Women carry pitchers after filling them with water from a hand pump to their houses in Thane district in the western state of Maharashtra, India, May 30, 2019. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)
A woman hands flowers to a member of the Wisconsin National Guard standing by as people gather for a vigil, following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S., August 28, 2020. (Photo by Brendan McDermid/Reuters)
A model displays henna tattoo designs on her hands during a Henna tattoo competition in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 07 November 2023. (Photo by Hotli Simanjuntak/EPA/EFE)
Models Kendall Jenner and Joan Smalls are seen holding hands as they coordinated in pink while arriving with friends at LIV Miami during Art Basel on December 5, 2019. Luka Sabbat was also seen accompanying the women during their night out on the town. (Photo by Backgrid USA)
Circus performer from the Association of Circus Proprietors on Whitehall, London, Britain, 07 July 2020. The association handed a petition to Downing Street to ask British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to allow circuses to reopen. (Photo by Will Oliver/EPA/EFE)
A participant kisses a trout after catching it with his bare hands during a trout catching contest at a pool in Hwacheon, South Korea, Saturday, January 7, 2023. The contest is part of an annual ice festival which draws over one million visitors every year. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)
Sara Sorribes Tormo of Team Spain plays a back hand in the Women's singles match against Beatriz Haddad Maia of Team Brazil during day one of the 2024 United Cup at RAC Arena on December 29, 2023 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Will Russell/Getty Images)
“Don't Leave Any Food On Your Plate”. The giraffes at Nairobi's Giraffe Manor are totally at home with humans. They will eat out of your hand, or even off your plate. Photo location: Giraffe Manor, Nairobi, Kenya. (Photo and caption by Gavin Werbeloff/National Geographic Photo Contest)