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Childrens try to hold some boas (Boa Constrictor) and python while celebrate world snake day in Predator fun Park Batu, East Java, Indonesia, on July 16, 2023. (Photo by Aman Rochman/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Childrens try to hold some boas (Boa Constrictor) and python while celebrate world snake day in Predator fun Park Batu, East Java, Indonesia, on July 16, 2023. (Photo by Aman Rochman/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Snapped: 29 of the world’s best photos

1 min read·July 19, 2023 - 6:00AM
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See the world through the eyes of leading photographers in a weekly look at amazing images from home and abroad.

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Fire in the hole: People watch lava during a volcanic eruption near Litli Hrutur, southwest of Reykjavik, Iceland. Picture: Kristinn Magnusson / AFP
Fire in the hole: People watch lava during a volcanic eruption near Litli Hrutur, southwest of Reykjavik, Iceland. Picture: Kristinn Magnusson / AFP

 

British actress Florence Pugh cheekily pokes her tongue out for a fan’s selfie at the London premiere of Oppenheimer. Picture: Kate Green/Getty Images
British actress Florence Pugh cheekily pokes her tongue out for a fan’s selfie at the London premiere of Oppenheimer. Picture: Kate Green/Getty Images

 

I’m the fire starter: Dancers from the Dayak tribe perform during an arts festival in Surabaya, Indonesia. Picture: Juni Kriswanto/AFP
I’m the fire starter: Dancers from the Dayak tribe perform during an arts festival in Surabaya, Indonesia. Picture: Juni Kriswanto/AFP

 

An underwater image taken on a remote camera of Team Mexico performing their incredible underwater gymnastics at the World Aquatics Championships in Japan. Picture: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
An underwater image taken on a remote camera of Team Mexico performing their incredible underwater gymnastics at the World Aquatics Championships in Japan. Picture: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

 

Fans of the Matildas go wild for their heroes in Federation Square, Melbourne, ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Picture: Jason Edwards
Fans of the Matildas go wild for their heroes in Federation Square, Melbourne, ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Picture: Jason Edwards

 

It was a hair-raising photocall for Nicole Kidman at the launch the TV series Special Ops: Lioness in London. Picture: Ben Stansall / AFP
It was a hair-raising photocall for Nicole Kidman at the launch the TV series Special Ops: Lioness in London. Picture: Ben Stansall / AFP

 

Fly me to the moon and back: Fans wave flags as India launches a rocket in an attempt to land an unmanned spacecraft on the surface of the moon. Picture: R.Satish Babu/AFP
Fly me to the moon and back: Fans wave flags as India launches a rocket in an attempt to land an unmanned spacecraft on the surface of the moon. Picture: R.Satish Babu/AFP

 

Geelong’s Jeremy Cameron nurses a bloody face after copping an accidental elbow during the round 18 AFL match against Essendon. Picture: Michael Klein
Geelong’s Jeremy Cameron nurses a bloody face after copping an accidental elbow during the round 18 AFL match against Essendon. Picture: Michael Klein

 

In Argentina fans celebrate before the “beautiful game” starts. Fireworks fill the air prior to a match between River Plate and Estudiantes. Picture: Tomas Cuesta/Getty Images
In Argentina fans celebrate before the “beautiful game” starts. Fireworks fill the air prior to a match between River Plate and Estudiantes. Picture: Tomas Cuesta/Getty Images

 

A child is given a shower to cool off during a very hot summer at al-Nasr neighbourhood in Gaza City. Picture: Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
A child is given a shower to cool off during a very hot summer at al-Nasr neighbourhood in Gaza City. Picture: Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

 

Israelis gather to protest against a judicial overhaul bill to limit the court’s powers in Tel Aviv. Picture: Mustafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Israelis gather to protest against a judicial overhaul bill to limit the court’s powers in Tel Aviv. Picture: Mustafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

 

Argentine soccer legend Lionel Messi hugs superstar former player David Beckham, one of the owners of Messi’s new club Inter Miami. Picture: Chandan Khanna/AFP
Argentine soccer legend Lionel Messi hugs superstar former player David Beckham, one of the owners of Messi’s new club Inter Miami. Picture: Chandan Khanna/AFP

 

California dreaming: A crew prepares a hot air balloon at the Sonoma County Hot Air Balloon Classic. Picture: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
California dreaming: A crew prepares a hot air balloon at the Sonoma County Hot Air Balloon Classic. Picture: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

 

Is it a bird, is it a plane? No it’s four Brazilian Air Force planes performing at the International Air Show in Colombia. Picture: Juancho Torres/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Is it a bird, is it a plane? No it’s four Brazilian Air Force planes performing at the International Air Show in Colombia. Picture: Juancho Torres/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

 

Sunlight hits water on the lens of the photographer, as Nia Jerwood and Conor Nicholas compete during a Mixed Dinghy Race in a sailing event in France. Picture: Clive Mason/Getty Images
Sunlight hits water on the lens of the photographer, as Nia Jerwood and Conor Nicholas compete during a Mixed Dinghy Race in a sailing event in France. Picture: Clive Mason/Getty Images

 

Crews battle a forest fire at dawn on the Canary Islands. The fire has forced over 4000 people from their homes. Picture: Andres Gutierrez/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Crews battle a forest fire at dawn on the Canary Islands. The fire has forced over 4000 people from their homes. Picture: Andres Gutierrez/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

 

As Carlos Alcaraz defeats Novak Djokovic for the Wimbledon title, Princess Charlotte and Prince George punch the air and cheer alongside their mum Kate. Picture: Getty Images
As Carlos Alcaraz defeats Novak Djokovic for the Wimbledon title, Princess Charlotte and Prince George punch the air and cheer alongside their mum Kate. Picture: Getty Images

 

There were emotional scenes as spectators cheered Wimbledon winner Carlos Alcaraz. Picture: Adrian Dennis/AFP
There were emotional scenes as spectators cheered Wimbledon winner Carlos Alcaraz. Picture: Adrian Dennis/AFP

 

Ukrainian Army female Assault Brigade members prepare for the frontline in Zaporizhzhia. Over 60,000 women have signed up. Picture: Ercin Erturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Ukrainian Army female Assault Brigade members prepare for the frontline in Zaporizhzhia. Over 60,000 women have signed up. Picture: Ercin Erturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

 

Death-defying: Kyle Ives rides the Wall of Death during Harley-Davidson's Homecoming Festival in Milwaukee. Picture: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images
Death-defying: Kyle Ives rides the Wall of Death during Harley-Davidson's Homecoming Festival in Milwaukee. Picture: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images

 

Here’s looking at you: King Charles III and Queen Camilla take a tour of Barbara Hepworth Museum in Cornwall. Picture: Finnbarr Webster Pool/Getty Images
Here’s looking at you: King Charles III and Queen Camilla take a tour of Barbara Hepworth Museum in Cornwall. Picture: Finnbarr Webster Pool/Getty Images

 

An a-maze-ing drone picture of Disney’s Minnie and Mickey in a field in Bavaria. This image covers about 18,000 square feet and consists of 360,000 plants. Picture: Peter Kneffel via Getty Images
An a-maze-ing drone picture of Disney’s Minnie and Mickey in a field in Bavaria. This image covers about 18,000 square feet and consists of 360,000 plants. Picture: Peter Kneffel via Getty Images

 

A cheetah settles into new digs in Germany’s Thuringian Zoopark. Heated rest stops and climbing facilities contribute to the animals’ wellbeing. Picture: Martin Schutt/DPA/Getty Images
A cheetah settles into new digs in Germany’s Thuringian Zoopark. Heated rest stops and climbing facilities contribute to the animals’ wellbeing. Picture: Martin Schutt/DPA/Getty Images

 

Hold your horses!: A young rodeo star takes a white-knuckle ride as part of a wild pony race at the Calgary Stampede in Canada. Picture: Leah Hennel/Getty Images
Hold your horses!: A young rodeo star takes a white-knuckle ride as part of a wild pony race at the Calgary Stampede in Canada. Picture: Leah Hennel/Getty Images

 

A participant gets drenched in a traditional Armenian water festival, dating back to Pagan times, in which people throw water at each other. Picture: Karen Minasyan/AFP
A participant gets drenched in a traditional Armenian water festival, dating back to Pagan times, in which people throw water at each other. Picture: Karen Minasyan/AFP

 

Melbourne jockey Glen Boss rides Billy the Camel and holds the Melbourne Cup high at Boulia Camel Races as the famous trophy starts its tour of Australia. Picture: Jay Town
Melbourne jockey Glen Boss rides Billy the Camel and holds the Melbourne Cup high at Boulia Camel Races as the famous trophy starts its tour of Australia. Picture: Jay Town

 

People bring bulls to safety through the flooded waters of Yamuna River after heavy monsoon rains in New Delhi in India. Picture: Arun Sankar/AFP
People bring bulls to safety through the flooded waters of Yamuna River after heavy monsoon rains in New Delhi in India. Picture: Arun Sankar/AFP

 

Denise Christ, points to a wound on a rescued sea lion, in for treatment in Gaviota, California. Picture: Frederic J. Brown/AFP
Denise Christ, points to a wound on a rescued sea lion, in for treatment in Gaviota, California. Picture: Frederic J. Brown/AFP

 

Giant panda Ai Bao holds one of her newborn female twin pandas at Everland Animal Park in South Korea. They are among the first to be born South Korea. Picture: AFP
Giant panda Ai Bao holds one of her newborn female twin pandas at Everland Animal Park in South Korea. They are among the first to be born South Korea. Picture: AFP

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