A competition, now in its 43rd year, dedicated to showcasing the beautiful and bizarre as seen under a light microscope attracted over 2,000 entries from 88 countries. Here: Honorable Mention by Emre Can Alagöz, Istanbul, Turkey: The eyes of a jumping spider, magnified 6x. (Photo by Emre Can Alagöz/2017 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition)

Girls take part in the traditional seasonal Christmas run along the streets of Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, December 17, 2017. The festive run attracts many hundreds of people to the capital dressed as Santa Clause to take part in the sporting event. (Photo by Mindaugas Kulbis/AP Photo)

Sculpture by Danger Dave titled “Damien Hirst Looking for Sharks” is seen on September 13, 2021 in Currumbin, Australia. SWELL Sculpture Festival is an annual exhibition that features 65 large-scale sculptures installed along Currumbin Beach on the Gold Coast in Queensland. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images)

American rapper Saweetie uses some sheels to keep herself covered in the second decade of November 2024. (Photo by saweetie/Instagram)

An Iranian Shiite Muslim prays in Laylat al-Qadr, or the night of destiny, during holy fasting month of Ramadan after midnight, in central Tehran, Iran, early Sunday, June 18, 2017. Laylat al-Qadr is the night when Muslims believe the Quran was first revealed to prophet Muhammad. Worshipers gather in religious ceremonies to pray, ask forgiveness and make wishes on one of the most important nights of the Islamic calendar. Shiite Muslims, the vast majority of Iranians, believe the night happens either on 19th, 21st or 23rd of the holy month of Ramadan. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)

Hundreds of volunteers stand at Goma International Airport receiving instructions before boarding a plane that will take them to a training center after responding to Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi's call to join the army to go to the front lines to fight against the M23 rebellion (March 23 Movement) in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on November 14, 2022. (Photo by Guerchom Ndebo/AFP Photo)

A grey seal basks under a rainbow on a beach on the Lincolnshire coast, England on November 21, 2017. (Photo by Sean Weekly/Caters News Agency)

People walk with their belongings in a flooded area after the Nile river overflowed after continuous heavy rain which caused thousands of people to be displaced in Bor, central South Sudan, on August 8, 2020. (Photo by Akuot Chol/AFP Photo)