Portrait of a tribal woman in Duoyishu, Yunnan. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A caged rooster at a market in Guangzhou. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Playing a game of Mahjong in the streets of Guangzhou. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Market scene in Xinjie, Yunnan. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Playing a game of Mahjong in the streets of Guangzhou. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Men smoking a pipe in Xinjie, Yunnan. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Men unloading a truck in Beijing. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A living crocodile at a market in Guangzhou. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Skinning a cow in Duoyishu, Yunnan. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A dead dog at the market in Duoyishu, Yunnan. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The Great Wall of China near Beijing. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The Guoliang Tunnel Toad in the Taihang Mountains, Henan. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The Guoliang Tunnel Toad in the Taihang Mountains, Henan. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A local Chinese smoking a pipe in Duoyishu, Yunnan. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

An old woman in Duoyishu, Yunnan. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The rice terraces in Duoyishu, Yunnan. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A skinned rabbit at Huayuan market in Guangzhou. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Doing some Tai Chi at Liuhuahu park in Guangzhou. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The city of Xinjie in Yunnan. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

At the bird market in Mong Kok, Hong Kong. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A tram in Wanchai, Hong Kong. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Yao Matei fish market in Mong Kok, Hong Kong. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Hong Kong skyline view from the Star Ferry across Victoria Harbour. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Colourful Mong Kok street life in Hong Kong. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A Symphony of Lights – Hong Kong’s laser show. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A man deciding which fish to buy in Goldfish Street, Hong Kong. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The Umbrella Movement in the Admiralty district, Hong Kong. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The Umbrella Movement in the Admiralty district, Hong Kong. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The Umbrella Movement in Mong Kok, Hong Kong. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Market life at Yoa Matei fresh market in Mong Kok, Hong Kong. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Goldfish in Goldfish street, Hong Kong. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Fried duck at Bowrington market in Hong Kong. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The walk from the Star Ferry pier into Central Hong Kong. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A shoe cleaner in the streets of Istanbul, Turkey. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Panda bear graffiti in the Galata quarter in Istanbul, Turkey. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Istanbul’s skyline at night. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A woman selling bird food in front of the New Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Fishing boats on the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A smiling vendor at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Fresh Baklava in Istanbul, Turkey. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The Book Market at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Fishing on the Galata Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Street Vendor in Istanbul, Turkey. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Spice Market in Istanbul, Turkey. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The Courtyard of Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

At the slaughter house near the market in Sreemangal, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Market woman in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

At the fish market in Cox’s Bazar, Bangaldesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A fish shop in Kohima, Nagaland. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

At the Mullik Ghat Flower Market in Kolkata, India. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A beef shop in Darjeeling, India. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

At a market in Yangshuo, China. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Wholesale fruit market in Kolkata, India. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A turtle seller in Guangzhou, China. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Halal meat shop in Darjeeling, India. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

At a market in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Unloading a truck in Hong Kong. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Wholesale market in Kolkata, India. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A man with a bull’s head in Dhaka, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

On the way to the market in Galachipa, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A market woman in Vientiane, Laos. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Meat market in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Market life in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A woman selling oranges at a market in Accra, Ghana. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Meat shop in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Market life in Tha Khek, Laos. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Meat shop in Kolkata, India. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Selling vegetables at a market in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Vienna State Opera. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The landscape around the Grossglockner in Tyrol. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The landscape around the Grossglockner in Tyrol. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Heiligenblut at the Grossglockner in Carinthia. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Green Lake in Styria, Austria. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Jubiläumswarte in Aspernhofen in Lower Austria. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Autumn in Vienna. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Taking a stroll in the Au near Tulln. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Autumn in the Lainzer Tiergarten in Vienna. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Eisenerz in Styria. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Graffiti in Vienna. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Graz from above. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Vienna’s harbour. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Chair lift at Hochar in Lower Austria. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Horses. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Fresh fields during spring. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A little cottage. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A little castle in Salzburg. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The beginning of the Alps. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Eisenerz in Styria. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The central cemetery in Vienna. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Burg Kreuzenstein near Vienna. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Sheep on the fields in Lower Austria. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier