Unique moments captured: From surreal bookstores to wife-carrying contests

Last year‚ photographers caught some eye-catching moments around the world. In Chengdu China‚ a bookstore with an out-of-this-world design opened its doors (its interior looked like something from a sci-fi movie). At the same time‚ in Kenya wildlife rangers were busy with an important task - moving elephants to a new home

In Maine USA‚ a strange competition took place: the North American Wife Carrying Championship. Couples had to go through an obstacle course‚ with one person carrying the other. Its a real test of strength and teamwork

At the State Fair of Texas‚ a big neon cowboy called Big Tex stood tall next to the moon - creating a picture-perfect moment. Meanwhile in Pennsylvania Donald Trump showed off his dance moves to the song “YMCA“ at a town hall event. The former president was joined by South Dakota Gov. Kristi L. Noem

YMCA

Kamala Harris the Vice President‚ sat down for a chat with Charlamagne tha God‚ whos the host of the Breakfast Club. This happened during an iHeartRadio event in Detroit

Lastly‚ in Nanjing China rows upon rows of Volvo cars were seen parked at a port - ready to be shipped off to their new owners. Its quite a sight to see so many cars in one place

These snapshots give us a peek into the diverse and sometimes quirky events happening around the globe. From unusual competitions to political figures letting loose‚ theres always something interesting going on if you know where to look