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A series of photos of the very best for 2013 from the French news agency AFP (Agence France Presse)

Garrett McNamara and surfers Mark Healey from the USA during performances, Tahiti, June 1. (Gregory Boissy)





Popocatepetl volcano, 55 km from Mexico City, July 4. (Pablo Spencer)



Participants Sled Dog Race «Grande Odyssee» Megeve in the French province, on 18 January. (Jeff Pachu)



Believers go to the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna, for ritual ablutions before sunrise during the Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, India, January 14. (Sanjay Kanodzhia)



The famous statue of Christ the Savior on background of the full moon, Brazil, May 25. (Yasuyoshi Chiba)



Underwater shot taken during a competition in diving between Ivan Garcia and German Sanchez at FINA World Championships in Barcelona, ​​Spain, on 21 July. (Francois Xavier Marit)



Cabaret "Moulin Rouge" in Paris on November 22. (Franck Fife)



Brazilian surfer Carlos Burle rushing down the giant wave in Nazare, Portugal, on 28 October. (Francisco Leong)



A resident of Istanbul feeding pigeons, November 25. (Bulent Kilic)



Supermoon rises against the backdrop of an ancient Greek temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, Greece, June 23. (Aris Messinis)



Multicolored mesh laid on the ground under the trees to collect olives, Castanet, France, November 27. (Valery Hache)



Lightning in the Bay of Angels, Nice, France, October 4. (Valery Hache)



Norwegian Anders Bardal hovers in the air during the next stage of the World Cup Alpine skiing in Vikersund, Norway, on 25 January. (Daniel Sannum Lowten)



Northern lights in the sky over Ostersund, Sweden, March 17. (Jonathan Nakstrand)



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