World through the aperture

A selection of photos shot recently from around the world.

An Acehnese environmental activist plants mangrove trees at Banda Aceh beach in Aceh Province, Indonesia, January 13, 2018. (Photo by AFP)

A street vendor carries snacks for sale as he crosses a road on a foggy winter morning in Kolkata, India, on January 17, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)

A seagull flies above the water in New York Harbor, New York City, January 16, 2018. (Photo by AFP)

A man balances on his paddle-board as he removes a piece of plastic from a tree during a collection of discarded plastic and rubbish from the banks of the River Thames, near Kew Bridge, west London, on January 16, 2018. (Photo by AFP)

A man throws his net to catch fish in polluted river at the eastern flood canal in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 17, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)

Buildings are seen shrouded in smog in Mumbai, India, on January 17, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)

A sauna is seen on the peak of Mount Lagazuoi in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, on January 16, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)

Afghan men play with their dog in Kabul, Afghanistan, early on January 17, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)

A balloon carrying a child's wish for Three Kings Day gifts gets caught in a power line, in Mexico City, January 6, 2018. (Photo by AP)

Norway's Adrian Smiseth Sejersted competes during an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill training, in Wengen, Switzerland, on January 11, 2018. (Photo by AP)

A villager rides in the traditional Epiphany celebration horse race in Pietrosani, Romania, January 6, 2018. (Photo by AP)

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