Mountainside art in Switzerland, a derailed freight train in Pennsylvania, multiple wildfires in Europe and North America, a moon-bound rocket launch in India, Russian missile attacks in Ukraine, a music and tattoo festival in Ohio, a high-wheel bicycle race in Maryland, and much more
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![A surfer rides on a small wave.]()
Read moreSurfer Diana Lander rides a wave at Anare beach in La Guaira, Venezuela, July 18, 2023. #
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![A skateboarder mid-jump, riding a wall above a ramp]()
Read moreA skater uses the park ramp during the Blue Park Skatepark Re-opening Ceremony in New York City on July 16, 2023. #
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![A person rides a motorcycle on a wall inside a round structure, as a crowd above watches.]()
Read moreKyle Ives and Cody Ives ride on the Wall of Death during Harley-Davidson's Homecoming Festival at Veterans Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 15, 2023. #
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![A person rides a high-wheel bicycle in a race. The bicycle has one very large wheel in front, and one very small wheel in back.]()
Read moreParticipants take part in a high-wheel bicycle race in Frederick county, Maryland, on July 15, 2023. #
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![A cycling fan dressed as a devil leaps in the air and cheers as cyclists race past on a mountain road.]()
Read moreTour de France riders in a breakaway group ride past cycling enthusiast Didi Senft, better known as El Diablo, as he cheers during the 17th stage of the cycling race in the French Alps, on July 19, 2023. #
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![Dozens of people wearing cowboy hats ride horses together down a street.]()
Read moreHorse riders take part in the Gran Cabalgata Villista ("Great Villista Horseback Ride"), which is celebrated to mark the 100th anniversary of the murder of Mexican outlaw turned revolutionary Francisco "Pancho" Villa, in Parral, Chihuahua state, Mexico, on July 19, 2023. #
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![Rows of police officers sit together during a graduation ceremony.]()
Read moreNew members of the Kosovo Police force attend a graduation ceremony in Pristina, Kosovo, on July 14, 2023. #
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![A performer wearing a mask crowd-surfs during an outdoor concert.]()
Read moreMushroomhead performs at the Inkcarceration Music and Tattoo Festival on July 15, 2023, at the Ohio State Reformatory, in Mansfield, Ohio. #
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![A goat munches on a pile of hay, standing just below a sign that reads "Don't feed the goats."]()
Read moreA goat munches on hay in its stall on the final day of the 164th Great Yorkshire Show on July 14, 2023, in Harrogate, England. #
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![An animal that looks like a deer runs through tall grass, away from nearby flames.]()
Read moreIn Canakkale, Turkey, an animal escapes from an approaching wildfire on July 17, 2023. #
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![A single tree goes up in a burst of flame during a wildfire.]()
Read moreNear Athens, Greece, a tree burns during a wildfire in the village of Ano Vlichada on July 19, 2023. #
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![Tall plumes of smoke rise from a wildfire in Yosemite National Park.]()
Read moreIn Yosemite National Park in California, smoke rises from the Pika Fire on July 15, 2023. The fire was started by lightning on June 29, 2023. #
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![A firefighter holds a hose and stands beside a burning building with huge flames erupting from two windows.]()
Read moreIn Odessa, Ukraine, a firefighter works to extinguish flames after a Russian missile attack on July 20, 2023. #
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![A person throws water from a bucket onto another person's head and back as they walk away.]()
Read morePeople splash each other in downtown Yerevan during the annual Vardavar holiday on July 16, 2023. Vardavar dates back to pagan times; it is a traditional Armenian water festival during which people soak friends and strangers alike. #
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![Captured from underwater, a diver enters a swimming pool, creating streams of bubbles with their head and hands.]()
Read moreAndrew Capobianco of Team USA enters the pool after a dive, during the men's three-meter springboard final at the Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, on July 20, 2023. #
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![A person relaxes in a tub of ice water set on pavement beside a swimming pool.]()
Read moreJason Waligura, a member of Mekanix Gym, takes a cold plunge in a tub filled with ice water after a workout at the Shadow Sanctuary facility on a hot day in Houston, Texas, on July 19, 2023. #
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![A person makes a high dive into water as others swim below.]()
Read moreA young person jumps into the water to cool off on a sweltering hot day on the coastline of Beirut, Lebanon, on July 16, 2023. #
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![A bird of prey flies away from a straw bale in a field.]()
Read moreA bird of prey flies away from a straw bale in a field on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, on July 20, 2023. #
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![Two young people hold their hands close together, their fingers forming a heart shape, in silhouette against the setting sun.]()
Read moreGirls in Beirut make a heart shape as the sun sets over the Mediterranean Sea, on July 14, 2023. #
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![A firefighting helicopter is silhouetted in front of the sun in a smoky sky.]()
Read moreA firefighting helicopter is silhouetted in front of the sun near a raging wildfire in Mandra, Greece, on July 18, 2023. #
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![A military helicopter flies at a steep angle past flares and streams of smoke.]()
Read moreColombian Air Force pilots in a military helicopter perform acrobatics during the F-Air Colombia 2023 air festival in Rionegro, Antioquia department, on July 14, 2023. #
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![Two green-and-white striped military jets fly closely past each other, trailing colored smoke during an air show.]()
Read morePilots with the Royal Saudi Air Force aerobatic team perform at RAF Fairford during the Royal Military Air Tattoo on July 15, 2023 in Fairford, England. #
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![A large rocket flies into the sky, atop two pillars of flame erupting beneath it.]()
Read moreThe Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 climbs after its launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India, on July 14, 2023. The spacecraft is carrying a lunar lander and rover, and is scheduled to deliver them to the surface of the moon in late August. #
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![A person spits out flammable liquid, which burns in a fireball, as others hold torches nearby.]()
Read morePeople take part in a torch parade to celebrate the new year in the Islamic calendar in Bogor, West Java, on July 18, 2023. #
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![A protester throws stones over a burning car, toward riot police.]()
Read moreA protester throws stones toward riot police during a protest called for by the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Coalition Party alliance, angry over tax hikes and the high cost of living, in Nairobi, Kenya, on July 20, 2023. #
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![A firefighter stands on a road, looking up toward a hill where a wildfire burns.]()
Read moreIn La Palma, in Spain's Canary Islands, a firefighter looks toward a wildfire that has burned thousands of acres, damaged houses, and forced more than 4,000 people to evacuate, on July 15, 2023. #
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![An aerial view of a derailed freight train amid a stand of trees]()
Read moreAn aerial view of a derailed freight train near Whitemarsh Township, Philadelphia, in southeast Pennsylvania, on July 17, 2023 #
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![A person stands on a desert salt flat while wearing a diving mask, snorkel, and swim fins.]()
Read moreMarko Leszczuk walks along the salt flats at Badwater Basin as the sun sets on July 16, 2023, in Death Valley National Park, California. Leszczuk, who was recently snorkeling and had his gear in his truck, decided to jokingly wear it out. #
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![A person holds a small lizard in their hands.]()
Read moreA flat-tail horned lizard is held before being released near the Devil's Cornfield in Death Valley, California, on July 9, 2023. #
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![A woman kisses her dog while swimming.]()
Read moreA woman kisses her dog while swimming near a beach on a hot day in Barcelona, Spain, on July 17, 2023. #
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![A field of sunflowers]()
Read moreA field of sunflowers blooms in Ukraine's Kyiv region on July 18, 2023. #
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![Dozens of people sit along a seawall overlooking piles of wave-dissipating concrete blocks.]()
Read morePeople spend an evening out along the Marine Drive promenade in Mumbai, India, on July 15, 2023. #
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![An elevated view of an evening soccer match on a pitch near a hillside favela]()
Read moreGirls play soccer during a training match in the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 12, 2023. #
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![An elevated view of a huge mural of a seated child that has been painted onto the grassy slope of a mountain]()
Read moreA land-art painting representing a child drawing, created by Swiss French artist Saype, is pictured at the Chamossiare in Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland, on July 13, 2023. #
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![A person falls toward the surface of a lake after letting go of a rope swing.]()
Read moreA man jumps into cold water at Gol-e-Ramian Spring, in Iran's Golestan province, on June 27, 2023. Photo released on July 19. #
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