The “Assignments” exhibition is an annual chance to see the top images by UK photojournalists, as chosen by the British Press Photographers’ Association. Here: Wales’s Cory McKenna dominates Micol DiSegni during their fight at Cage Warriors 97 in Cardiff, 29 September 2018. (Photo by Chris Fairweather/Huw Evans Agency)

Players in action during the Swamp Soccer Championships 2019 in Hyrynsalmi, Finland, 19 July 2019. The World Championship in swamp football is played annually on Vuorisuo bog in Hyrynsalmi. (Photo by Tomi Hanninen/EPA/EFE)

David Goffin of Belgium meets a koala during a promotional event for the Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne Park on January 17, 2018. (Photo by Fiona Hamilton/Reuters/Tennis Australia)

Starlings gather on power lines at dusk, Friday, October 21, 2022, in Overland Park, Kan. (Photo by Charlie Riedel/AP Photo)

Trees are consumed by the Bridge Fire near Wrightwood, Calif., Wednesday, September 11, 2024. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)

A street side fruit vendor has his face covered as a precaution against the coronavirus in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, July 21, 2020. With a surge in coronavirus cases in the past few weeks, state governments in India have been ordering focused lockdowns in high-risk areas to slow down the spread of infections. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)

A visitor kneels on the 180-meter-high and 300 meter-long glass-bottomed suspension bridge at the Shiniuzhai National Geopark in Pingjiang county, in central China's Hunan province, 24 September 2015. (Photo by Jiao Zi/Imaginechina via AFP Photo)

Brazil's Kathellen in action with Australia's Alanna Kennedy during the Australia vs Brazil, Group C match at the FIFA Women's World Cup at Stade La Mosson Stadium on June 13th 2019 in Montpellier, France. (Photo by Eric Gaillard/Reuters)