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A selection of best pictures as world commemorates Photography Day

SUMMARY

The world celebrated the photography day on August 19 to commemorate the art, craft, science and history of photography. Since the invention of the camera in the 19th century, photography has become a medium of expression that captures people, places and events. The photography day aims to inspire artists and photographers around the world to share a simple picture that speaks a thousand words. Here are some of the best pictures from Associated Press:

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By AP August 20, 2019, 11:57:49 AM IST (Published)

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Jammu and Kashmir police personnel participate in India's Independence Day parade in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended his government's controversial measure to strip the disputed Kashmir region of its statehood and special constitutional provisions in an Independence Day speech Thursday, as about 7 million Kashmiris stayed indoors for the 11th day of an unprecedented security lockdown and communications blackout. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

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Pakistan Rangers soldiers face Indian Border Security Force soldiers at a daily closing ceremony on the Indian side of the Attari-Wagah border, Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. About 8,000 supporters of a Pakistani Islamist party are marching toward the Indian embassy in Islamabad to denounce New Delhi's actions to change the special status of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. Both Pakistan and India claim all of Kashmir. Tensions have soared this week after India downgraded the Muslim-majority region's status from statehood to a territory. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)

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Australia's Nathan Lyon dives but fails to catch the ball from England's Jos Buttler during play on day five of the 2nd Ashes Test cricket match between England and Australia at Lord's cricket ground in London, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

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Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam takes part in the Women's Long Jump, during the Muller Grand Prix, Diamond League Birmingham 2019 event at the Alexander Stadium, in Birmingham, England, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (David Davies/PA via AP)

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Venezuelan Yeslie Aranda, 57, walks on Route 3 between Tolhuin and Ushuaia, Argentina, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. Aranda left his hometown of San Cristobal in the southeastern state of Táchira last year with a backpack, $30 in his pocket and an aluminum prosthesis that enabled him to negotiate the continent’s rugged roads. (AP Photo/Luján Agusti)

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Justin Thomas celebrates after sinking a birdie on the 18th green during the final round at the BMW Championship golf tournament at Medinah Country Club, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, in Medinah, Ill. He finished under 25. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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The fire on the mountains of the Canary Islands in this view taken from Santa Cruz de Tenerife island, Spain, early Monday, Aug. 19, 2019. Authorities on Spain's Canary Islands say around 4,000 people have been evacuated due to a wildfire that has ravaged more than 1,700 hectares (4,200 acres) since it broke out a day ago. (AP Photo/Andres Gutierrez)

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks to hospital patient Scarlett Gibbons, 5, during a visit to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, south-west England, Monday Aug. 19, 2019. Johnson is under increasing pressure Monday to recall Parliament after leaked government documents warned of widespread problems if the U.K. leaves the European Union without a Brexit withdrawal agreement. (Peter Nicholls/Pool via AP)

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Workers clean the area in front of Notre Dame cathedral, Monday, Aug. 19, 2019 in Paris. Specialists shoring up fire-damaged Notre Dame Cathedral were returning to the Paris site on Monday for the first time in nearly a month, this time wearing disposable underwear and other protective gear after a delay prompted by fears of lead contamination. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives with a bouquet of flowers as French President Emmanuel Macron, center, and his wife Brigitte look on at the fort of Bregancon in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France, Monday Aug. 19, 2019. French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting to discuss the world's major crises, including Ukraine, Iran and Syria, and try to improve Moscow's relations with the European Union. (Gerard Julien, Pool via AP)

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In this July 26, 2019, photo, an officer monitors the flow of public transportation in front of a screen showing Tokyo's web of train lines at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's traffic control center in Tokyo. Tokyo has one of the most advanced public transport systems in the world, but with less than one year to go before the city hosts the 2020 Olympic Games, local governments, companies and commuters are bracing for unprecedented strain the events could put on rail transit and highways. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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In this Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019 photograph, a woman looks at a mobile phone while lying in a hammock by the Cismigiu lake on a hot evening in Bucharest, Romania. People gathered for a night picnic in the Cismigiu Gardens to take advantage of the slightly cooler air, as the Romanian capital and most of the country are still affected by a heat wave with day-time temperatures in the shade reaching 38 degrees Centigrade (100.4 Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

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Liverpool supporters react in downtown Istanbul ahead of the UEFA Super Cup soccer match between Liverpool and Chelsea, in Besiktas Park, in Istanbul, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

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This photo shows the Statue of Liberty on a stormy afternoon in New York on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. A biographer of poet Emma Lazarus on Wednesday challenged a comment by the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, explaining that Lazarus' words were her way of urging Americans "to embrace the poor and destitute of all places and origins." (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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A boy is silhouetted against the full moon as it rises beyond downtown Kansas City, Mo. Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Catholic clergymen and pilgrims take part in an emotional procession with the statue of the Virgin Mary rescued from the April blaze past the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral to celebrate the Assumption of the Virgin in Paris, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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Houston Texans' players walks across a practice field before the start of a joint NFL training camp football practice with the Detroit Lions Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Mauricio from Colombia walks with his pet, a one-year-old pig called Eddy, in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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A boat navigates at night next to a large iceberg in eastern Greenland, late Friday, Aug. 15, 2019. Greenland has been melting faster in the last decade and this summer, it has seen two of the biggest melts on record since 2012. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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In this photo taken on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, a couple dance during the Nuestra Senora de la Paloma festivities in Madrid, Spain. The annual procession and fiestas of Nuestra Senora de la Paloma are led by a marching band, firemen and clergy as the young and old march through La Latina quarter, the oldest in Madrid, wearing traditional 'Chulapo' outfits dating back to the late 19th century. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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Remorex, without its jockey, right, on its way to win the horse race Palio di Siena, in Siena, Italy, Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. (Claudio Giovannini/ANSA Via AP)

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A female chief attends a march by indigenous women protesting the policies of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. Since taking office in January, the Bolsonaro administration has consistently clashed with environmentalists and others over possibly opening up the Amazon rainforest to development and agribusiness. Recent data has also pointed to a surge in deforestation, which frequently occurs on indigenous reserves. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

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Worshippers pray to mark the first day of Eid al-Adha, in Gaza City, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019. During the Eid al-Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice, Muslims slaughter sheep or cattle to distribute portions of the meat to the poor. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

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A man walks through the crowd during an Arlo Guthrie concert at a Woodstock 50th anniversary event in Bethel, N.Y., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, 80 miles (130 kilometers) northwest of New York City. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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A boat on the Volga River floats past the Kalyazin Bell Tower, part of the submerged monastery of St. Nicholas, with a giant antenna of the Kalyazin, Russia radio astronomy observatory in the background, 180 kilometers (111 miles) north-east of Moscow, on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

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An Indonesian man retrieves his prize after climbing up a greased pole during a greased-pole climbing competition held as part of Independence Day celebrations at Ancol Beach in Jakarta, Indonesia. Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. Indonesia is celebrating its 74th anniversary of independence from the Dutch colonial rule. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

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An opposition activist holds a poster reading "The authorities trample on the Constitution/ Bring freedom and Constitution back to people!" during a protest in the center of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. People rallied Saturday against the exclusion of some city council candidates from Moscow's upcoming election. (AP Photo)

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Norwich City's Todd Cantwell, left, tackles Newcastle United's Emil Krafth, during the English Premier League soccer match between Norwich City and Newcastle United, at Carrow Road, in Norwich, England, Saturday, Aug.17, 2019. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)

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A crew member tries to reach a rope at the Grace 1 supertanker, now with the name of "Adrian Darya 1", in the British territory of Gibraltar, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. The shipping agent for an Iranian supertanker caught in a diplomatic standoff says the vessel is ready to depart Gibraltar in "24 to 48 hours," despite a last-minute effort by the United States to seize it again. (AP Photo/Marcos Moreno)

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A member of the Proud Boys, who declined to give his name, carries a flag before the start of a protest in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. Police have mobilized to prevent clashes between conservative groups and counter-protesters who plan to converge in the city. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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Black-clad protesters, gathered to oppose conservative groups staging an "End Domestic Terrorism" rally, hold signs in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. Police have mobilized to prevent clashes between conservative groups and counter-protesters who plan to converge in the city. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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The Royal Air Force Red Arrows perform areal stunts at the 61st Chicago Air and Water show off North Avenue Beach in Chicago on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. (Rick Majewski/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

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Police officers detain a protester against right-wing demonstrators following an "End Domestic Terrorism" rally in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. Although the main protest remained largely peaceful, some skirmishes erupted in the following hours and police detained multiple protesters. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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A Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protester attends a rally as pro-China counter-protesters also gather nearby, in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Damaged Dubai City wedding hall is seen after an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. A suicide-bomb blast ripped through a wedding party on a busy Saturday night. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

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Protesters gather in Victoria Park in Hong Kong Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. Thousands of people streamed into the park for what organizers hope will be a peaceful demonstration for democracy in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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Demonstrators carry umbrellas as they march along a street in Hong Kong, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. Heavy rain fell on tens of thousands of umbrella-ready protesters as they started marching from a packed park in central Hong Kong, where mass pro-democracy demonstrations have become a regular weekend activity. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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Pope Francis, framed by a fountain, waves to faithful from his studio's window overlooking St. Peter's Square during the Angelus noon prayer at the Vatican, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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A relative wails near the coffins of victims of the Dubai City wedding hall bombing during a mass funeral in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug.18, 2019. The deadly bombing at the wedding in Afghanistan's capital late Saturday that killed dozens of people was a stark reminder that the war-weary country faces daily threats not only from the long-established Taliban but also from a brutal local affiliate of the Islamic State group, which claimed responsibility for the attack. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

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A mass of Australian fans take up one section of the ground as they watch play on day five of the 2nd Ashes Test cricket match between England and Australia at Lord's cricket ground in London, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

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Afghans fill the graves of victims of the Dubai City wedding hall bombing during a mass funeral in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug.18, 2019. The deadly bombing at the wedding in Afghanistan's capital late Saturday that killed dozens of people was a stark reminder that the war-weary country faces daily threats not only from the long-established Taliban but also from a brutal local affiliate of the Islamic State group, which claimed responsibility for the attack. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

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A protester in raincoat wears a sign which reads "Protect Hong Kong" during a march in Hong Kong on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. Heavy rain fell on tens of thousands of umbrella-toting protesters Sunday as they marched from a packed park and filled a major road in Hong Kong, where mass pro-democracy demonstrations have become a regular weekend activity over the summer. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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