A proboscis monkey in Bako National Park, Sarawak (Borneo), Malaysia.

Malaysia, Sarawak, Bako National Park

A demon brandishing a knife twists and twirls at the top of the world during the Druk Wangyel Tshechu festival near Thimphu, Bhutan

Bhutan, Thimphu, Druk Wangyel Tshechu festival

Performers at the Carnaval de Oruro in Bolivia

Bolivia, Oruro, Carnaval de Oruro

Cans of Coca-Cola are left as gifts for the dead in a burial site behind Palawa village in Tana Toraja.

Indonesia, Tana Toraja, Palawa village

A crazy-eyed sled dog is raring to go during a dusk expedition outside Tromsø, Norway.

Norway, Tromsø

A beautifully painted and sculpted roof in Deoksugung, a walled compound of palaces in Seoul, South Korea.

South Korea, Seoul, Deoksugung

Headstones honouring the dead sit amongst modern tower blocks in Tokyo’s serene Zōshigaya Cemetery, Minami-Ikebukuro.

Japan, Tokyo, Zōshigaya Cemetery

Behind each of the ragged panels on this ancient tree trunk is the grave of a dead child - a custom in Tana Toraja, Indonesia.

Indonesia, Tana Toraja, Kambira

A pod of dolphins races past our boat as we leave Rinca island in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Indonesia, Komodo National Park

Coins inserted into cracks in a wooden torii gate at the summit of Mount Fuji, Japan.

Japan, Mount Fuji

An ostrich gives me the evil eye in Jurong Bird Park, Singapore.

Singapore, Jurong Bird Park

A photo of the mighty Iguazú Falls on the border between Argentina and Brazil.

Argentinia, Iguazú Falls

This tower in Hong Kong’s busy Quarry Bay district – nicknamed the Monster Building by locals – is the city’s most remarkable residential block.

Hong Kong, Monster Building

Traditional, lethal-looking shoes with spurs worn during the Pujllay Festival in Tarabuco, Bolivia.

Bolivia, Tarabuco, Pujllay Festival

The Rundetaarn or Rundetårn (Round Tower) is a 17th-century tower located in central Copenhagen.

Denmark, Copenhagen, Rundetaarn

A Pez Diablo (devil fish), more commonly known as a Jenny Haniver, on display in a heath food store near the Zócalo in Mexico City.

Mexico, Mexico City, Zócalo

The grey marks in the rock are dinosaur footprints, and are over 65 million years old. The footprints are found in Cal Orck’o, the main attraction at Parque Cretácico near Sucre, Bolivia.

Bolivia, Sucre, Parque Cretácico

When visiting the city of Providence, Rhode Island, you’ll be struck by the Fleur-de-Lys Studios on Thomas Street. With its half-timbered facade and elaborately stuccoed yellow walls, the studios are hard to miss.

USA, Rhode Island, Providence, Fleur-de-Lys Studios

Creepy manequins are abandoned in the buzzing market town of Otavalo in Ecuador.

Ecuador, Otavalo

Rows of life-sized death effigies or tau-tau stare from manmade holes in a rock face. This is Lemo, Tana Toraja’s most famous burial site.

Indonesia, Tana Toraja, Lemo

A gecko watches me as I experiment with a macro lens in Bako National Park in Sarawak (Borneo), Malaysia.

Malaysia, Sarawak, Bako National Park

Poopoo Land in Seoul, South Korea, is a poo-themed fun park, where visitors learn how food is processed by the body.

South Korea, Seoul, Poopoo Land

A legendary Japanese monster, glimpsed through a peephole in the Yokai House and Stone Museum in Okoke, Japan.

Japan, Okoke, Yokai House and Stone Museum

Sunshine Laundromat in Brooklyn, New York City, features a series of classic pinball machines alongside its washers and driers.

USA, New York City, Sunshine Laundromat

An enormous sea turtle grazes on algae in the Galápagos islands.

Ecuador, Galápagos islands

Paro Taktsang – commonly known as the Tiger’s Nest – is Bhutan’s most famous temple. Nestled on the side of a cliff, seemingly defying gravity, this Himalayan Buddhist temple complex was built in 1692.

Bhutan, Thimphu, Tiger’s Nest

In Prague you’ll see puppets for sale in every souvenir shop – of wildly fluctuating quality. I spotted these fabulous puppets in a specialist shop inside the walls of Prague Castle.

Czech Republic, Prague, Prague Castle

Everywhere you go in Bhutan, you’ll see elaborate penises painted on walls.

Bhutan, Thimphu

The grave of HP Lovecraft in Providence, Rhode Island.

USA, Rhode Island, Providence

This handsome macaque wearing a yukata is one of Japan’s most famous monkeys. Yat-chan is a waiter at the Kayabukiya Tavern, a traditional sake-house restaurant (izakaya) in the city of Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo.

Japan, Utsunomiya, Kayabukiya Tavern

‪A tunnel of books at the Municipal Library in Prague, Czech Republic.

Czech Republic, Prague, Municipal Library

A cobra rears up to attack on Komodo island in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Indonesia, Komodo National Park

This mixing desk at Hansa Studios in Berlin, Germany, has been used by some of the world’s greatest musicians – including David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Brian Eno.

Germany, Berlin, Hansa Studios

Tau-tau statues in Tana Toraja, Sulawesi, Indonesa.

Indonesia, Tana Toraja, tau-tau statues

A wall of identical statues in the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum, Singapore.

Singapore, Buddha Tooth Relic Temple

The withered arm of a thief in the Church of St James the Greater (Kostel Sv Jakuba Vetsiho) in the heart of Prague’s Old Town, Czech Republic.‬

Czech Republic, Prague, Kostel Sv Jakuba Vetsiho

When I crossed the border from Peru to Bolivia, this sign painted on the wall of a public toilet was the first thing I saw.

Bolivia and Peru, border crossing

A statue of an Asian animated hero at the Avenue of the Comic Stars in Kowloon Park, Hong Kong.

Hong Kong, Kowloon Park

An insanely deep pool of impossibly blue water on the Perito Moreno glacier in Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina.

Argentinia, Los Glaciares National Park

A jester sprays a masked fighter with shaving foam at a wrestling match in La Paz, Bolivia.

Bolivia, La Paz, El Alto

The Tachogang Lhakhang bridge was built in the mid 14th century by Thangthong Gyalpo, a pioneering civil engineer – and Buddhist yogi – who built 58 iron chain suspension bridges around Tibet and Bhutan.

Bhutan, Thimphu, Tachogang Lhakhang bridge

Cows and horses pick through waste, looking for food, at Managua’s municipal garbage dump, known as La Chureca, in Nicaragua. Wild and domesticated animals live in the fetid landfill site, and spend their days scavaging for food.

Nicaragua, Managua, La Chureca

A vendor carries dozens of inflatable balls through the streets of Antigua, Guatemala, during the annual Easter parades. The biggest holiday in Guatemala is Easter and the week preceeding Easter, Semana Santa.

Guatemala, Antigua

A sacrilegious mash-up of Christianity and Disneyland, Tierra Santa is South America’s weirdest theme park.

Argentinia, Buenos Aires, Tierra Santa (Holy Land)

Sculpture in the Czech Republic, Prague, titled ‘Piss’.

Czech Republic, Prague

A circle of male mourners sways and sings at a funeral ceremony in Tana Toraja, Indonesia.

Indonesia, Sulawesi, Tana Toraja

A view over the rooftops of Cusco, Peru.

Peru, Cusco

An otter gives me the evil eye at the Cu Chi Wildlife Rescue Station in Vietnam, near Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam, Cu Chi Wildlife Rescue Station

A statue of a guardian lion watches over a tranquil lake in Angkor Wat, Cambodia.

Cambodia, Angkor Wat

Dried llama foetuses are offered for sale in the witchcraft market in La Paz, Bolivia.

Bolivia, La Paz