A lady with fish headdress stares at the camera during the 28th Caracol Festival held at Makati City, Philippines, 23 February 2014. Caracol festival is an annual festivity aims to promote conservation of the environment. It is also the city’s version of Mardi Gras where different groups compete for the championship at street dancing competition. Marlo Cueto/EyePress EPN/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: eyepress077333
Bring on the masquerades! It’s time for Carnival season around the world! From festive celebrations on the streets, to parades, and many a circus–it’s a great time to be a photographer. At Newscom, our partners capture the spirit and vividness of this religious observance, at its best. See some beautiful pictures now, and come back to see more in the coming week!
Newscom gets between 30-60,000 images a day from our partners around the world, and it’s easy to miss some truly amazing images if you aren’t specifically looking for them. So each week, we’ll go through our collections and present to you our favorites. Our job is to pick whatever catches our eye. Your job is to simply enjoy them. Check out the entire lightbox of this week’s best pictures back at Newscom, and read on to see other stories from this past week.
The 2014 Sochi Olympics have come to a close. It was a fun two weeks, full of amazing pictures of events and athletes. Russia came away with 33 medals, closely followed by Norway, Canada, and the United States. See some of our Favorite Photos from the Sochi Olympics, and don’t miss the Olympic funny faces either!
Performers take part in the closing ceremony for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 23, 2014. PHIL NOBLE/REUTERS/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: rtrlsix316987
If it’s time for crocuses to peep out of the thawing ground, that must mean that spring is on its way! More sunshine please. Oh, and that must mean I better get back to those swimsuit season resolutions, right? See these pictures to keep you inspired.
Crocuses are in bloom in front of the Film Museum in Potsdam, Germany, 24 February 2014. The museum is currently closed for renovations which have been made necessary by fire protection regulations. Bernd Settnik/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: dpaphotostwo086326
Turmoil in Ukraine continues. As the whereabouts of ousted President Yanukovych are unknown, Parliament rushes to appoint lawmaker Oleksandr Turchinov as a new speaker until elections can be held in May. Yanukovych, however, insists he is still charge, as stated from a televised broadcast last weekend.
Protesters clash with riot police during the continuing protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 18 February 2014. A least three protesters were killed in clashes with police on 18 February, Ukrainian opposition activists say. Violence erupted in the Ukrainian capital after anti-government protesters broke through a police cordon in front of parliament. Protester marched toward the parliament to demand constitutional reforms that would curb the powers of President Viktor Yanukovych. Ukraine has been mired in political crisis since November after the government backed away from a trade agreement with the European Union and signed a 15-billion-dollar loan deal with Russia instead. SERGEY DOLZHENKO/EPA/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: epalive068607
Scroll down for more great photos from this week, and be sure to check back next week, for more of your favorite Editors’ Picks photos.
A series of images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) show the first moments of an X-class significant solar flare in different wavelengths of light February 24, 2014. Hot solar material can be seen hovering above the active region in the sun’s atmosphere, the corona. NASA/Reuters/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: rtrlsix319241
A view of the Delta IV rocket streaking across the sky after launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is seen from Port Canaveral, Florida February 20, 2014. A U.S. Global Positioning System satellite was launched into orbit on Thursday, buttressing a 31-member navigation network in constant use by the military, civilian agencies and commercial customers worldwide. MIKE BROWN/REUTERS/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: rtrlsix309758
A Sadhu (holy man) looks into a small mirror as he prepares for the Maha Shivratri festival in the early morning at the premises of the Pashupati Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 24 February 2014. Hundreds of Sadhus from across country and neighbouring India started to arrive at Pashupati Temple to attend the event. The Hindu festival also known as the birthday of Lord Shiva falls on 27 February. NARENDRA SHRESTHA/EPA/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: epalive081379
Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga celebrates the dismissal of Pakistan’s Bilawal Bhatti during their one-day international (ODI) cricket match for the Asia Cup 2014 in Fatullah February 25, 2014. ANDREW BIRAJ/REUTERS/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: rtrlsix319285
A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child during a three-day nationwide vaccination campaign to eradicate polio, in Karachi, Pakistan, 23 February 2014. About two dozen health workers taking part in a UN-funded immunization campaigns and police officials protecting them were killed by militants in the past year. Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria are the only three countries in the world where the disease is endemic, according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. SHAHZAIB AKBER/EPA/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: epalive079772
Feb. 25, 2014 – London, England, UK – London, England. Pictured: Martin Greis performing as ”The Beast”. Bettina Strenske/ZUMA Press/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: zumaamericasten312000
A barbed wire fence is seen at the World War One Vieil Armand “Hartmannswillerkopf” battlefield in the Alsace region February 6, 2014 where around 30,000 French and German soldiers died in the Vosges mountain battles in 1915. The year 2014 will mark the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War (WWI). Picture taken February 6, 2014. JACKY NAEGELEN/REUTERS/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: rtrlsix318799
Check out many more great pictures from Newscom this week, and catch up on past Editors’ Picks posts from FocalPoint:
Editors’ Picks: Gorgeous Gardens, A Motivational Marmot, & Drinking Cobra Blood?!
Editors’ Picks: Parisian Love, Indoor Horse, & The Dufour-Lapointe Sisters