Category: Face Of The Day

Tens of thousands of protesters swarmed outside the Attorney’s office in Mexico City to demand the safe return of 43 missing students after authorities arrested the main suspects in the disappearance. By Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images.

Bahraini Shiite Muslim girls take part in a ceremony marking Ashura, which commemorates the seventh century slaying of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed, in the village of Daih, west of Manama on November 5, 2014. By Mohammed Al-Shaikh/AFP/Getty Images.

A voter gestures as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) votes in the midterm elections at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky on November 4, 2014 . McConnell is running in a tight race against opponent Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes. By Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images.

A presidential photo-bombing in Arkansas, captured by a Redditor via a phone. Money quote: “She didn’t want to be there. It was really cold outside for what we’re used to and this was after the event.” The former president was in Arkansas, vacuuming up the crowds as usual.

(H/T Pixable | Photo via bronayur/Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0)

American photographer M. Sharkey captured images of young gay Belgians, including Leroy, above, for his 2013 series “Brussels Is Burning.” According to Jordan G. Teicher:

[Sharkey] found a “totally different youth culture” where queer youths were “not as open about their sexuality at such a young age as Americans are.” “Western Europe is an incredibly modern and connected culture, but the young people—the 14-, 15-, 16-year-old kids—still don’t have a community the way that American kids have,” he said.

See more of Sharkey’s work here, or catch his exhibit “Queer Kids” at the Stonewall National Museum and Archives through January 4.

Above, photographer and conservationist Dr. Robin Moore captured the gaze of a Cuchumatan Golden Toad in Guatemala. Moore traveled to more than 20 countries looking for amphibians once thought to be extinct, a project he documented in the recently published In Search of Lost Frogs. Moore explains:

One of the things about amphibians that continues to enthrall me is the never-ending diversity of species, behaviors, colors, shapes and sizes. Pulling together this huge expedition also taught me how little we really know about the status of many of these animals in the wild. There are over 7,000 species of amphibians, more than 250 of which have not been seen in well over a decade — this is a humbling reminder that we are just scratching the surface in terms of knowing and understanding our world.

Pete Brook adds:

Moore is one of a growing number of photographers to raise awareness of the need for greater conservation and protection of threatened animals and habitats. He cites Cristina Mittermeier, James Balog, and Joel Sartore as particular influences, but is quick to celebrate everyone within the International League of Conservation Photographers. He hopes that his work, like theirs, will inspire others to take up the cause.

See more of Moore’s work at insearchoflostfrogs.com.

A woman dressed as a zombie entertains people waiting to see the show “la Peste” at the Manoir de Paris haunted house in Paris. By Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images.

Protesters pose with a police shield outside the parliament in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso as cars and documents burn outside on October 30, 2014. Hundreds of angry demonstrators stormed parliament before setting it on fire in protest at plans to change the constitution to allow President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year rule. Police had fired tear gas on protesters to try to prevent them from moving in on the National Assembly building ahead of a vote on the controversial legislation, but about 1,500 people managed to break through the security cordon and were ransacking parliament. By Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images.

Members of some 30 families who live under a bridge rest amid candlelight after the illegal electric supply they were using was cut in Manila on October 29, 2014. Some earn money by selling flowers and collecting plastic bottles, earring an average of four US dollars a day. The Philippines announced in April plans to spend more on infrastructure and introduce other reforms to try to lift millions out of poverty. The revised Philippine Development Plan sets more ambitious economic targets to address persistent concerns that poor Filipinos are not enjoying the benefits of the country’s recent dramatic economic growth. By Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images.

An Indian Hindu devotee poses for a photograph as she offers prayers a day ahead of the Chhat festival on the Yamuna river in New Delhi on October 28, 2014. The Chhat festival is dedicated to Lord Surya (Sun), Agni (fire), and Lord Kartikeya or Muruga. Devotees fast during the day and in the evenings offer Chhat to the setting sun in bodies of water. By Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images.