Swimmers in fancy costume take part in the New Year's Day swim at Saundersfoot in Wales, Britain, January 1, 2017. (Photo by Rebecca Naden/Reuters)

A man takes a picture by the burning mayor’s office in Almaty, Kazakhstan on January 5, 2022. Protests are spreading across Kazakhstan over the rising fuel prices; protesters broke into the Almaty mayor’s office and set it on fire. (Photo by Yerlan Dzhumayev/TASS)

The "Skylanders Eruptor" balloon moves by people on balconies during the 89th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in the Manhattan borough of New York, November 26, 2015. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

A pro-independence protester sits in front of Catalonia's regional parliament as lawmakers vote inside, in Barcelona, January 16, 2014. (Photo by Albert Gea/Reuters)

A man playing the part of a zombi pretends to rise from the dead from inside a coffin at a Carnival parade in Jacmel, Haiti, Sunday, February 23, 2014. The pre-Lent festival began in the streets of this town known for its arts to kick off Haiti’s Carnival festivities. (Photo by Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo)

Members of a teenage girl gang convincing an unwilling recruit to join the gang, circa 1955. (Photo by Vecchio/Three Lions)

The Euro sculpture is partially reflected in a puddle on a cobblestone pavement in front of the headquarters of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt on Jan. 21. (Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)

Runner-up. “The heavens opened and the streets around Shibuya, Tokyo, were suddenly drenched in even more colour and movement. I was taking photos (my friend was holding the umbrella) when I noticed this woman at the crossing. I’m pleased with the futuristic feel of the image”. (Photo by Katherine Bridgestock/The Guardian)