Spain's Sarah Loinaz performs as she takes part in the National Costume portion of the Miss Universe pageant, in Eilat, Israel, Friday, December 10, 2021. (Photo by Ariel Schalit/AP Photo)

A soldier looks at a line during a ceremony to mark Martyrs' Day at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, 30 September 2022. Martyr's Day is celebrated on the eve of National Day of the People's Republic of China to commemorate the people who sacrificed their lives in pursuit of national independence. (Photo by Mark R. Cristino/EPA/EFE)

A Hindu pilgrim takes a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on February 5, 2025. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/AFP Photo)

A protester with his face smeared with soot from burning barricades stands in the Musaga neighbourhood of Bujumbura on May 6, 2015. Government and opposition rivals are meeting in Burundi in a bid to end deadly demonstrations against a third term bid by the president, as regional foreign ministers arrived to add pressure. (Photo by Phil Moore/AFP Photo)

“Artist of the light”. While shooting sunrise in the Vermilion lakes area of Banff national park, Canada, I met a fellow photographer on the scene. Most of the time, we tried not to get in each other's way, however, just by accident, I snapped a picture with him in it working on his tripod settings, and it turned out to be a great photo compared to my sunrise shots. (Photo and caption by Victor Liu/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

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A bunker at aformer Swiss artillery fortress called Heldsberg stands near the town of St. Margareten, Switzerland March 22, 2015. Heldsberg fortress, located on the Swiss-Austrian border near the River Rhine and Lake Constance was built from 1938 to 1940 and remained in military use until 1992. Since 1993 it is open to the public as Fortress Museum Heldsberg. (Photo by Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters)

American reality television personality, model and social media personality Kylie Jenner seen on June 16, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Splash News and Pictures)

Chloe Khan dressed as Princess Jasmine from Aladdin seen on October 31, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by iCelebTV)