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Photos of the Month by The Game Magazine, August 2024

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With a summer full of sports, entertainment events, and news, IMAGO received millions of great pictures from professional photographers. In this article, The Game Magazine has chosen some of the best ones from August.

The sports summer is coming to an end with the Paralympics being held in Paris. This means that at IMAGO, we have received millions of great sports shots.

Also, there has been a lot happening in the political and news world, as well as numerous summer entertainment events. Here, we have selected just some of these photos from the millions we received, categorized into three sections: Sports, News, and Entertainment.

 

View the best photos of the month, selected by the IMAGO Picture Desk, here.

The Best Sports Photo

Jeremy Melloul from Bestimage captured this photo during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, showing athletes Charles Antoine Kouakou, Fabien Lamirault, Elodie Lorandi, Nantenin Keita, and Alexis Hanquinquant lighting the Paralympic cauldron.

a photo of Paris 2024 Paralympic Games opening ceremony.
IMAGO / Bestimage / Jeremy Melloul | Charles Antoine Kouakou, Fabien Lamirault, Elodie Lorandi, Nantenin Keita, and Alexis Hanquinquant light the Olympic cauldron at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games opening ceremony, August 28, 2024, Paris, France.

The Best News Photo

At the Maghazi refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, Marwan Dawood of Xinhua captured children finding their books amid the rubble.

photo of Children in refugee camp in Gaza.
IMAGO / Xinhua / Marwan Dawood | Children stand outside a destroyed building at the Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, on August 27, 2024.

The Best Entertainment Photo

Helle Arensbak of Ritzau Scanpix captured the best entertainment photo of Nigerian singer Burna Boy performing at the Smukfest Festival in Skanderborg, Denmark.

A photo of Burna Boy performs live
IMAGO / Ritzau Scanpix / Helle Arensbak | Burna Boy performs live at Smukfest Festival, Skanderborg, Denmark, on August 8, 2024.
a photo of Erik Persson at Paris 2024 Olympics
IMAGO / Bildbyran / Maxim Thorne | Erik Persson competes in the mixed 4×100 meters freestyle relay at the Paris 2024 Olympics. On August 2, 2024.

a photo of Leo Neugebauer, Markus Rooth of Norway, and Lindon Victor of Grenada celebrate at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
IMAGO / Bildbyran / Joel Marklund | Leo Neugebauer, Markus Rooth, and Lindon Victor celebrate with fellow decathletes at the Paris 2024 Olympics.


A photo of Matthieu Vaxiviere, Mick Schumacher, and Nicolas Lapierre of the Alpine Endurance Team competing.
IMAGO / PanoramiC | Matthieu Vaxiviere, Mick Schumacher, and Nicolas Lapierre race in the Alpine A424 36 at the Lone Star Le Mans, Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas on August 30, 2024.


a photo of Sophie Weißenberg injured during olympics.
IMAGO / Beautiful Sports / Axel Kohring | Sophie Weißenberg injured during warm-up at the 100m hurdles event, Stade de France, Paris, on August 8, 2024.

A photo of Tara Davis-Woodhall with Hunter Woodhall after winning the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
IMAGO / UPI Photo / Hugo Philpott | Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates with her husband Hunter Woodhall after winning gold in the Women’s Long Jump at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Stade de France, on August 8, 2024.

a photo of Cindy Sember at paris 2024.
IMAGO / Inpho Photography / James Crombie | Cindy Sember competes in the Women’s 100m Hurdles Semi-Final at the Stade de France during the Paris 2024 Olympics on August 9, 2024.

a photo of Tennessee Titans center Lloyd Cushenberry III
IMAGO / USA TODAY Network / Steve Roberts | Lloyd Cushenberry III of the Tennessee Titans competes against the San Francisco 49ers at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 10, 2024.

photo of Bregje de Brouwer and Noortje de Brouwer of the Netherlands performing in the duet free routine of artistic swimming at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
IMAGO / Xinhua / Xia Yifang | Bregje and Noortje de Brouwer compete in the duet free routine of artistic swimming at the Paris 2024 Olympics in Saint-Denis, France, on August 10, 2024.

a photo of Weston Wilson
IMAGO / USA TODAY Network / Bill Streicher | Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Weston Wilson (37) celebrates after their victory against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park, August 15, 2024, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

a photo of Tronco Sanchez at the Paris Paralympics.
IMAGO / Beautiful Sports / B.Hoffmann | Tronco Sanchez of Mexico competes in para swimming at the Paris Paralympics on August 29, 2024, at La Defense Arena, Paris.

best sports photo of the month august 2024
IMAGO / Pressefoto Baumann | The 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. August 29, 2024.

a photo of Markus Rehm, holding the torch at the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games .
IMAGO / Insidefoto / Giorgio Scala | Markus Rehm of Germany holds the torch during the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games at Place de la Concorde, Paris, on August 28, 2024.
a photo of Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden welcoming Evan Gershkovich released from detention.
IMAGO / UPI Photo / Jemal Countess | Vice-President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden greet journalist Evan Gershkovich at Joint Base Andrews, Prince Georges County, MD, on August 1, 2024, following his release from a Russian prison.

best news photos of the month august 2024
IMAGO / ZUMA Press Wire / Deep Nair | Hospital staffs hold a candlelight vigil in New Delhi on August 17, 2024, during a nationwide strike to demand justice for the rape and murder of a young medic from Kolkata.


A photo of heavy flooded street in Feni, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
IMAGO / Middle East Images / Anik Rahman | A man wades through a flooded street in Feni, Chittagong, Bangladesh, on August 24, 2024.


a photo of Crescent moon
IMAGO / Norbert Neetz | Moon in a cloudy sky over Offenbach am Main, Hesse, Germany; August 8, 2024.

a photo of new street art by Banksy.
IMAGO / Avalon.red / Justin Ng Avalon | People photograph Banksy’s fifth new artwork featuring two pelicans at Bonners Fish Bar in Walthamstow, London, on August 9, 2024.


a photo of Sigourney Weaver with Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival.
IMAGO / ZUMA Press / Ettore Ferrari | US actor Sigourney Weaver poses with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice International Film Festival, August 28, 2024, Venice, Italy.

a photo of Nicole Kidman at the 'Babygirl' red carpet.
IMAGO / Avalon.red / Mirco Toniolo | Nicole Kidman at the ‘Babygirl’ red carpet event during the 81st Venice Film Festival, August 30, 2024, Venice, Italy.

a photo of a kite festival in Kangping County
IMAGO / Xinhua | A man flies kites at a kite festival in Kangping County, Liaoning Province, China, May 31, 2024.

See photos of the month collections of  August 2024 selected by IMAGO photo editors:

Entertainment: Photos of the Month August 2024.

News: Photos of the Month of August 2024

Sports: Photos of the Month of August 2024

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