World through the aperture

Fireworks go off after the Olympic flame was lit during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (Photo by AP)

A selection of photos shot recently from around the world.

Unified Korea torchbearers, North Korean Jong Su-hyon and South Korean Park Jong-ah, hold the Olympic Flame before the lighting of the cauldron during the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the PyeongChang Stadium, on February 9, 2018. (Photo by AFP)
Yuri Okubo of Japan competes during snowboarding games at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at the Phoenix Snow Park, in PyeongChang, South Korea, on February 10, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)
Lizzy Yarnold of Britain trains for PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at the Olympic Sliding Center in PyeongChang, South Korea, on February 10, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)
A woman trains in the outdoor gym in Timiryazevsky Park in Moscow, Russia, February 7, 2018. (Photo by AP)
A Mapuche Indian woman uses a 'Wampo,' a mapuche traditional canoe made from a hollowed tree trunk, during a 'Wampo' canoes race at Budi Lake, in Temuco, Chile, on February 9, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)
People are reflected in a puddle as they walk along the Temple of Debod public park during sunset in Madrid, Spain, on February 8, 2018. (Photo by AP)
Starlings take off and circle the grounds at the White House as evening falls in Washington, US, on February 9, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)
Vehicles rest along the snowbound shoulder along Interstate 94, near Galesburg, Mich., the US, on February 9, 2018 after scores of vehicles were involved in an accident. (Photo by AP)
In this February 8, 2018 photo, British female members of the Aerosuperbatics Wingwalkers perform aerobatic stunts for the first time in the Philippines during the four-day 22nd International Hot Air Balloon festival at Clark, Pampanga Province, north of Manila, the Philippines. (By AP)
Newly-released child soldiers stand with rifles during their release ceremony in Yambio, South Sudan, on February 7, 2018. (Photo by AFP)

 


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