• Visitors walking past an ice sculpture are seen through a frozen window ahead of the 31st Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in the northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
    Visitors walking past an ice sculpture are seen through a frozen window ahead of the 31st Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in the northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
  • Tug boats move around the stricken cargo ship ‘Hoegh Osaka’ as it lies trapped on her side on the Brambles Sand Bank between Calshot Bay and The Isle of Wight, Britain. Gerry Penny / EPA
    Tug boats move around the stricken cargo ship ‘Hoegh Osaka’ as it lies trapped on her side on the Brambles Sand Bank between Calshot Bay and The Isle of Wight, Britain. Gerry Penny / EPA
  • Judges follow the qualification jumps for the third stage of the 63rd Four Hills Tournament ski jumping event in Innsbruck, Austria. Daniel Karmann / EPA
    Judges follow the qualification jumps for the third stage of the 63rd Four Hills Tournament ski jumping event in Innsbruck, Austria. Daniel Karmann / EPA
  • Italian firemen check the Italian-owned Norman Atlantic ferry moored at the pier of Brindisi. Filippo Monteforte / AFP
    Italian firemen check the Italian-owned Norman Atlantic ferry moored at the pier of Brindisi. Filippo Monteforte / AFP
  • Anders Fannemel of Norway soars through the air during a training session for the third stage of the 63rd Four Hills Tournament ski jumping event in Innsbruck, Austria. Daniel Karmann / EPA
    Anders Fannemel of Norway soars through the air during a training session for the third stage of the 63rd Four Hills Tournament ski jumping event in Innsbruck, Austria. Daniel Karmann / EPA
  • Members of the Army salute during the National Anthem before the US. Army All-American Bowl high school football game, in San Antonio. Eric Gay / AP
    Members of the Army salute during the National Anthem before the US. Army All-American Bowl high school football game, in San Antonio. Eric Gay / AP
  • Kashmiri Muslims pray as the holy relic, believed to be a hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammad, is displayed on Eid-e-Milad-u-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad at Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. Farooq Khan / EPA
    Kashmiri Muslims pray as the holy relic, believed to be a hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammad, is displayed on Eid-e-Milad-u-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad at Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. Farooq Khan / EPA

Best photography from around the world, Jan. 4


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The National View’s photo editors pick the best images of the day from around the world