16-11-2019 Illinois City, USA, tugboat pushing barges containing corn and soybeans through Lock & Dam No. 16 on the upper Mississippi River. © Jim West

16-11-2019 Illinois City, USA, tugboat pushing barges containing corn and soybeans through Lock & Dam No. 16 on the upper Mississippi River. © Jim West

16-11-2019 Illinois City, USA, tugboat pushing barges containing corn and soybeans through Lock & Dam No. 16 on the upper Mississippi River. © Jim West

16-11-2019 Illinois City, USA, tugboat pushing barges containing corn and soybeans through Lock & Dam No. 16 on the upper Mississippi River. © Jim West

15-11-2019 Enviroment Agency fitting barriers to flood defenses, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

15-11-2019 Enviroment Agency fitting barriers to flood defenses, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

15-11-2019 Enviroment Agency fitting barriers to flood defenses, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

15-11-2019 Enviroment Agency fitting barriers to flood defenses, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

15-11-2019 Enviroment Agency fitting barriers to flood defenses, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

15-11-2019 Enviroment Agency fitting barriers to flood defenses, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

15-11-2019 Enviroment Agency fitting barriers to flood defenses, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

15-11-2019 Enviroment Agency fitting barriers to flood defenses, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

20-05-2019 Louisville, Kentucky, USA: crew on a Marathon Petroleum oil barge in the McAlpine Lock on the Ohio River. © Jim West

05-03-2019 Dearborn, Michigan, USA: CSX locomotive in a railyard, River Rouge industrial complex © Jim West

05-11-2017 Boquillas del Carmen, Coahuila, Mexico Mexican rowing tourists across the Rio Grande border from Big Bend National Park to visit the Mexican town of Boquillas © Jim West

05-11-2017 Boquillas del Carmen, Coahuila, Mexico - A rowboat is the international border crossing across the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo del Norte) from Big Bend National Park to Boquillas, Mexico. © Jim West

04-11-2017 Big Bend National Park, Texas USA Mexicans with handicrafts for tourists to buy, overlooking the Rio Grande. American immigration authorities threaten to prosecute buyers because the items are brought... © Jim West

05-09-2017 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Canada - A worker walks past the Michipicoten, a bulk cargo carrier, docked at the Algoma steel mill on the shore of the St. Marys River. © Jim West

05-09-2017 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Canada - A worker walks past a pile of coal at the Algoma steel mill on the shore of the St. Marys River. © Jim West

05-09-2017 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Canada - A worker walks past a pile of taconite pellets at the Algoma steel mill on the shore of the St. Marys River. © Jim West

16-08-2017 Coachella Valley, California, USA, Constructing wetlands to remediate and suppress the rising dust from the receding shoreline of the Salton Sea. The project is on the reservation of the Torrez Martin... © David Bacon

25-12-2016 Riverboat carrying passangers and goods on the Sangkae River, Cambodia © David Bacon

25-12-2016 Riverboat carrying passangers and goods on the Sangkae River, Cambodia © David Bacon

25-12-2016 Fishermen on the Sangkae River, Cambodia © David Bacon

25-12-2016 Woman washing clothes on the Sangkae River, Cambodia © David Bacon

25-12-2016 Fishermen on the Sangkae River, Cambodia © David Bacon

25-12-2016 Fishermen and fish traps on the Sangkae River, Cambodia © David Bacon

25-12-2016 Fishermen on the Sangkae River, Cambodia © David Bacon

25-12-2016 Families of fishermen living on boats on the Sangkae River, Cambodia © David Bacon

03-11-2016 Flint, Michigan USA Replacing lead and galvanized steel water pipes to 800 homes. The water supply became contaminated with lead after state officials decided in 2014 to take drinking water from the F... © Jim West

03-11-2016 Flint, Michigan USA Replacing lead and galvanized steel water pipes to 800 homes. The water supply became contaminated with lead after state officials decided in 2014 to take drinking water from the F... © Jim West

03-11-2016 Flint, Michigan USA Replacing lead and galvanized steel water pipes to 800 homes. The water supply became contaminated with lead after state officials decided in 2014 to take drinking water from the F... © Jim West

03-11-2016 Flint, Michigan USA Replacing lead and galvanized steel water pipes to 800 homes. The water supply became contaminated with lead after state officials decided in 2014 to take drinking water from the F... © Jim West

03-11-2016 Flint, Michigan USA Replacing lead and galvanized steel water pipes to 800 homes. The water supply became contaminated with lead after state officials decided in 2014 to take drinking water from the F... © Jim West

03-11-2016 Flint, Michigan USA Replacing lead and galvanized steel water pipes to 800 homes. The water supply became contaminated with lead after state officials decided in 2014 to take drinking water from the F... © Jim West

03-11-2016 Flint, Michigan USA Replacing lead and galvanized steel water pipes to 800 homes. The water supply became contaminated with lead after state officials decided in 2014 to take drinking water from the F... © Jim West

03-11-2016 Flint, Michigan USA Replacing lead and galvanized steel water pipes to 800 homes. The water supply became contaminated with lead after state officials decided in 2014 to take drinking water from the F... © Jim West

03-11-2016 Flint, Michigan USA Replacing lead and galvanized steel water pipes to 800 homes. The water supply became contaminated with lead after state officials decided in 2014 to take drinking water from the F... © Jim West

03-11-2016 Flint, Michigan USA Replacing lead and galvanized steel water pipes to 800 homes. The water supply became contaminated with lead after state officials decided in 2014 to take drinking water from the F... © Jim West

30-12-2015 Street seller selling flowers for a religious festival, Luang Prabang, Laos © David Bacon

11-06-2015 Pupils Bellboating on the river Avon, St Richard's First School, Evesham © John Harris

11-06-2015 Pupils Bellboating on the river Avon, St Richard's First School, Evesham © John Harris

11-06-2015 Racing each other. Pupils Bellboating on the river Avon, St Richard's First School, Evesham © John Harris

11-06-2015 Pupils Bellboating on the river Avon, St Richard's First School, Evesham © John Harris

11-06-2015 Pupils Bellboating on the river Avon, St Richard's First School, Evesham © John Harris

11-06-2015 Pupils Bellboating on the river Avon, St Richard's First School, Evesham © John Harris

13-02-2014 Fort Pierce, Florida - Grapefruit is harvested for juice in the Citrus District © Jim West

13-02-2014 Fort Pierce, Florida - A worker sprinkles fertilizer around young grapefruit trees in the Citrus District © Jim West

13-02-2014 Fort Pierce, Florida - Grapefruit is harvested in the Citrus District. © Jim West

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency drive through flood water at Moorland on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-01-2014 Storm waves leave pebbles on the road at Amroth and break up the road, Wales. Natural Resources Wales attend to clear the river. Natural Resources Wales are the Welsh Environment Agency © Paul Box

07-01-2014 Storm waves leave pebbles on the road at Amroth and break up the road, Wales. Natural Resources Wales attend to clear the river. Natural Resources Wales are the Welsh Environment Agency © Paul Box

07-01-2014 Storm waves leave pebbles on the road at Amroth and break up the road, Wales. Natural Resources Wales attend to clear the river. Natural Resources Wales are the Welsh Environment Agency © Paul Box

07-01-2014 Storm waves leave pebbles on the road at Amroth and break up the road, Wales. Natural Resources Wales attend to clear the river. Natural Resources Wales are the Welsh Environment Agency © Paul Box

07-01-2014 Storm waves leave pebbles on the road at Amroth and break up the road, Wales. Natural Resources Wales attend to clear the river. Natural Resources Wales are the Welsh Environment Agency © Paul Box

06-01-2014 Environment Agency worker monitoring the level of the River Avon. Flooding Welford on Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

15-05-2012 Fishing village of Aberdovey (Aberdyfi), on the River Dovey Estuary, Gwynedd, Wales. © Jess Hurd

14-03-2012 Gillette, Wyoming, surface coal mine in the Powder River Basin- the largest coal mining region in the USA © Jim West

28-01-2012 A worker opening a gate to irrigate a field in the Imperial Valley. Farms such as this in the Sonoran Desert are irrigated with water from the Colorado River, brought to the Valley through the All-Ame... © Jim West

28-01-2012 A worker preparing to irrigate a broccoli field in the Imperial Valley. Farms such as this in the Sonoran Desert are irrigated with water from the Colorado River, brought to the Valley through the All... © Jim West

25-06-2010 Deckhand helping tourists of a riverboat cruise on the Thames. London © Justin Tallis

25-06-2010 Deckhand casting off a riverboat cruise along the Thames. London © Justin Tallis

25-06-2010 Tourists buying tickets for Thames river boat Cruises. London. © Justin Tallis

25-06-2010 Deckhand casting off a riverboat cruise along the Thames. London © Justin Tallis

17-06-2010 A worker walks past pressure vessels at Thames Gateway Water Treatment Works. It is first plant of its kind to be built in the UK converting brackish water from the River Thames into clean drinking wa... © Justin Tallis

17-06-2010 A worker walks past horizontal salinity buffer tanks at Thames Gateway Water Treatment Works. It is first plant of its kind to be built in the UK converting brackish water from the River Thames into c... © Justin Tallis

17-06-2010 A worker walks between water transfer pipes at Thames Gateway Water Treatment Works. It is first plant of its kind to be built in the UK converting brackish water from the River Thames into clean drin... © Justin Tallis

17-06-2010 Workers walk past pressure vessels at Thames Gateway Water Treatment Works. It is first plant of its kind to be built in the UK converting brackish water from the River Thames into clean drinking wate... © Justin Tallis

17-06-2010 A worker walks past horizontal salinity buffer tanks at Thames Gateway Water Treatment Works. It is first plant of its kind to be built in the UK converting brackish water from the River Thames into c... © Justin Tallis

17-06-2010 A worker walks between water transfer pipes at Thames Gateway Water Treatment Works. It is first plant of its kind to be built in the UK converting brackish water from the River Thames into clean drin... © Justin Tallis

17-06-2010 A worker walks past pressure vessels at Thames Gateway Water Treatment Works. It is first plant of its kind to be built in the UK converting brackish water from the River Thames into clean drinking wa... © Justin Tallis

17-06-2010 A worker walks between water transfer pipes at Thames Gateway Water Treatment Works. It is first plant of its kind to be built in the UK converting brackish water from the River Thames into clean drin... © Justin Tallis

17-06-2010 Workers look over salinity tanks at Thames Gateway Water Treatment Works. It is first plant of its kind to be built in the UK converting brackish water from the River Thames into clean drinking water... © Justin Tallis

17-06-2010 A worker walks between water transfer pipes at Thames Gateway Water Treatment Works. It is first plant of its kind to be built in the UK converting brackish water from the River Thames into clean drin... © Justin Tallis

23-05-2010 Crewmen keep watch on a Marathon Oil Company barge as it enters a lock at the Markland Dam, on the Ohio River. © Jim West

23-05-2010 Marathon Oil Company barges enter a lock at the Markland Dam, on the Ohio River. © Jim West

05-05-2010 A Tule woman washing clothes in a local river. This village of Indigenous Tule have been displaced by conflict, to the Panama border region of the Darien gap. Their culture is based on a strong relati... © Boris Heger

05-05-2010 A Tule woman washing clothes in a local river. This village of Indigenous Tule have been displaced by conflict, to the Panama border region of the Darien gap. Their  culture is based on a strong relat... © Boris Heger

05-05-2010 A Tule woman washing clothes in a local river. This village of Indigenous Tule have been displaced by conflict, to the Panama border region of the Darien gap. Their culture is based on a strong relati... © Boris Heger

04-05-2010 A Tule woman going to the nearby river to fetch water. This village of Indigenous Tule have been displaced by conflict, to the Panama border region of the Darien gap. Their culture is based on a stron... © Boris Heger

09-10-2009 Mist silhouetting redundant dockland cranes whilst city workers check their phones, London © Duncan Phillips

08-08-2009 A man fillets a wild red salmon, caught on his fishwheel on the Copper River or Ahtna River. The use of fishwheels in Alaska is restricted to subsistence fishing, USA. © Jim West

08-08-2009 A fisherman fillets with his fishwheel and has wild salmon in a net on the Copper River or Ahtna River. The use of fishwheels in Alaska is restricted to subsistence fishing, USA. © Jim West