This month, the
world has turned its attention to the Amazon rainforest as wildfires have
rapidly spread over the course of three weeks, due in part to continual
deforestation practices, verging on a global environmental crisis. In Hong
Kong, protestors have continued to rally against Chinese influence through mass
demonstrations, while Moscow residents have staged their own protests in the
name of fair elections. Photographers have captured these major events but have
been present for smaller moments, too, from the birth of two white lion cubs in
France to a picturesque alpine opera concert in Italy. We present 10 striking
photojournalism moments in August.
On August 25th,
Victor Moriyama took this aerial image of smoke billowing from the burning
Amazon rainforest, near Porto Velho, Brazil. The country’s National Institute
for Space Research reported an 84 percent spike in wildfires in Brazil this
year, with over 70,000 fires breaking out in the Amazon region alone.
August marked the third month of mass protests
in Hong Kong, which began in June in response to a proposed extradition bill
that would afford the Chinese government more power in the autonomous region.
On August 25th, Chris McGrath took this image of protestors in gas masks and
tennis rackets, which have been widely used to defend against police officers
with tear gas...........................
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