Igor Shpilenok works in the reserve at Kamchatka, Russia. Igor is a fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers and a winner of the 2006 BBC Wildlife Photographer Competition. Igor’s work has been published in numerous international and Russian magazines, including Smithsonian, National Wildlife, Geo, and BBC Wildlife.

“How does a bear behave when encounter a human? In most cases he runs away. But before running he almost always would rise to stand on his rear feet. And this behavior does not indicate the attack, as many people think...” – Igor Shpilenok. (Photo by Igor Shpilenok via Wildlife Photo Russia)

Runners hoist another runner into the air after completing The Color Run All-Star 5K as part of the All-Star Baseball game festivities, Saturday, July 11, 2015, at Sawyer Point Park, in Cincinnati. After more than two years of planning and sprucing up, city organizers say everything's in place for a smooth, safe and fun five days of events that began Friday morning with the opening of Major League Baseball's fan festival. There will be concerts, exhibits, celebrity softball, the Home Run Derby and other activities capped by Tuesday night's game. (Photo by John Minchillo/AP Photo)

AFP presents a photo essay on professional wrestler Gia Scott shot by photographer Jim Watson over several months in 2018. Kierra Scott – better known by her stage name Gia – is a rising star in the US pro wrestling scene. This month, the 19-year-old became the youngest ever female champion of the MCW wrestling league in Maryland. Here: Professional wrestler Gia Scott (R) tries to break free from the grip of professional wrestler Aria Palmer (L) during Autumn Armageddon 2018 in Galena, Maryland on October 6, 2018. (Photo by Jim Watson/AFP Photo)

Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing prepares to drive in the garage during practice for the F1 Grand Prix of Spain at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on August 14, 2020 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton walks past Houston Texans Cheerleaders ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of USA race at the Circuit of the Americas on October 23, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters)

Cameroonian para-athlete and taekwondo African champion Marie-Antoinette Ndassi (R) and Cameroonian taekwondo para-athlete Chemogne Teukam Guileine (C) practice some moves during a training session at a gym in Yaounde, on May 31, 2024. Taekwondo para-athletes Marie-Antoinette Ndassi and Chemogne Teukam Guileine will represent Cameroon following their qualification for the upcoming Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. (Photo by Daniel Beloumou Olomo/AFP Phoot)

The Philly Phanatic has fun with a fan during game four of the NLCS against the San Diego Padres for the 2022 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 22, 2022. (Photo by Kyle Ross/USA TODAY Sports)

Hira Naveed reacts to her shot on the eighth green during the first round of the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Thursday, April 18, 2024, at The Club at Carlton Woods, in The Woodlands, Texas. (Photo by Eric Gay/AP Photo)