A snapshot of the planet we live on, from the deepest jungles to the highest peaks, from the night sky to the deep oceans, from riots in Europe to rituals in Asia, from superstructures in the Americas to glaciers in Oceania. This is one individual's tapestry, captured during scientific expeditions across the world, in appreciation of the cacophonous, orchestral majesty of our tiny planet Earth: a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.