A man sleeps at Beirut's Corniche, a seaside promenade, in Lebanon May 2, 2016. (Photo by Alia Haju/Reuters)

People participate in a Zombie Walk in Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 2, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)

The Perseid Meteor Shower seen over The Scorhill Stone Circle in Dartmoor, Devon on August 2, 2016. (Photo by John Baker/SWNS.com)

Cars drive under a rainbow near Bad Langensalza, Germany, Wednesday, November 2, 2016. (Photo by Jens Meyer/AP Photo)

Waves hit the seawall during heavy seas and high winds in Dawlish in south west Britain, February 2, 2017. (Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)

A dress rehearsal for the world premiere of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Luna at the Hippodrome in Birmingham, UK on October 2, 2024. (Photo by Elliott Franks/The Times)

Los Angeles native Mike Stilkey has always been attracted to painting and drawing not only on vintage paper, record covers and book pages, but on the books themselves. Using a mix of ink, colored pencil, paint and lacquer, Stilkey depicts a melancholic and at times a whimsical cast of characters inhabiting ambiguous spaces and narratives of fantasy and fairy tales. A lingering sense of loss and longing hints at emotional depth and draws the viewer into their introspective thrall with a mixture of capricious poetry, wit, and mystery. (Photo by Mike Stilkey)

American Fork High School's Haven Empey poses for photos on Wednesday, November 13, 2019, after being named Ms. Soccer 2019 by the Deseret News in Utah, US. (Photo by Scott G. Winterton/Deseret News)