A novice Bhutanese monk sleeps after hours of prayer waiting for class to be over at the Dechen Phodrang monastery October 18, 2011 in Thimphu, Bhutan. The monks average about 10 hours of study a day waking up at 5:00am. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

People purchase the book “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson on launch day at Shanghai's City of Books on October 24, 2011 in Shanghai, China. The book was launched in 30 book cities at the same time across the country. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)

This is the work of Keisuke Yamada, a banana artist Kotaku first profiled in 2011. To make these sculptures, Yamada, an electrician by trade, must work fast, or the banana will start to go bad.

Images from my travels with John Paul Caponigro in the spring of 2011. During that week JP inspired me to create this body of work. This is my path, my pathways in arches.

Ciara Sexton attends the premiere of “Lord Of The Dance 3D” held at The Cineworld Haymarket on March 10, 2011 in London, England.

A Rolls-Royce state car at the Royal Mews on March 21, 2011 in London, England. The car will transport Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall on the day of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Flowers are placed on actress Elizabeth Taylor's Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 23, 2011 in Hollywood, California. The Academy Award winning actress died Wednesday at age 79. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images)