Doris Pennman adjusts her umbrella as she walks along Mission Beach on January 8, 2005 in San Diego, Califonia. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)

Three Palestinian women sit on a beachfront as a wave comes rushing by in Gaza City on November 17, 2016. (Photo by Mohammed Abed/AFP Photo)

A Tibetan mastiff dog is displayed for sale at a mastiff show in Baoding, Hebei province, south of Beijing on March 9, 2013. Fetching prices up to around 750,000 USD, mastiffs have become a prized status-symbol amongst China's wealthy, with rich buyers across the country sending prices skyrocketing. Owners say the mastiffs, descendents of dogs used for hunting by nomadic tribes in central Asia and Tibet are fiercely loyal and protective. Breeders still travel to the Himalayan plateau to collect young puppies, although many are unable to adjust to the low altitudes and die during the journey. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)

Terence Chang's (aka exxonvaldez) long exposure photographs, capturing only streaks of light as airplanes arrive and depart from the San Francisco airport, certainly are stunning. There's just something so magical about seeing the various patterns created in the sky, even over a relatively short amount of time.

Refugees disembark and make their way to a camp at a hotel touted as the world's most northerly ski resort in Riksgransen, Sweden, December 15, 2015. (Photo by Ints Kalnins/Reuters)

Contestants for the Miss World grand final perform in colourful costumes during a dress rehearsal in Sanya, Hainan province, China, 18 December 2015. (Photo by How Hwee Young/EPA)

Participants are running in the “2024 Chosun Ilbo Chuncheon Marathon” held in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do on October 27, 2024. One participant is smiling brightly while raising his thumb. (Photo by Jang Yeon-seong)