A boy and his father with Chinese flags at Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China

A boy and his father with Chinese flags at Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China in May 2019

Marriage equality flags in Martin Place in Sydney, NSW

A street light and a sign on a bridge giving the speed limit at Darling Harbour, Sydney

A street light and a sign on  a bridge giving the speed limit at Darling Harbour, Sydney in September 2017

City skyline and a bridge at Darling Harbour, Sydney

City skyline and a bridge at Darling Harbour, Sydney in September 2017

A bridge with flags at Darling Harbour, Sydney

A bridge with flags at Darling Harbour, Sydney in September 2017

On a boat going to Ko Muk Island in Trang district, Thailand

On a boat going to Ko Muk Island in Trang district, Thailand in May 2016

Gay pride flag outside a shop in Beechworth, Victoria

Gay pride flag outside a shop in Beechworth, Victoria in October 2013

Shoes and boots and Turkish flags in a shoe shop in a market in Istanbul, Turkey

Shoes and boots and Turkish flags in a shoe shop in a market in Istanbul, Turkey in January 2014

A tourism billboard encouraging Thais to visit places in their own country in Bangkok, Thailand

A tourism billboard encouraging Thais to visit places in their own country in Bangkok, Thailand in May 2016

The Reichstag Building at sunset in Berlin, Germany

The Reichstag Building at sunset in Berlin, Germany in February 2014

The Reichstag Building with the German flag fluttering atop, in Berlin

The Reichstag Building with the German flag fluttering atop, in Berlin in February 2014

An MG car promotion in a shopping centre in Chiang Rai, Thailand

An MG car promotion in a shopping centre in Chiang Rai, Thailand in May 2016

The German flag outside the Reichstag Dome in Berlin, Germany

The German flag outside the Reichstag Dome in Berlin, Germany, taken in February 2014

The Vietnamese flag next to Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam

The Vietnamese flag next to Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam in January 2012

An old crumbling French mansion with the Vietnamese flag in Hanoi, Vietnam

An old crumbling French mansion with the Vietnamese flag in Hanoi, Vietnam in January 2012

German flag outside the Reichstag (Parliament) building in Berlin, Germany

German flag outside the Reichstag (Parliament) building in Berlin, Germany in February 2014

An anti-Iranian regime demonstration in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany

An anti-Iranian regime demonstration in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany in February 2014

A tattered Vietnamese flag in Halong Bay, Vietnam

A tattered Vietnamese flag  in Halong Bay, Vietnam in January 2012

Floating buildings in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

Floating buildings in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam in January 2012

Reflections in the fountain pool at the Arts Centre in Melbourne, Victoria

Reflections in the fountain pool at the Arts Centre in Melbourne, Victoria in October 2015