• Reef Heazlewood from Australia rides in the "tube", shot from an underwater perspective, at Teahupoo, a reef surfing break in Tahiti. AFP
    Reef Heazlewood from Australia rides in the "tube", shot from an underwater perspective, at Teahupoo, a reef surfing break in Tahiti. AFP
  • A Bangladeshi man tries to extinguish a fire as it blazes in a slum in Dhaka. AFP
    A Bangladeshi man tries to extinguish a fire as it blazes in a slum in Dhaka. AFP
  • Police personnel fire tear-gas shells to disperse Pro-Democracy protestors in the Sham Shui Po Area of Hong Kong. AFP
    Police personnel fire tear-gas shells to disperse Pro-Democracy protestors in the Sham Shui Po Area of Hong Kong. AFP
  • A dream cruiser rolls by in streaks of headlights and tail lights at dusk on Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak, Michigan. AP
    A dream cruiser rolls by in streaks of headlights and tail lights at dusk on Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak, Michigan. AP
  • The Men's Finn class during the Sailing Tokyo 2020 test event at Enoshima Yacht Harbour in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan. Getty Images
    The Men's Finn class during the Sailing Tokyo 2020 test event at Enoshima Yacht Harbour in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan. Getty Images
  • A man walks along a street in Lawrence, Massachusetts. AFP
    A man walks along a street in Lawrence, Massachusetts. AFP
  • Indonesian participants climb greased poles to collect presents at a pole race during celebrations to mark the 74th anniversary of Indonesia's independence at the Jaya Ancol Dream Park in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA
    Indonesian participants climb greased poles to collect presents at a pole race during celebrations to mark the 74th anniversary of Indonesia's independence at the Jaya Ancol Dream Park in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA
  • A man walks through the crowd during an Arlo Guthrie concert at a Woodstock 50th anniversary event in Bethel, New York. AP
    A man walks through the crowd during an Arlo Guthrie concert at a Woodstock 50th anniversary event in Bethel, New York. AP
  • Balinese people fly kites during a kite festival held to celebrate Indonesian Independence Day in Bali, Indonesia. EPA
    Balinese people fly kites during a kite festival held to celebrate Indonesian Independence Day in Bali, Indonesia. EPA
  • People gather on Wonderkop in Marikana, Rustenburg, where striking mineworkers were killed during the Marikana Massacre, to mark the event's seventh anniversary. AFP
    People gather on Wonderkop in Marikana, Rustenburg, where striking mineworkers were killed during the Marikana Massacre, to mark the event's seventh anniversary. AFP
  • Performers take part in the Rapa'i Geleng dance, using a traditional tambourine, to celebrate Indonesia's 74th Independence Day in Blang Pidie, Aceh province. AFP
    Performers take part in the Rapa'i Geleng dance, using a traditional tambourine, to celebrate Indonesia's 74th Independence Day in Blang Pidie, Aceh province. AFP
  • People try to get their hot air balloons up in the wind during the Lions Balloon Festival in Highland Village, Texas. EPA
    People try to get their hot air balloons up in the wind during the Lions Balloon Festival in Highland Village, Texas. EPA

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