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Photos of the Week: Fuego Volcano, Underwater Explosion, Pig Diver

Scenes from the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Scotland, wildfires in Southern Europe, the European Aquatics Championships in Paris, a mass-wedding ceremony in the Netherlands, and much more

By · August 7, 2026 · 4 min read
This article was originally published by The Atlantic and is republished here under license.
A girl rides a horse in the water, seen both above and under the water.
Antonio Bronić / Reuters
Lara Grbac rides a horse named Perlaz in the water during a heat wave in Supetar, on the island of Brac, Croatia, on August 5, 2026.
A boy floats in water, with a tall skyscraper visible in the distance.
Dmitri Lovetsky / AP
A boy floats in the waters of the Gulf of Finland in St. Petersburg, Russia, on August 5, 2026, as the 462-meter-tall Lakhta Center is visible in the background.
A drone view shows a church surrounded by parched grassland.
Toby Melville / Reuters
A drone view shows All Saints’ Church surrounded by parched grassland at Blackheath Common, London, following a prolonged period of extremely dry weather, on August 1, 2026.
A herd of cows walks across a field of dry grass, seen from above.
Dan Kitwood / Getty
A young dairy herd walks across a field of dry grass on August 4, 2026, in Ashford, England. According to the the National Drought Group, eight areas across southern, central, and eastern England are verging on drought conditions.
People walk on a sandbar in the middle of the Danube River in Budapest.
Bela Szandelszky / AP
People walk on a sandbar underneath the Danube’s Margareth Bridge in downtown Budapest on August 5, 2026, following the water level’s drop to never-before-seen lows.
A spray of water rises from a river following an underwater explosion.
Andreea Alexandru / AP
The Romanian navy detonates underwater explosives during a controlled demolition of submerged rocks to improve water flow to the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant amid exceptionally low water levels on the Danube River, in Izvoarele, Romania, on August 3, 2026.
Smoke rises from a burning passenger ferry.
Frida Perkasa / AFP / Getty
The passenger ship Mutiara Sentosa 2 burns in waters off Madura Island, East Java, Indonesia, on August 2, 2026. Five people were found dead, 28 were missing, and 225 others were rescued after the ferry caught fire while at sea on August 2, search-and-rescue officials said.
Lava and ash erupt out of the crater of a volcano, seen from a nearby village at night.
Moises Castillo / AP
Lava and ash erupt out of the crater of the Fuego Volcano, as seen from San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, on August 4, 2026.
People watch fireworks explode above tall ships.
Henning Bagger / Ritzau Scanpix / Reuters
People gather during closing fireworks at the Tall Ships Races 2026 in Aalborg, Denmark, on August 1, 2026.
Guests create a human arch for a couple as they enter an inflatable chapel.
Mouneb Taim / AP
Guests create a human arch for a couple as they enter an inflatable chapel during a mass-wedding ceremony in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on August 6, 2026, as part of Pride events celebrating 25 years since the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage.
Four acrobats hang onto each other, supported by a fifth who stands in a street, as all raise their arms, posing.
Jeff J Mitchell / Getty
The Black Blues Brothers pose during a photo call for Let’s Twist Again! in front of the Scottish National Gallery on August 4, 2026, in Edinburgh. The Black Blues Brothers features five Kenyan acrobats performing a range of physical stunts set to a rock-and-roll soundtrack.
A model wearing a large floral arrangement on their head walks on a runway.
Matt Jelonek / Getty
A model walks the runway during the OpéraSport Spring/Summer 2027 show at Copenhagen Fashion Week on August 3, 2026, in Copenhagen.
A deer, licking its lips, pops its head out of a wheat field.
Jens Büttner / DPA / Getty
A roebuck peeks out of a wheat field in the morning while searching for food on August 6, 2026, in Mühlen-Eichsen, Germany.
A swimmer performs during a competition, seen through a small hole in a splash of water.
Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters
Italy’s Filippo Pelati and Lucrezia Ruggiero perform during a mixed duet artistic-swimming final at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris on August 2, 2026.
A boy cools down in a fountain, surrounded by jets of water.
Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters
A boy cools down in a fountain during a heat-wave warning in Seoul on August 3, 2026.
A person sits cross-legged on an e-foil board, riding down a river in Paris.
Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP / Getty
Nicolas Percocet, an e-foil instructor and a co-founder of Foil in Paris, rides on the Seine in Paris on August 2, 2026.
A high diver falls under a cloud-filled sky, with the Eiffel Tower seen in the background.
Aurelien Morissard / AP
A diver takes part in a high-dive practice session, with the Eiffel Tower in the background, at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris, on August 5, 2026.
Two divers, seen just below the surface of a pool, surrounded by bubbles after a dive
Sebastien Bozon / AFP / Getty
Italy’s divers Matteo Santoro and Chiara Pellacani compete in the mixed three-meter synchro-diving final event during the LEN European Aquatics Championships in Saint-Denis, France, on August 2, 2026.
A pig leaps from a water slide into a pond.
Zhang Chi / VCG / Getty
A pig leaps into a pond at Jinbao Amusement Park on August 1, 2026, in Weifang, Shandong province, China.
An aerial view of villagers wearing headlamps as they row small boats, harvesting aquatic plants
Xue Jinlong / VCG / Getty
Villagers wear headlamps as they row small boats to harvest water caltrops on August 3, 2026, in Taizhou, Jiangsu province, China.
Dozens of surfers form a circle just offshore, during a tribute ceremony.
Maxwell Briceno / AFP / Getty
Surfers take part in a paddle-out ceremony organized by the Venezuelan Surfing Federation in tribute to members of the surfing community who died in the June 24 earthquake, in La Guaira, on August 1, 2026.
Hundreds of people sit and stand on paddle boards, crowded together on a river in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Dmitri Lovetsky / AP
People ride their stand-up paddle boards along the Moyka River at the annual costumed Fontanka SUP-boards festival in St. Petersburg, Russia, on August 1, 2026.
A night view of a crowded Tokyo skyline
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP / Getty
Buildings and apartments in the evening in Tokyo on August 1, 2026
The sun sets over Gaza, with many damaged or destroyed buildings visible.
Amir Cohen / Reuters
The sun sets over Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, on August 2, 2026.
Huge flames rise from burning trees during a wildfire.
Stelios Misinas / Reuters
Trees burn during a wildfire near Agia Paraskevi, Greece, on August 2, 2026.
A melted backboard stands in a neighborhood after a wildfire passed through.
Lindsey Wasson / AP
A melted backboard stands in a neighborhood after a wildfire hit the northern part of Spokane, Washington, on August 3, 2026.
Two cyclists collide and fall on a steep indoor track during a race.
Matthew Childs / Reuters
Northern Ireland’s Matti Dobbins and Trinidad and Tobago’s Jadian Neaves crash during the men’s 10-kilometer scratch-race final at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, on August 1, 2026.
A motion-blurred image of a stadium surrounding a single racing cyclist at center.
Adam Pretty / Getty
Marshall Erwood of Team New Zealand competes during the men’s 4,000-meter individual pursuit, qualifying in the track cycling on Day 8 of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on July 31, 2026.
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