The performers prepare for the show. Fontana, a travelling water circus produced by Cirque Du Liban at Festival City in Dubai. (Photo by Chris Whiteoak/The National)
American photographer Doug Perrine, 60, snapped the shots last year while the False Killer Whale was out hunting for food. (Photo by Doug Perrine/Iber-Press)
A performer from Cirque du Soleil's show “Quidam” practices backstage before a show at the MEO Arena in Lisbon December 18, 2014. (Photo by Rafael Marchante/Reuters)
The provincial highest chimney collapses as it is demolished by explosives in Shenyang, Liaoning province, April 28, 2014. The 150-metre-high chimney used to be part of a local heating factory, according to local media. (Photo by Sheng Li/Reuters)
A member of the United Arab Emirates armed forces gestures as the first batch of UAE military personnel returns from Yemen in Abu Dhabi, November 7, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/United Arab Emirates News Agency WAM)
Body builders preparing at the backstage during the Bodybuilding Cup in Kiev, Ukraine on November 7, 2015 which includes classic bodybuilding, physicist and body fitness and bikini in the competition. (Photo by Nazar Furyk/Pacific Press)
Dancers perform the traditional “Diablada” or Dance of the Devils during the Carnival in Oruro, Bolivia, Saturday, February 10, 2018. Thousands of colorfully dressed dancers and musicians kick off Carnival celebrations in the Bolivian city of Oruro. (Photo by Juan Karita/AP Photo)