Sunflowers
Sunflowers are silhouetted during sunset in Germering near Munich August 4, 2011.
The crowd raises their arms
The crowd raises their arms during a performance at the annual heavy metal music open-air festival in the northern German village of Wacken, near Hamburg August 4, 2011. The festival was established in 1990 and attracts more than 75,000 participants.
participant swings her head
A participant swings her head during a performance at the annual heavy metal music open-air festival in the northern German village of Wacken, near Hamburg August 4, 2011. The festival was established in 1990 and attracts more than 75,000 participants
wooden sculpture
A wooden sculpture of a raised arm with the "W.O.A" (Wacken Open Air) logo is pictured during the annual heavy metal music open-air festival in the northern German village of Wacken, near Hamburg August 4, 2011. The festival was established in 1990 and attracts more than 75,000 participants.
Parishioners in typical attires dance during festivities
Parishioners in typical attires dance during festivities in honor of Managua's Patron Saint, St Dominic of Guzman, at the Oriental Market in Managua, on August 4, 2011.
'Pachamama' (Mother Earth)
Bolivian folk healer Benedicto Quispe explains how to prepare certain rituals for the 'Pachamama' (Mother Earth) at his shop in the "Street of the Witches" in La Paz, on August 3, 2011. Every August the inhabitants of the Bolivian Andean region make offers to the Pachamama to thank her for the favours received and to maintain harmony between them.
Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro,
Silhouetted against a dusk sky, women walk barefooted on the shores of Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday Aug. 4, 2011.
lake dried out lake bed of O.C
The remains of a carp is seen on the lake dried out lake bed of O.C. Fisher Lake Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. A bacteria called Chromatiaceae has turned the 1-to-2 acres of lake water remaining the color red. A combination of the long periods of 100 plus degree days and the lack of rain in the drought -stricken region has dried up the lake that once spanned over 5400 acres.
large pan head catfish
The remains of a large pan head catfish sits by brush that has grown on the dried up bed of O.C. Fisher Lake at San Angelo State Park Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. According to state park officials, long periods of 100 degree plus days and lack of rain in the drought-stricken region over the past few years has nearly dried out the man made reservoir that once spanned over 5400 acres.
Snow capped mountains
Snow capped mountains are seen in the background as hikers climb to the peak of Whistler mountain in Whistler, British Columbia, Thursday, Aug 4, 2011. A bigger than normal snow pack during the past winter has left the mountains along the British Columbian coast with more than average snow for August.
stock indicators in downtown Tokyo
A man walks by stock indicators in downtown Tokyo on Friday Aug. 5, 2011. Asian stock markets are tumbling amid fears the U.S. may be heading back into recession and Europe's debt crisis is worsening.
girl drinks water
A girl drinks water from a tap near a vegetable field on the outskirts of Hefei, Anhui province August 4, 2011. Picture taken August 4, 2011.
farmer rides
A farmer rides on a truck tyre as he trains his two young oxen to pull at a farm on the outskirts of Havana August 4, 2011. Cuban President Raul Castro has pushed for a new economic and social model based on individual effort and reward with targeted welfare, to replace one based on collective labor and consumption. The number of small farmers has increased by 150,000 since the state began leasing small plots of fallow state lands three years ago in hopes of reversing an agricultural crisis that has the country importing 60 percent to 70 percent of its food
performance of "Traces," in New York
In this theater publicity image released by The Hartman Group, Mason Ames, left, and Valerie Benoit Charbonneau are shown during a performance of "Traces," in New York.
