zip line CAP — Schwede66CC BY-SA 4.0
- Buddha Dordenma statue, Thimphu 06 — Bernard GagnonCC BY-SA 4.0
- Rinpung Dzong Paro 2007-11-11 CJF — Christopher FynnCC BY-SA 3.0
- Chorten and prayer flags (Druk Path Trek, Bhutan) — Jean-Marie HullotCC BY-SA 2.0
- Paro Taktsang, Bhutan (edited) — Original: Nina R from AfricaCC BY 2.0
- The Phobjikha Valley — PhuentshoCC BY-SA 4.0
- Hoi An lanterns at night — www.viajar24h.comCC BY 2.0
- Nepali dal-bhat-tarkari — Subhashish PanigrahiCC BY-SA 4.0
- Steamed Momos - KOLKATA — TAPAS KUMAR HALDERCC BY-SA 4.0
- JP 日本 Japan 沖繩 OKINAWA Ashibinaa 豐見城市 Tomigusuku shop Muten Kura Sushi 食品 food January 2025 R12S 231 — Naha Mama PavilionzCC0
- Thai-Pad-Thai 2023-06-04 — Andy LiCC0
- Lathmar Holi 2022 in Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh (edited) — Original: Sachinghai09CC BY-SA 4.0
- Taj Mahal (Edited) — Yann; edited by Jim CarterCC BY-SA 4.0
- East facade Hawa Mahal Jaipur from ground level (July 2022) - img 01 — Chainwit.CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kerala backwaters, Houseboats, India — Vyacheslav ArgenbergCC BY 4.0
- 20191205 Spice market, Old Delhi 0711 6765 — Jakub HałunCC BY-SA 4.0
- Boats at sunrise Ganges River Varanasi Uttar Pradesh Schwiki — SchwikiCC BY-SA 4.0
- Arashiyama Bamboo Grove — MitchwandrewCC BY 4.0
- Chureito Pagoda and Mount Fuji — ManishprabhuneCC BY-SA 4.0
- Tokyo Shibuya Scramble Crossing 2018-10-09 — Benh LIEU SONG (Flickr)CC BY-SA 2.0
- Blue Sky And White World (131608635) — YascoloCC BY 3.0
- Torii path with lantern at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan — Basile MorinCC BY-SA 4.0
- Neon Signs in Dotonbori, Osaka 20190415 1 — DXRCC BY-SA 4.0
- Kinkaku-ji in November 2016 -02 — Martin FalbisonerCC BY-SA 4.0
- Mount Fuji seen from tokaido shinkansen along Fuji river — MasgatotkacaCC BY 4.0
- Interior de Water Pool Villa Baros (Maldivas) — Aantolinn1970CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mrs. Cliff's yacht (IA cu31924022181394) — Stockton, Frank Richard, 1834-1902Public domain
- Hängematte Chillen Malediven (29367163651) — dronepicrCC BY 2.0
- Traditional Maldivian Dhoni — BadrNaseemCC BY-SA 2.0
- Artificial-Islands-Maldives-2019-Luka-Peternel — Luka PeternelCC BY-SA 4.0
- Banana Reef — This illustration was made by (User:Royonx) and reCC0
- Snorkeling in the Indian Ocean in the Maldives. — Rudolph.A.furtadoCC0
- Diamonds Thudufushi Beach and Water Villas, May 2017 -04 — Martin FalbisonerCC BY-SA 4.0
- Close Up View of Mount Everest from Kala Patthar (5644 m) in 2023-IMG-3485 — Bijay ChaurasiaCC BY-SA 4.0
- Island Peak (Imja Tse) from Dingboche Village — Rohit SharmaCC BY-SA 4.0
- The kingdom of Lo, Lomangthang, Upper Mustang (Pano) — Mohan K. DuwalCC BY-SA 4.0
- Thirty-eight years in India - from Juganath to the Himalaya Mountains (IA cu31924021024843) — Tayler, William, 1807-1892Public domain
- Wat Phra That Doi Suthep Chaing Mai — KOSIN SUKHUMCC BY-SA 4.0
- The sculptures of two mythical giant demons, Thotsakan and Sahatsadecha, guarding the eastern gate of the main chapel of Wat Arun, Bangkok — BerryJCC BY-SA 4.0
- Maya Bay enclosed limestone cliffs and turquoise water Ko Phi Phi Le — NnthurberCC BY-SA 4.0
- Longtail boat at Hong Island (4442341479) — Caitriana Nicholson from 北京 ~ Beijing, 中国 ~ ChinaCC BY-SA 2.0
- A man prepares food in a market in Bangkok, Thailand — RaulrdzariasCC BY-SA 4.0
- Hot air Balloons at Dubai Sky — Antony EarnestCC BY-SA 4.0
- Dunes in the Dubai Desert Conservation — Mlewis114CC0
- Burj Khalifa Night View 01 — Sergei GussevCC BY 2.0
- POTUS & UAE President walk through Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. — The White HousePublic domain
- Desert Safari Camel — Rajanmishra0112CC BY-SA 4.0
- Earth's City Lights by DMSP, 1994-1995 (large) — Data: Marc Imhoff/NASA GSFC, Christopher Elvidge/NOAA NGDC; Public domain