A pro-abortion activist wearing a poncho with an illustration of a woman in jail, demonstrates to demand the decriminalization of abortion in Mexico City, Mexico September 28, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Jasso/Reuters)
A woman sports a rainbow painted hand at the annual PrideFest celebration at Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado June 18, 2016. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Richard Kilty of Britain celebrates after winning the men's 60 metres final during the European Indoor Championships in Prague March 8, 2015. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS)
October 25, 2009; London,UK; The mascot for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers watches a cheerleader during the NFL International Series game against the New England Patriots at Wembley Stadium. (Photo by David Wilkinson/Offside Sports)
Boxing is a sport more often associated with brute violence than with aesthetics. But photographer Howard Schatz has turned thuggish fighters into the subjects of extraordinary portraits showing the beautiful side of pugilism. The stunning pictures, collected in a new book, took six years to capture as Mr Schatz sought to investigate every aspect of the controversial sport.
Terashima Takeshi and Akaishi Kazuya of Japan block a shot from Indonesia during day one of the ISTAF Super Series at Palembang Sport Convention Center on February 23, 2012 in Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia. (Photo by Nicky Loh/Getty Images for UFA Sports)
Members of the Washington Wizards Dancers dance during a timeout against the Utah Jazz in the second quarter at Capital One Arena in Washington, District of Columbia on January 25, 2024. (Photo by Geoff Burke/USA TODAY Sports)