A Chinese family at the Summer Palace in Beijing, China

A Chinese family at the Summer Palace in Beijing, China in May 2019

A swimming pool at a shopping centre in Hua Hin, Thailand

A swimming pool at a shopping centre in Hua Hin, Thailand in August 2017

An old nun bent nearly double waking with a cane at Wat Khomniyaket in Khao Lak, Thailand

An old nun bent nearly double waking with a cane at Wat Khomniyaket in Khao Lak, Thailand in August 2017

Painting of an elegantly dressed woman walking on ice with her face hidden under an umbrella seen outside a shop in Bright, Victoria

Painting of an elegantly dressed woman walking on ice with her face hidden under an umbrella seen outside a shop in Bright, Victoria in May 2018

Woman taking a photo in the rain at the beach at Phuket, Thailand

Woman taking a photo in the rain at the beach at Phuket, Thailand in August 2017

A swimming pool by the ocean at the Seenspace shopping centre in Hua Hin, Thailand

A swimming pool by the ocean at the Seenspace shopping centre in Hua Hin, Thailand in August 2017

Man taking a photo while shielding himself from the sun with a brightly coloured umbrella on the beach at Similan Island no 4, Ko Miang (เกาะเมียง) in Phang Na Province, Thailand

Man taking a photo while shielding himself from the sun with a brightly coloured umbrella on the beach at Similan Island no 4, Ko Miang (เกาะเมียง) in  Phang Na Province, Thailand in May 2016

Motorcyclist with a raincoat and tourists with umbrellas on a wet morning in Phuket, Thailand

Motorcyclist with a raincoat and tourists with umbrellas on a wet morning in Phuket, Thailand in August 2017

Relaxing by the swimming pool at the Haven Resort in Khao Lak, Thailand

Relaxing by the swimming pool at the Haven Resort in Khao Lak, Thailand in August 2017

People walking in the rain at Lake Burley Griffin on a rainy day in Canberra

People walking in the rain at Lake Burley Griffin on a rainy day in Canberra in February 2010

Man with umbrella reflection on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin on a rainy day in Canberra

Man with umbrella reflection on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin on a rainy day in Canberra in February 2010

Woman on a chair with a pinlk umbrella made translucent by the setting sun in Bangkok, Thailand

Woman on a chair with a pinlk umbrella made translucent by the setting sun in Bangkok , Thailand in February 2014

Man with an umbrella in Hualian, Taiwan

Man with an umbrella in Hualian, Taiwan in August 2010

People carrying umbrellas to protect themselves against the heat in Hualian, Taiwan

People carrying umbrellas to protect themselves against the heat in Hualian, Taiwan in August 2010

Hmong women with an umbrella in Sapa, Vietnam

Hmong women with an umbrella in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

Rain in Osaka, Japan. Lovely bright umbrella

Rain in Osaka, Japan in March 2015. Lovely bright umbrella

An umbrella in the Botanical Gardens in Bathurst, NSW

An umbrella in the Botanical Gardens in Bathurst, NSW in March 2012

Pretty young woman taking a picture on Taichai Island, Thailand

Pretty young woman taking a picture on Taichai Island, Thailand in May 2016

Woman with a hijab and carrying an umbrella to protect herself from the sun and the heat in Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Woman with a hijab and carrying an umbrella to protect herself from the sun and the heat in Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia in  January 2012

Man on a scooter with his family in Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Man on a scooter with his family in Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia in  January 2012