The Spanish photographer Xavi Bou digitally combines sequential pictures of birds to create a single image, or chronophotograph, that reveals the shapes of their flight paths against Catalonian skies. His work shows the variety and beauty to be found in the daily activities of the local birds, including spiralling storks, swooping starlings and giddy swifts. Here: European herring gulls at Llobregat Delta. (Photo by Xavi Bou/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

These images capture the intricate details of minuscule snowflakes, moments before they melt. The shots were taken by Don Komarechka, 31, who has had a lifelong fascination with all things macro – especially snowflakes. The professional photographer says people often don’t believe that his pictures are real because they’re so perfect. (Photo by Don Komarechka/Caters News Agency)

A demonstrator uses a slingshot during a protest against Chile's government in Santiago, Chile, November 14, 2019. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)

“Kirill Oreshkin of Moscow is crazy. Without the aid of equipment or safety gear, Oreshkin climbs buildings, statues, and whatever he can get his hands on to dizzying heights and then takes the most gorgeous selfies imaginable”. (Photo by Kirill Oreshkin)

British born leading lady Elizabeth Taylor feeds the pigeons in Trafalgar Square, London. (Photo by Chris Ware/Keystone/Getty Images). November 1948

People clean up mud after flood waters receded on September 20, 2011 in Quxian County, Sichuan Province of China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)

A visitor tries a baccarat game at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia in Macau, China May 19, 2015. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)

A man pulls a cart with collapsed cardboard boxes past boutiques in the Sinchon district in Seoul, May 5, 2015. (Photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters)