Photographer Tyler Shields had become comfortable, a feeling he found “terrible” as an artist. He wanted to do something challenging, something that pushed the human boundaries. So he spent a year documenting heights, fear, energy and falling – a series he calls “Suspense”. Photo: “Balloon”. (Photo by Tyler Shields)
Against the scorching sun, a hungry jackal chases a flock of birds looking for a quick morning snack. Taken in South Africa's Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park, these images capture the moment a lone hunter tries, and then succeeds, in his pursuit. (Photo by John Mullineux/Solent News)
A Maasai moran athlete has his face smeared with red ocher paint during preparations for the 2016 Maasai Olympics at the Sidai Oleng Wildlife Sanctuary, at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro, near the Kenya-Tanzania border in Kimana, Kajiado, Kenya December 10, 2016. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)
Suzanna Shahbazian of Canada competes in the Individual Exercises Final during Pan American Gymnastics Championships Rio de Janeiro 2022 at Carioca Arena 1 on July 09, 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
New York City FC midfielder Valentin Castellanos (11) falls after battling Columbus Crew defender Aboubacar Keita (30) for a high ball during the second half at Red Bull Arena in New York, August 24, 2020. (Photo by Vincent Carchietta/USA TODAY Sports)
Italy's Sofia Raffaeli competes in the individual all-around final during the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships at the West Japan General Exhibition Centre in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture on October 30, 2021. (Photo by Charly Triballeau/AFP Photo)