A performer from the Academicos do Grande Rio samba school dances during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Monday, February 16, 2015. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)

Participants enjoy the “Color Me Run” festival in Hanoi, Vietnam, 28 May 2016. The festival which was inspired by the Holi Festival from India, attracted thousands of teenagers this year. (Photo by Luong Thai Linh/EPA)

A Boeing F/A-18 takes off to perform during the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, Britain, 12 July 2016. The Farnborough International Air Show runs from 11-17 July. (Photo by Hannah Mckay/EPA)

Two stallions confront each other at a horse fighting contest in Rongshui, China. More than 30 horses from surrounding regions took part in the traditional activity of the Lantern festival. (Photo by China Foto Press)

White smoke billowed from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (Photo by Dmitry Lovetsky/AP Photo)

Underwater photographer Sarah Lee uses a technique known as “duck diving” to capture these stunning photos of surfers in Hawaii. Surfers “duck dive” under the water to avoid incoming waves so they can get further out to sea. Photo: A surfer comes free from her surfboard. (Photo by Sarah Lee/Caters News)

French sculptor Pierre Matter was born in 1964. “A mystical child, then a tormented teenager, he studied mathematics half-heartedly. It was only logical that he headed naturally, though initially in an erratic manner, for the mysterious universe of artistic creation. His slow progression in this field led him to try out many kinds of expression and material, from oil to gouache to ink, from comic strips to canvas, and also bas-relief in stone.”

A farrier attaches a horse shoe still hot from the furnace at The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) at Hyde Park Barracks on March 28, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)