People take part in a rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 8, 2024. (Photo by Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters)

Smeared in colored powder fashionable women wearing sun glasses celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in the Encino section of Los Angles on Sunday, March 24, 2024. (Photo by Richard Vogel/AP Photo)

Journalists wear face mask and keep distance as they attend news conference by German Health Minister Jens Spahn about the developing of the coronavirus crisis test strategy in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, August 6, 2020. (Photo by Markus Schreiber/AP Photo)

Honorable Mention: “The Storm”. During I was taking photo with my nephew, the storm came and I caught this beautiful moment. Photo location: Kocaeli, Turkey. (Photo and caption by Aytül Akbaş/National Geographic Photo Contest)

A trained monkey rides a toy cycle during a Topeng Monyet (Monkey Mask) show at a densely populated area in Depok on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 18, 2024. (Photo by Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters)

American model Kendall Jenner walks the runway during “Le Chouchou” Jacquemus' Fashion Show at Chateau de Versailles on June 26, 2023 in Versailles, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

Supporters of opposition member Venancio Mondlane protest during the inauguration of the ruling Frelimo party's leader Daniel Chapo as Mozambique's newly elected President in Maputo, Mozambique on January 15, 2025. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Students perform traditional dance as they take part in Pongal celebrations, the Tamil harvest festival, at a college in Chennai on January 10, 2024. (Photo by R. Satish Babu/AFP Photo)