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2024 Through the Lens: Breathtaking Snapshots (Part 47 of 240)

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An Indonesian Air Force cadet watches the South Korea Air Force’s Black Eagles aerobatic team perform in their T-50Bs during an aerial display at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore on February 22, 2024. (Photo by Edgar Su/Reuters)

South Korea’s Black Eagles Dazzle at Singapore Airshow 2024 – Indonesian Cadet in Awe on February 22, 2024. (Photo by Edgar Su/Reuters)

A carnival reveller swings around a long wooden stick and performs a vault, the so-called “Fools Jump”, during the traditional folklore procession “Narrensprung” dating back to the 14th century as part of the Swabian-Alemannic Rose Monday celebrations in the Black Forest town of Rottweil, in south-western Germany on February 12, 2024. (Photo by Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters)

A carnival reveler swings a long wooden stick and performs the ‘Fools Jump’ vault during the traditional ‘Narrensprung’ folklore procession—a centuries-old Swabian-Alemannic carnival tradition—in Rottweil, Germany, in south-western Germany on February 12, 2024. (Photo by Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters)

Members of Uganda's Soft Ground Wrestling battle during a training session at their camp in Mukono on February 28, 2024. Uganda's Soft Ground Wrestling is getting attention worldwide and becoming an Internet sensation. Members showcase their wrestling skills on their YouTube channel, performing inside makeshift bamboo ring posts with string ropes and soil. Currently, Soft Ground Wrestling has 200 members, most of them from unprivileged backgrounds, and include both men and women training vigorously as they dream of becoming professional wrestlers. (Photo by Badru Katumba/AFP Photo)

Members of Uganda’s Soft Ground Wrestling train at their camp in Mukono on February 28, 2024. The grassroots sport—gaining global attention as an internet sensation—showcases athletes battling in a makeshift ring with bamboo posts, rope strings, and soil. With 200 members, many from underprivileged backgrounds, the group includes men and women training intensely to pursue professional wrestling dreams. (Photo by Badru Katumba/AFP Photo)

US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift accepts the Best Pop Vocal Album award for “Midnights” alongside South African comedian and host Trevor Noah on stage during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 4, 2024. (Photo by Mike Blake/Reuters)

Taylor Swift Wins Best Pop Album for ‘Midnights’ at 2024 Grammys in Los Angeles on February 4, 2024. (Photo by Mike Blake/Reuters)

Bocao (big mouth), the hippo, shares her birthday cake with her partner Tim, in celebration of her 30th birthday at BioParque do Rio, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 28, 2024. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

Bocao (‘Big Mouth’), a beloved hippo, celebrates her 30th birthday by sharing a cake with her partner Tim at Rio de Janeiro’s BioParque, Brazil on February 28, 2024. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

 

A health worker fumigates against the Aedes aegypti mosquito, a vector of the dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya viruses in Contagem, metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, on February 2, 2024, as the country faces a substantial increase in dengue fever cases. (Photo by Douglas Magno/AFP Photo)

Brazil Battles Dengue Outbreak: Health Worker Fumigates Against Mosquitoes in Minas Gerais, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, on February 2, 2024. (Photo by Douglas Magno/AFP Photo)

 

A woman exits a sauna during the European Sauna Marathon in Otepaa, Estonia on February 3, 2024. (Photo by Janis Laizans/Reuters)

A woman steps out of a sauna during the European Sauna Marathon in Otepää, Estonia on February 3, 2024. (Photo by Janis Laizans/Reuters)

 

Friends and family mourn Israeli soldier Sergeant first class Adi Eldor who was killed in the southern Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing ground operation of the Israeli army against Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at his funeral in Haifa, Israel on February 12, 2024. (Photo by Shir Torem/Reuters)

Friends and family mourn Israeli soldier Sergeant First Class Adi Eldor, killed in southern Gaza during ongoing Israeli military operations against Hamas, at his funeral in Haifa, Israel on February 12, 2024. (Photo by Shir Torem/Reuters)

 

Revelers from Porto da Pedra samba school perform during the night of the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 11, 2024. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)

Performers from Porto da Pedra samba school dance during the Carnival parade , in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 11, 2024. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)

The cast attends the world premiere of the film “Dune: Part Two” at Leicester Square, in London, Britain, on February 15, 2024. (Photo by Hannah McKay/Reuters)

The cast of ‘Dune: Part Two’ attends the film’s world premiere at Leicester Square in London,in London, Britain, on February 15, 2024. (Photo by Hannah McKay/Reuters)

 

Visitors experiment an illusion at the World Of Mind WOM museum, dedicated to the five senses, the human perceptions and the illusions in Brussels, Belgium on February 6, 2024. (Photo by Yves Herman/Reuters)

Visitors experience an illusion at the World of Mind (WOM) museum, dedicated to the five senses, human perception, and optical illusions, in Brussels, Belgium on February 6, 2024. (Photo by Yves Herman/Reuters)

 

Models present creations at the Bronx and Banco Fall/Winter 2024 collection show at New York Fashion Week, in New York City, U.S., February 8, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

Models showcase Bronx and Banco’s Fall/Winter 2024 collection during New York Fashion Week at New York Fashion Week, in New York City, U.S., February 8, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

 

Soldiers from the Aidar Battalion fire a D30 Howitzer from a position in Donbas, Ukraine, on February 3, 2024. (Photo by Wojciech Grzedzinski/For The Washington Post)

Soldiers of Ukraine’s Aidar Battalion fire a D-30 howitzer from a frontline position in Donbas, Ukraine, on February 3, 2024. (Photo by Wojciech Grzedzinski/For The Washington Post)

 

A model presents a creation at the Mark Fast catwalk show during London Fashion Week in London, Britain, on February 16, 2024. (Photo by Hollie Adams/Reuters)

A model walks the runway at the Mark Fast show during during London Fashion Week in London, Britain, on February 16, 2024. (Photo by Hollie Adams/Reuters)

 

General view of performance during the “Fuerza Bruta Wayra” show on February 28, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Xavi Torrent/Getty Images)

A performance scene from ‘Fuerza Bruta Wayra’ in Barcelona, Spain, show on February 28, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Xavi Torrent/Getty Images)

 

A reveller from Vila Isabel Samba School performs during the night of the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 13, 2024. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

A performer from Vila Isabel samba school dances during Rio Carnival’s parade at the Sambadrome,  in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 13, 2024. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

 

Cast members Amanda Seyfried and Douglas Smith pose for a photo on the day of a press conference to promote the movie “Seven Veils” at the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 22, 2024. (Photo by Liesa Johannssen/Reuters)

Actors Amanda Seyfried and Douglas Smith pose during a ‘Seven Veils’ press conference at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 22, 2024. (Photo by Liesa Johannssen/Reuters)

 

American singer-songwriter Miley Cyrus attends the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Singer-songwriter Miley Cyrus arrives at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

 

A police officer holds a shield while securing the Law Street in the European Quarter around the EU Commission Berlaymont building, in Brussels, Belgium, 26 February 2024. European farmers will gather on 26 February to demonstrate on the sidelines of a meeting of EU agriculture and fisheries ministers in Brussels. (Photo by Olivier Matthys/EPA)

A police officer secures Rue de la Loi near the EU Commission’s Berlaymont building during farmers’ protests in Brussels, Belgium, Febr. (Photo by Olivier Matthys/EPA)

Julia Everson
Julia is a freelance writer and lifelong learner with an ongoing curiosity to study new things. She enjoys checking out the latest grammar books and writing about video games more than anything else. If she's not running through Colorado’s breathtaking landscape, she's indoors hidden away in her cozy game room trolling noobs and leveling up an RPG character. She is a Final Fantasy IX apologist (although she loves them all… except XV), coffee aficionado, and a bit of a health nut. Julia graduated from Western Kentucky University with a B.A. in English Literature with a minor in Creative Writing.