The Thirty Most Interesting Photos of 2019 So Far

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 01: BTS perform onstage during the 2019 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 01, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for dcp)

STUTTGART, GERMANY - OCTOBER 05: Simone Biles of USA performs on Vault during Women's Qualification on Day 2 of the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on October 05, 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 05: Models showcase designs during the Closing Town Hall Runway at Melbourne Fashion Week at Melbourne Town Hall on September 05, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 11: The 'Tribute in Light' rises skyward on the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, September 11, 2019 in New York City. Throughout the United States services are being held to mark the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks to remember the 2,977 people who were killed in New York, the Pentagon and in a field in rural Pennsylvania. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

MIYAZAKI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 07: Eveline Hooft of Netherlands competes in the women's round 1 heats during the World Surfing Games at Kisakihama Beach on September 07, 2019 in Miyazaki, Japan. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images)

SKALA SIKAMINEAS, GREECE - OCTOBER 08: Thousands of Life jackets and rubber boats, abandoned by migrants who have made the crossing from Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos, are dumped on open ground. The mass of life preservers has been dubbed "The Life Jacket Graveyard' by locals on October 08, 2019 in Skala Sikamineas, Greece. Authorities have begun to relocate refugees and migrates from the overcrowded Moria Camp on the island of Lesbos to facilities on the mainland in a bid to ease pressure on the island camp, as the flow of new arrivals from neighbouring Turkey continues. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

CLIFFE, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 07: Avocet come in to roost at the RSPB's Cliffe Pools reserve at sunset on September 07, 2019 in Cliffe, England. In Autumn and Winter much of the UK's coastline, mudflats and estuaries become the home to millions of migratory waterbirds as they arrive from their breeding grounds in the Arctic Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Scandinavia or Arctic Russia to take advantage of our milder climate. Many more pass through on migration, stopping to refuel on their way. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

HONG KONG - AUGUST 12: A protester holds up a placard which roughly translates as 'policeman give the eye back' outside the Hong Kong International Airport as protesters retreat during a demonstration on August 12, 2019 in Hong Kong, China. Pro-democracy protesters have continued rallies on the streets of Hong Kong against a controversial extradition bill since 9 June as the city plunged into crisis after waves of demonstrations and several violent clashes. Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam apologized for introducing the bill and declared it "dead", however protesters have continued to draw large crowds with demands for Lam's resignation and completely withdraw the bill. (Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 17: Christos Glagos is slammed onto the ground by Drakkar Klose in the third round during their Lightweight Bout at UFC 241 at Honda Center on August 17, 2019 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 07: Bianca Andreescu (R) of Canada is congratulated on her win by Serena Williams (L) of the United States during the trophy presentation ceremony after the Women's Singles final on day thirteen of the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 07, 2019 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

PORTRUSH, NORTHERN IRELAND - JULY 18: Darren Clarke of the Northern Ireland plays his second shot on the seventh hole during the first round of the 148th Open Championship held on the Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush Golf Club on July 18, 2019 in Portrush, United Kingdom. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

GREAT ABACO, BAHAMAS - SEPTEMBER 6: A Bahamian policeman guards the container where bodies of deceased are being kept in Hurricane Dorian devastated Grand Abaco Island on September 6, 2019 in the Bahamas. Hurricane Dorian hit the island chain as a category 5 storm battering them for two days before moving north. (Photo by Jose Jimenez/Getty Images)

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 05: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been converted to Black & White) BMX rider Logan Martin rides at Elanora Skatepark on September 05, 2019 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

RACHEL, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 20: Revelers poseat the 'Storm Area 51' spinoff event 'Alienstock' on September 20, 2019 in Rachel, Nevada. The event is a spinoff from the original 'Storm Area 51' Facebook event which jokingly encouraged participants to charge the famously secretive Area 51 military base in order to 'see them aliens'. Two tiny desert towns not far from from the once-secret Area 51 are hosting related events this weekend. The military has warned attendees not to approach the protected Area 51 military installation. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

BRISTOL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 08: Hot air balloons take to the skies as they participate in the mass ascent at sunrise on the first day of the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta on August 8, 2019 in Bristol, England. The Bristol International Balloon Fiesta is Europe's largest annual meeting of hot air balloons, attracting over 130 hot air balloons from across the globe. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Alexandra Hamatie, whose cousin Robert Horohoe was killed on September 11, pauses at the National September 11 Memorial during a morning commemoration ceremony for the victims of the terrorist attacks Eighteen years after the day on September 11, 2019 in New York City. Throughout the country services are being held to remember the 2,977 people who were killed in New York, the Pentagon and in a field in rural Pennsylvania. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA - SEPTEMBER 16: Kasumi Ishikawa of Japan competes against Suthasini Sawettabut of Thailand during day two of the ITTF-Asian Table Tennis Championships at Among Raga Stadium on September 16, 2019 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)

MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 22: Jesters perform in the annual parade of Bavarian and international folk culture associations through the city to the Theresienwiese Oktoberfest grounds on the second day of the 2019 Oktoberfest on September 22, 2019 in Munich, Germany. This year's Oktoberfest, which will draw millions of visitors from all over the world, will run from September 21 through October 6. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

GREAT ABACO, BAHAMAS - SEPTEMBER 5: Aerial view of Marsh Harbor after Hurricane Dorian passed through on September 5, 2019 in Great Abaco Island, Bahamas. Hurricane Dorian hit the island chain as a category 5 storm battering them for two days before moving north. (Photo by Jose Jimenez/Getty Images)

RACHEL, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 20: Men dressed as aliens dance at the 'Storm Area 51' spinoff event 'Alienstock' on September 20, 2019 in Rachel, Nevada. The event is a spinoff from the original 'Storm Area 51' Facebook event which jokingly encouraged participants to charge the famously secretive Area 51 military base in order to 'see them aliens'. Two tiny desert towns not far from from the once-secret Area 51 are hosting related events this weekend. The military has warned attendees not to approach the protected Area 51 military installation. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 10: Keanu Reeves attends the Japan premiere of 'John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum' at Roppongi Hills on September 10, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images)

PALMER, ALASKA - SEPTEMBER 07: People visit the Matanuska glacier on September 07, 2019 near Palmer, Alaska. Some studies show that as global temperatures rise, Alaska’s 19,000 glaciers will lose between 30% and 50% of their mass by the end of the century. Scientists continue to investigate what this means to the environment as well as the rising level of the oceans. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 05: A model showcases designs during Street Runway 4 at Melbourne Fashion Week on September 05, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 8: A kite in the shape of a whale is seen during the Festival of the Winds in Bondi on September 08, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. Festival of the Winds is Australia's largest kite festival. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)

CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 13: (EDITORS NOTE: Image contains nudity.) Models pose for the Body Art contest during New Zealand Trotting Cup Day at Addington Raceway on November 13, 2018 in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Photo by Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images)

ORMOND BEACH, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 03: Two men observe a squall caused by hurricane Dorian which is looming in the Atlantic Ocean, on September 3, 2019 in Ormond Beach, Florida. Dorian, once expected to make landfall along the Florida coast as a category 4 storm, is currently predicted to turn north and stay off the Florida coast, lessening the impact on the area. Dorian strengthened to a "catastrophic" Category 5 storm, packing winds of 175 mph and bearing down on the northern Bahamas before an expected turn to the north along the eastern seaboard of the United States, according to weather forecasts. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 02: A woman seeks cover from wind, blowing sand and rain whipped up by Hurricane Dorian as she walks on the beach on September 2, 2019 in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Dorian, once expected to make landfall near Cocoa Beach as a category 4 storm, is currently predicted to turn north and stay off the Florida coast, lessening the impact on the area. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN - SEPTEMBER 2: In this NOAA GOES-East satellite handout image, Hurricane Dorian, now a Cat. 4 storm, moves slowly past Grand Bahama Island on September 2, 2019 in the Atlantic Ocean. Dorian moved slowly past the Bahamas at times just 1 mph as it unleashed massive flooding and winds of 150 m.p.h. (Photo by NOAA via Getty Images)

WOODSTOCK, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 12: (EDITORS NOTE: Retransmission of 1174135592 with alternate crop) "Novecento", a taxidermy horse suspended from the ceiling, created by artist Maurizio Cattelan, is seen at Blenheim Palace on September 12, 2019 in Woodstock, England. The Italian artist is known as the prankster of the art world. His most notable piece being "America" a solid gold usable toilet which had art lovers queuing to use when it was shown at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)