Wazee, Mafia Island, Indian Ocean

Wazee, Mafia Island, Indian Ocean

Hikers and herders, Malealea, Lesotho

Hikers and herders, Malealea, Lesotho

Swimming elephants, Selous Game Reserve, Southern Tanzania

Morning milking on the Mongolian steppe

Morning milking on the Mongolian steppe

Heading towards the gorge, Kali Gandaki River, Nepal

Heading towards the gorge, Kali Gandaki River, Nepal

Corrective surgical casts on young girl, CCBRT Disability Hospital, Dar Es Salaam

Corrective surgical casts on young girl, CCBRT Disability Hospital, Dar Es Salaam

The joy of arriving, Fakarava, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia

The joy of arriving, Fakarava, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia

Before the quake, Boudhanath stupa, Kathmandu

Before the quake, Boudhanath stupa, Kathmandu

Sand stinger, Namib Desert, Southern Africa

Sand stinger, Namib Desert, Southern Africa

Your beer, Meneer: Cement sculpture in the Owl House, Nieu Bethesda, Great Karoo, South Africa

Your beer, Meneer: Cement sculpture in the Owl House, Nieu Bethesda, Great Karoo, South Africa

Man and bug, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Man and bug, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

God’s Laser, two days northwest of Cape Town

God’s Laser, two days northwest of Cape Town

Bubbles and butterfly fish, Society Islands, South Pacific

Bubbles and butterfly fish, Society Islands, South Pacific

Walking back from the wedding, Ol Doinyo Lengai, Gregory Rift

Walking back from the wedding, Ol Doinyo Lengai, Gregory Rift

Angel, the swimming horse, Lake Malawi

Angel, the swimming horse, Lake Malawi

On the edge of the volcano, St Helena Island, South Atlantic Ocean

Heading out to fish, Msasani Bay, Dar es Salaam

Heading out to fish, Msasani Bay, Dar es Salaam

The back of the Buddha, Wat Phra That Mae Yen, Pai, northern Thailand

The back of the Buddha, Wat Phra That Mae Yen, Pai, northern Thailand

Moving north. Zebra on the Great Migration, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Moving north. Zebra on the Great Migration, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Land, after 24 days at sea. Bay of Virgins, Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands

Land, after 24 days at sea. Bay of Virgins, Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands

The remnants of an empire, Briars Pavilion, St Helena Island

The remnants of an empire, Briars Pavilion, St Helena Island

Ladies’ petticoats in the cloud forest, South Atlantic

Ladies’ petticoats in the cloud forest, South Atlantic

Blessing the land. Buddhist prayer flags, Olkhon Island, Siberia

All photos ©: Louise Hoole aside from ‘Hikers and herders’ (© Sarah Scott/Louise Hoole)