Change, 26, who is non-binary, poses next to their friend wearing pink, rainbow-decorated boots at the Pink Dot Rally in Singapore on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Edgar Su/Reuters)
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team rider Brad Binder of South Africa speeds through a corner during a MotoGP practice session at the Australian MotoGP on Philip Island on October 18, 2024. (Photo by William West/AFP Photo)
Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (74) gloves a loose puck beside Vegas Golden Knights right wing Keegan Kolesar (55) during the third period at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 17, 2024. (Photo by Stephen R. Sylvanie/Imagn Images via USA Today Sports)
This photograph, taken in Cognocoli-Monticchi on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on November 14, 2023 shows lenticular clouds above Corsican mountains. (Photo by Pascal Pochard-Casabianca/AFP Photo)
Cast member, American actress Sydney Sweeney attends the premiere of Neon's “Immaculate” during Beyond Fest at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on March 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
England fans react as they watch a live broadcast of the Women's Euro final football match between England and Spain, at Boxpark Wembley in London on July 27, 2025. (Photo by Niklas Halle'n/AFP 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)
Residents with faces covered in ash ride on a motorcycle as Mount Sinabung volcano erupts, in Sukandebi village in Karo Regency, Indonesia's North Sumatra province, Indonesia June 13, 2015, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. (Photo by Rony Muharrman/Reuters/Antara Foto)