Thai school girls pose for photographs with pythons during the 2022 Pet Expo Championship in Bangkok on September 8, 2022. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)
Miss Fantasy performs on the stage of The Nest club during the Vogue Nights Jozi Ball, an event dedicated to the gender-fluid culture in Marshalltown, Johannesburg on September 24, 2022. (Photo by Luca Sola/AFP Photo)
In this picture taken on October 1, 2022, a devotee performs in the guise of Hindu goddess Kali during “Durga Puja” festival celebrations in Ajmer. (Photo by Himanshu Sharma/AFP Photo)
A woman fancy dressed as the character of La Catrina poses before taking part in the Catrinas Parade, commemorating the Day of the Dead, in Mexico City, on October 23, 2022. (Photo by Claudio Cruz/AFP Photo)
Cadets of the Sikh Regimental Center perform Gatka martial stunts during a combined display ahead of a graduation ceremony at the Officers Training Academy, in Chennai on October 28, 2022. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)
In this aerial image, Baker Lake is surrounded by Fall colors on October 8, 2022 near East Bolton, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Sébastien St-Jean/AFP Photo)
Health workers in personal protective equipments (PPE) carrying Covid-19 coronavirus testing swabs and tubes are seen on bicycles along a street in Beijing on November 24, 2022. (Photo by Jade Gao/AFP Photo)
People walk past an illuminated lantern for the upcoming Year of the Rabbit during Seoul Lantern Festival at Gwanghwamun square in Seoul on December 19, 2022. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je/AFP Photo)