A selection of hand-made leis, traditional Hawaiian necklaces made of flowers and worn mostly on special occasions, fill a cooler at Lin's Lei Shop in the Chinatown district of Honolulu, Hawaii December 22, 2015. Hawaii, whose economy depends heavily on tourism, sees a brief lull in visitors each year in January and February. But in addition to the usual tourist destinations, the state shows a unique overlay of mainland U.S. culture atop tropical beauty year-round. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

Kieron Connolly’s new book of photographs of more than 100 once-busy and often elegant buildings gives an idea of how the world might look if humankind disappeared. Here: Bodie, Mono County, California. Gold was discovered at Bodie in 1859 (just after the initial California gold rush) and it went from mining camp to boomtown. Its decline began in 1880, when word spread of new boomtowns elsewhere. The Standard Consolidated Mine closed in 1913, and four years later the Bodie Railway was abandoned. By 1940 the population was down to 40. Today, Bodie is maintained in a state of arrested decay as a visitor attraction. (Photo by Alamy Stock Photo)

American actress Monica Barbaro at the Willy Chavarria Met Gala after party co-hosted with Wayman and Micah held at the Mark Hotel on May 05, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by Lexie Moreland/WWD via Getty Images)

Ratana Das, 40, a female vendor, carries sacks full of clothes at a second-hand clothing market early morning in Kolkata, India, March 10, 2016. Das said she was born and brought up in Kolkata and feels proud being a resident of the city that gives her he opportunity to be financially independent. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

“Sperm whale opening it's huge mouth, Ogasawara Islands, Japan. Sperm whales are the biggest carnivorous animals on the planet. Each teeth in the mouth of adult specimen weights more than 1 kilogram. Interestingly enough that modern marine biologists believe that these teeth despite being fearsome play little role in capturing and eating giant squid – with their main function being mainly ritual aggression between males!”. (Photo by Alexander Safonov)

British singer Rita Ora ready to record in the studio in North West London, United Kingdom on October 13, 2020. (Photo by Click News and Media)

Anton Phung, known as B-Boy LB, and Karam Singh, or Kid Karam, show off their dancing skills in Salford on November 3, 2022 before the WDSF European Breaking Championships, which will be held in Manchester this weekend. (Photo by James Glossop/The Times)

British-Albanian singer Dua Lipa (left) and American model Emily Ratajkowski goof around at a Puma event in Milan, Italy in the second decade of December 2024. (Photo by Instagram)