The eyes of a Muslim woman in Salalah. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

At the beach in Al Ashkharah. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Portrait of a boy in southern Oman. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Fishermen at the beach in Al Ashkharah. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The landscape east of Salalah. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Sand dunes of the Rub’ al Khali desert. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Camels west of Salalah. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Portrait of a market man in Muscat. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Fishing at the beach in Al Ashkharah. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Portrait of a boy in Salalah. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Walking in the old part of Muscat. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Portrait of a fisherman west of Salalah. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Camels in the desert of Oman. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

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 ferryman taking people across the Buriganga River in his wooden boat. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Transporting bricks along the Buriganga river and through Sadarghat port in Dhaka. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A launch ready to depart from Sadarghat port in Dhaka, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Waiting for the launch to depart from Sadarghat port in Dhaka, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The daily chaos at Sadarghat port in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Ferrymen have to push for position in the queue to pick up passengers. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

It’s busy 24/7 at Sadarghat port in Dhaka, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Libreria Acqua Alta bookstore in Venice, Italy. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Antholzer See in South Tyrol, Italy. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Antholzer See in South Tyrol, Italy. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Antholzer See in South Tyrol, Italy. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Antholzer See in South Tyrol, Italy. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A day out at the beach in Trapani, Sicily. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Castello Della Colombaia in Trapani, Italy. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Young love in Favignana, Sicily. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

At the fish market in the harbour of Trapani, Sicily. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Walking through the tea plantations in Sylhet, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Portrait of a boy in Sreemangal, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Men loading up a boat with wood trunks in Swarupkati, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A man pulling a fully loaded cart with leather in the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A woman in the streets of Dhaka with Neurofibromatosis. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Train travelling Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A street vendor selling bananas in Dhaka, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Manta rays & sharks at the market in Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

At the wood market in Swarupkati, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Walking in the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Markt life in Sreemangal, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Portrait of a girl in Sreemangal, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

At the ship breaking yard in Chittagong, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A butcher in Dhaka, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Men weighing the wood trunks in Swarupkati, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Working men at Sadarghat port in Dhaka, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

At the wood market in Swarupkati, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Fishermen getting ready for a day out at sea near Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Children ready to play some football in Galachipa, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Man working in a leather tannery in Dhaka, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Portrait of a traveller at the Galachipa launch terminal, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Train passing through Dhaka’s shanty town area, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Bus transport in Dhaka, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Man selling ducks in the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Busy Dhaka, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Street life in Dhaka, Bangladesh. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Sydney Coastal Walk: Bronte Beach. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Sydney Coastal Walk: Surfers on Bronte Beach. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Sydney Coastal Walk. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Sydney Coastal Walk: A couple sitting on the cliff near Bondi beach. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Sydney Coastal Walk: Saltwater swimming pool “Icebergs” near Bondi beach. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Sydney Coastal Walk: Doing some Yoga near Bondi beach. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Sydney Coastal Walk: Sunrise at Bronte Beach. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Sydney Coastal Walk: Surfer at Bronte Beach. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Sydney Coastal Walk: Doing some Yoga at Bronte Beach. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

View of Darling Harbour: Sydney skyline at night. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

“My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love” | The Berlin Wall, East Side Gallery. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Berlin Cathedral at Night. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Graffiti in Kreuzberg, Berlin. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The Reichstag Building in Berlin. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The Jewish Memorial in Berlin. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The Reichstagskuppel in Berlin. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The Berlin Wall, East Side Gallery. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Inside the Reichskuppel in Berlin. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Urban Spree in Berlin-Friedrichshain. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The TV Tower at Alexanderplatz in Berlin. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

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

New Town in Guangzhou, China. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Live turtles at an animal market in Guangzhou, China. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Moon hill in Yangshuo, China. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A bamboo raft along the Li River in Yangshuo, China. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A typical chinese apartment block. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Goldfish at an animal market in Guangzhou, China. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

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

Ingredients for Chinese medicine. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces in Guanxi, China. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Doing a little Thai Chi. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Side Streets in Guangzhou, China. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Turtles in a bag at a Chinese animal market. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

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