Best photos of August 8: Bristol balloon fiesta to the Nagasaki anniversary

  • Crew members inflate a hot-air balloon before taking part in a mass launch at the annual Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, in Britain. Reuters
    Crew members inflate a hot-air balloon before taking part in a mass launch at the annual Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, in Britain. Reuters
  • Firefighters battle the Canyon Fire in Castaic, California. EPA
    Firefighters battle the Canyon Fire in Castaic, California. EPA
  • Monks attend a Bhudist ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. EPA
    Monks attend a Bhudist ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. EPA
  • Portugal's Gabriel Albuquerque and Lucas Santos in action during the synchronised trampoline at the the World Games in Chengdu, China. Reuters
    Portugal's Gabriel Albuquerque and Lucas Santos in action during the synchronised trampoline at the the World Games in Chengdu, China. Reuters
  • The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery during sunset in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
    The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery during sunset in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
  • Members of the Spanish Zenit Aerial Ballet present their performance titled Aria during the Sziget Festival in Budapest, Hungary. EPA
    Members of the Spanish Zenit Aerial Ballet present their performance titled Aria during the Sziget Festival in Budapest, Hungary. EPA
  • Burryman Andrew Taylor parades through the town encased in burrs in South Queensferry, Scotland. The Burryman event features a local man dressed in a suit made from around 11,000 burdock heads, ferns, and flowers. Getty Images
    Burryman Andrew Taylor parades through the town encased in burrs in South Queensferry, Scotland. The Burryman event features a local man dressed in a suit made from around 11,000 burdock heads, ferns, and flowers. Getty Images
  • People walk past murals near a park in Nagasaki, Japan, a day before the 80th Nagasaki Peace Ceremony. EPA
    People walk past murals near a park in Nagasaki, Japan, a day before the 80th Nagasaki Peace Ceremony. EPA