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White sandy beach with rocks and clear blue water. Eye Ubiquitous/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: euphotos004880
Well it’s here folks, yes the end of summer. A little sad, saying goodbye to the long days and the warm afternoons, but I know I always look forward to the fall season. So bring it on! Let the leaves change color, let the air cool, and let’s go get pumpkin spice whatever-they’re-selling at your local coffee shop!
In other news, it’s time for Newscom’s Best of the Month round-up, with some truly great pictures from August. Of course, we saw some gorgeous pictures of Scotland, the Isles of Scilly, and Turkmenistan — all in our Travel Photography series. And, who can forget the German Finger Wrestling picture? Classic.
In the headlines this month, Gaza and Israel are still fighting, ISIS is becoming ever more threatening to the international world, and sadly, the beloved Robin Williams passed away. Protests in Ferguson have thankfully died down, but questions of race and conflict still plague the Missourian town.
However, on the lighter — and perhaps a little colder — side, the Ice Bucket Challenge has proven to be quite the donation campaign for ALS research. Celebrities such as Benedict Cumberbatch, Matt Damon, and Britney Spears, have all participated in the challenge. And of course, they’ve also donated money to the good cause.
See some of the best pictures from this August below, then come find many more at Newscom!
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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, Friday 1st of August: Universal Arts and DEN Entertainment present THE SAKE, a stunning Dance and Multimedia show highlighting the best of both traditional and contemporary Japan. Artist Aimi Hasegawa during her aerial performance. B540/Guillem Lopez/Photoshot/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: ptsphotoshottwo555342
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Participants compete during the German Finger-Wrestle Championship in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 03 August 2014. The opponents sit at a table opposite each other and try to pull each other’s fingers towards each other’s side. Behind every wrestler sits a ‘catcher’. ANGELIKA WARMUTH/EPA/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: epalive304803
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Pattern in Luskentyre sands. Eye Ubiquitous/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: euphotos028944
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Jennifer Abel of Canada in action on the 3m Springboard during the 10th day of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Scotland. Rogan Thomson/Actionplus/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: apsphotos168596
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Palestinians search the debris of a house destroyed by an Israeli airstrike for survivors in the Beach refugee camp, northern Gaza City, 04 August 2014. The attack came minutes after an unilateral humanitarian ceasefire announce by Israeli force, at least one eight year old girl died. OLIVER WEIKEN/EPA/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: epalive305462
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Newquay, England. Boardmasters Surf and Music Festival Day 2. Eventual Winner Stanley Norman in action during the Whipper Snappers U12 Open Final on Fistral Beach. Rogan Thomson/Actionplus/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: apsphotos168897
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Sunset at a nature reserve at Studland, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe. Matthew Williams-Ellis/Robert Harding/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: rhphotos222249
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Israelis enjoying time in the sea in the southern city of Ashkelon, Israel, 11 August 2014. Reports state that many Israelis residents close to the border with Gaza Strip are making the most of the ceasefire and try to return to normal life as another 72-hour truce went into effect after more than four weeks of fighting with Palestinian militants. ABIR SULTAN/EPA/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: epalive313885
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Wild Horses. imageBROKER/Stefan Ziese/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: ibphotos202699
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Aug. 12, 2014 – Hollywood, California, U.S – Fans, mourners and tourists began to leave candles, flowers and cards along Hollywood Blvd. and the Hollywood Walk of fame just east of the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood at Robin William’s Hollywood Star. Early Tuesday morning, more than a dozen Los Angeles media outlets had gathered at Robin William’s Star in anticipation of mourners, fans and tourists gathering to pay homage to the actor and comedian.—-Comedian and Actor, Robin Williams, 63, was found dead at his Tiburon, California home on Monday morning. David Bro/ZUMA Press/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: zumaglobal220429
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Spain’s Ona Carbonell performs in the synchronised swimming solo free final at the European Swimming Championships in Berlin August 17, 2014. MICHAEL DALDER/REUTERS/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: rtrlsix610407
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Firemen fight a forest fire at Carregal do Sal, in the North of Portugal, 18 August 2014. The forest fire was reported to have gathered 213 firemen and 58 land vehicles to fight the flames. NUNO ANDRE FERREIRA/EPA/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: epalive322885
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A protestor returns from a clash with police on W. Florissant Avenue on Monday, August 18, 2014 in Ferguson, Mo. Christian Gooden/MCT/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: krtphotoslive693325
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A sign outside a shop remembers James Foley in his hometown of Rochester, New Hampshire August 20, 2014. Islamic State militants on Tuesday posted a video that purported to show the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley in revenge for U.S. air strikes in Iraq. Foley, 40, was kidnapped on November 22, 2012, in northern Syria, according to GlobalPost. The video was posted after the U.S. resumed air strikes in Iraq in August 2014 for the first time since the end of the U.S. occupation in 2011. BRIAN SNYDER/REUTERS/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: rtrlsix613228
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Motorsports: FIA Formula One World Championship 2014, Grand Prix of Belgium, 3 Daniel Ricciardo (AUS, Infiniti Red Bull Racing), ice bucket challenge xHOCHxZWEIx Motorsports FIA Formula One World Championship 2014 Grand Prix of Belgium 3 Daniel Ricciardo out Infiniti Red Bull Racing Ice Bucket Challenge. imago sportfotodienst/imago/HochZwei/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: imagosportstwo138683
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A close-up view of a tattoo from a visitor of the second day of the ‘Hong Kong China International Tattoo Convention 2014′ at Kowloon Tong, in Hong Kong, China, 23 August 2014. Tattoo artists from all over the world have descended on Hong Kong for the three industry day event which runs from 22-24 August 2014. ALEX HOFFORD/EPA/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: epalive327411
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Australian horse Wimpy’s Cute Tune competes in the Team & 1st Individual Qualifying Reining competition during the World Equestrian Games 2014 in Caen, France, 25 July 2014. IAN LANGSDON/EPA/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: epalive330276
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SARAH SILVERMAN plays it up with her Emmy in the press room after winning Outstanding Writing For a Variety Special, ”Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles” at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre. Leonard Ortiz/ZUMA Press/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: zumaamericaseleven229801
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Coffins containing bodies of migrants who died are carried off a navy ship at the Sicilian harbour of Augusta August 26, 2014. At least 24 migrants trying to reach Europe from Africa died after their boat sank in the Mediterranean, the Italian navy said on Tuesday after completing a two day search for bodies. A further 364 migrants were rescued by navy and coastguard vessels after the fishing boat capsized on Sunday evening, the latest in a series of similar shipwrecks. ANTONIO PARRINELLO/REUTERS/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: rtrlsix621234
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