• South African surfer Simon Lowe rides a wave at an offshore reef known as Dungeons in Cape Town, South Africa. Nic Bothma / EPA
    South African surfer Simon Lowe rides a wave at an offshore reef known as Dungeons in Cape Town, South Africa. Nic Bothma / EPA
  • Black smoke rising from a 998-tonne oil tanker off the coast of Hyogo prefecture, around 450 kilometres (280 miles) west of Tokyo. Japan’s coastguard rushed to deal with an explosion and subsequent fire aboard a tanker off the country’s coast, officials and the prime minister said. AFP
    Black smoke rising from a 998-tonne oil tanker off the coast of Hyogo prefecture, around 450 kilometres (280 miles) west of Tokyo. Japan’s coastguard rushed to deal with an explosion and subsequent fire aboard a tanker off the country’s coast, officials and the prime minister said. AFP
  • Italy’s Camila Giorgi returns the ball to Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova during their French tennis Open second round match at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. Miguel Medina / AFP
    Italy’s Camila Giorgi returns the ball to Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova during their French tennis Open second round match at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. Miguel Medina / AFP
  • Indian villagers participate in an annual fishing festival at Haripur in Bhargavi River,on the outskirts of the eastern city of Bhubaneswar. Asit Kumar / AFP
    Indian villagers participate in an annual fishing festival at Haripur in Bhargavi River,on the outskirts of the eastern city of Bhubaneswar. Asit Kumar / AFP
  • A dancer performs a robotic dance, during the opening ceremony of the first Lego League Open European Championship 2014, in Pamplona northern Spain. Alvaro Barrientos / AP Photo
    A dancer performs a robotic dance, during the opening ceremony of the first Lego League Open European Championship 2014, in Pamplona northern Spain. Alvaro Barrientos / AP Photo
  • A Xavante Indian man takes part in a protest to demand the demarcation of indigenous lands, outside the Justice Ministry in Brasilia, Brazil. The indigenous protesters are demanding to meet with Justice Minister Eduardo Cardozo to discuss the reservation-reduction legislation. Eraldo Peres / AP Photo
    A Xavante Indian man takes part in a protest to demand the demarcation of indigenous lands, outside the Justice Ministry in Brasilia, Brazil. The indigenous protesters are demanding to meet with Justice Minister Eduardo Cardozo to discuss the reservation-reduction legislation. Eraldo Peres / AP Photo
  • A veiled woman stands inside a compartment as the train approaches a station. Andrew Biraj / Reuters
    A veiled woman stands inside a compartment as the train approaches a station. Andrew Biraj / Reuters
  • An Israeli soldier of the Caracal battalion rests after finishing a 20-kilometre march in Israel’s Negev desert, near Kibbutz Sde Boker, marking the end of their training. Amir Cohen / Reuters
    An Israeli soldier of the Caracal battalion rests after finishing a 20-kilometre march in Israel’s Negev desert, near Kibbutz Sde Boker, marking the end of their training. Amir Cohen / Reuters
  • A woman salutes as she poses in front of soldiers standing guard to prevent protesters from rallying against the coup at the Victory Monument in Bangkok. Diego Azubel / EPA
    A woman salutes as she poses in front of soldiers standing guard to prevent protesters from rallying against the coup at the Victory Monument in Bangkok. Diego Azubel / EPA
  • Afghan men watch Kowk Jangi (partridge fighting) in Mazar-i-Sharif. The Kowk is a fighting partridge, prized by their owners who lavish great care on them, and keep them in domed wicker cages. Farshad Usyan / AFP
    Afghan men watch Kowk Jangi (partridge fighting) in Mazar-i-Sharif. The Kowk is a fighting partridge, prized by their owners who lavish great care on them, and keep them in domed wicker cages. Farshad Usyan / AFP

Best photography from around the world, May 29

Robert Mickelson

May 29, 2014

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

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