Photography

Naiki Vaast spearfishes along the coral reef in Vairao, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

In Teahupo’o, Tahiti, coastal village life thrives among powerful waves

Surfers may arrive in Teahupo’o from around the world for its mighty waves, but unlike many other destinations globally that have become hotspots for surfers or other athletes looking for nature’s perfect conditions, village life for locals remains largely unspoiled.

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DANIEL COLE

A carnival float depicting a king parades through Place Massena during the opening ceremony of 151st edition of the Nice Carnival in Nice, southern France, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Carnival parades on the French Riviera celebrate pop culture and the Olympics coming to Paris

Candles and a photo of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has died in a Russian prison, according to the Federal Penitentiary Service, are placed at the fence of the meanwhile closed Russian consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

With candles and flowers, thousands pay respects to Russia’s Navalny

A Border Patrol agent, left, directs a group of asylum-seeking migrants to line up in a makeshift, mountainous campsite to be processed after crossing the border with Mexico, Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, near Jacumba Hot Springs, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

How an AP photographer captured an urgent scene at the Mexico-U.S. Border

AP Photographer Gregory Bull has been covering the U.S.-Mexico border for more than 30 years. On this frigid February night, his aim was to show the urgency of the situation for another group of men trying to cross into America. See how he made this extraordinary image.

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GREGORY BULL

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A surfer rides a wave in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. The world-famous surf spot is set to host the 2024 Paris Olympics surfing competition. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Hundreds are set to descend on Tahiti for Olympic surfing. Can locals protect their way of life?

A couple waits for their turn in a mock marriage ceremony dubbed "Married for one day" during a Valentine's Day event in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Flowers, chocolates and flash mobs: Valentine’s Day celebrations around the world

People wearing protection helmets and costumes pelt each other with oranges during the 'Battle of the Oranges" part of Carnival celebrations in the northern Italian Piedmont town of Ivrea, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Pulp flies in traditional orange battle during Carnival in northern Italy

A police officer assists an electoral worker to drive his motorbike up a hill as they distribute ballot boxes and other election paraphernalia to polling stations in remote villages ahead of the Feb. 14 election in Maros, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. Indonesia, the world's third-largest democracy, will open its polls on Wednesday to nearly 205 million eligible voters in presidential and legislative elections, the fifth since Southeast Asia's largest economy began democratic reforms in 1998. (AP Photo/Masyudi S. Firmansyah)

Election ballots and boxes carried across Indonesia by motorcycle, boat, horse and on foot

Mardi Gras revelers gather at Canal Street as Rex, King of Carnival, makes his way aboard his float through the crowd Feb. 26, 1941, in New Orleans La. An estimate of half a million people lined the streets for the festivities. (AP Photo,file)

A look at Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans through the years

A dancer from the Tom Maior samba school performs during a Carnival parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, early Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

New Orleans, Rio, Cologne — Carnival joy peaks around the world as Lent approaches

Israel-Hamas war

Palestinians wave their national flag and celebrate by a destroyed Israeli tank at the southern Gaza Strip fence east of Khan Younis on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Yousef Masoud)

These photos capture 100 days of agony in an unprecedented war between Israel and Hamas

FILE - Demonstrators use the flashlights on their mobile phones as they protest against Israeli attacks on Gaza, in Barcelona, Spain on Nov. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

Emotions run high at pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations around the world

Palestinians flee to the southern Gaza Strip on Salah al-Din Street in Bureij, Gaza Strip, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

As northern Gaza becomes encircled, immense human suffering shows no sign of easing

Alicia Keys, left, and Usher perform during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

AP Week in Pictures: Global

Feb. 9 - 15, 2024

The Kansas City Chiefs celebrated their victory against the San Francisco 49ers at the 2024 Super Bowl in Las Vegas.

People look a man wearing a costume of Generale "General" at the end of the 'Battle of the Oranges" where people pelt each other with oranges as part of Carnival celebrations in the northern Italian Piedmont town of Ivrea, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

A dancer from the Grande Rio samba school performs in the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Farmers run for cover after police fired tear gas to disperse protesting farmers who were marching to New Delhi near the Punjab-Haryana border at Shambhu, India, Tuesday, Feb.13, 2024. Farmers are marching to the Indian capital asking for a guaranteed minimum support price for all farm produce. (AP Photo/Rajesh Sachar)

AP Week in Pictures: Asia

Members of the Monogram Hunters Black Masking Indians parade on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

AP Week in Pictures: North America