Alan Taylor

An orangutan rehabilitation center in Borneo, an iceberg-filled fjord in Greenland, scenes from the Republican National Convention, a fire festival in Japan, and much more

Images of the many events, athletes, and spectators at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris

A collection of images from the James Webb Space Telescope’s second year in space

A stegosaurus fossil up for auction in New York, a newborn pangolin at the Prague Zoo, a Volleyball on Water tournament in Slovenia, a lightsaber training session in Mexico City, and much more

Images of Hindu Tenggerese worshippers carrying offerings up the side of an active volcano, and tossing them in

Images from some of the first runs this year in Pamplona, Spain

A greased-pole walk in Massachusetts, a heavy-metal music festival in France, hurricane damage in Barbados, sumo wrestlers at the Lincoln Memorial, and much more

Images of some of the performers and concertgoers at this year’s Glastonbury music festival

A field of blooming flowers in Italy, a “space-capsule camp” in China, flooded rivers in the American Midwest, a haute couture fashion show in Paris, a camel traffic light in a Chinese desert, and much more

A collection of some of this year’s honored images of North American birds and birdlife