“Game of Thrones” star, actress Sophie Turner attends the “X-Men Dark Phoenix” Photocall At Cafe de l'Homme on April 26, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Splash News and Pictures)
Tamta of Cyprus arrives at the 64th Eurovision Song Contest held at Tel Aviv Fairgrounds on May 12, 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Photo by Amir Cohen/Reuters)
American model Bella Hadid celebrating her 23rd birthday at L’Avenue at Saks Fifth Avenue New York, NY on October 10, 2019. (Photo by David Warren/Sipa USA)
Selena Gomez attends the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for dcp)
Travel photographer Amos Chapple recently crossed into Turkmenistan on a three-day transit visa and was able to photograph many of the sights and monuments in Ashgabat, the capital and largest city. Turkmenistan is a single-party country, a former Soviet state, run by a president at the center of a cult of personality.
Photo: A young couple leave the Alem Entertainment Center in Ashgabat. The current president has a history of breaking obscure records. In 2012 the wheel atop this complex was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest enclosed Ferris wheel. The structure was built at a cost of $90m. (Photo by Amos Chapple via The Atlantic)
Australia-based photographer Birte Person wasn't quite as afraid. With the safety of distance, she was brave enough to capture these stunning shots of the rare animals during feeding time at the Singapore Zoo.
Lovot companion robots by Groove X wander in front their booth at CES Unveiled during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 5, 2020. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Reuters)
A paper mache pig meant to mock Donald Trump sits on display at a protest against the Republican presidential candidate before the start of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 17 July 2016. Numerous protest groups are expected in Cleveland throughout the four-day-long convention. (Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA)