Atop their float and in the final leg of the parade route in McArthur’s Turkey Festival, from left, Hannah Lanning, 8, Heidi Jo McGrady, 7, and Tomie Sue Schweikert, 5, wave and smile to empty streets on the way home. Diego James Robles is a staff photographer for The Denver Post. See more of his work here.

Participant in the annual Victorian Extravaganza carnival – Llandudno, Wales, 2007.

Pete Kelly’s latest show evokes memory through strong associative, emotional and surreal imagery – stretching reality toward a timeless fantasia – with subject matter ranging from distant landmarks to ethereal landscapes to historic horse races in Tuscany. The solo show opens on September 22nd at The Robin Rice Gallery in New York and will be on view through October 31, 2010.

Bekbosun and Bubakan on their 60th wedding anniversary surrounded by their family. Bubakan was kidnapped by Bekbosun on horseback on his 20th birthday as part of the Kyrgyz tradition of bride stealing. The practice of bride kidnapping, ‘ala kachuu’ was outlawed during the Soviet era and remains illegal under the Kyrgyz criminal code although kidnappers are rarely prosecuted.  Since the Kyrgyz declaration of independence in 1991 incidents of ala kachuu have surged. Ala Kachuu has its roots in nomadic Kyrgyz traditions and today is seen as part of a national identity that was denied by Soviet rule. To see more of Jackie Dewe Mathews work click here.

Texas photographer and bicycle enthusiast Brent Humphreys’ Le Tour is an ambient photo study of the Tour de France. The most prestigious road bicycle race in the world, the Tour de France covers an average of 3500k and a vertical climb of the Alps and Pyrenees equivalent to three Mt. Everests. Riders will consume and burn as much as 10,000 calories per day. Le Tour shows both the grueling competition and vibrant, multinational culture of the race. In the hours before the race’s pass, a carnival atmosphere prevails as spectators nap, picnic, and socialize, waiting to catch a fleeting glimpse of the colorful circus on wheels. Mr. Humphrey’s is an award-winning Austin based photographer, whose career began as a teenager with a BMX racing bicycle and his mother’s 35mm camera. Since then, he has attended the Tour de France every summer since 2004. His editorial work can be seen regularly in the pages of The New York Times, Texas Monthly, and Wired magazines.

Humphreys’ photo exhibition, Le Tour, is currently on view at the Clark | Oshin gallery.

Jake Stangel is an editorial and commercial photographer based in Portland, OR. He is also the founder of Too Much Chocolate, an online blogazine that focuses on dialogue, support, and exposure within the online photo community.

A befuddled pooch deals with mixed emotions in this portrait of man’s best friend by Jonathan Canlas. More images from some of the best wedding photographers around can be seen in the Top Knots 2010 Winners Gallery.

© Rich Gastwirt

Music photographer Rich Gastwirt captures James Hetfield of Metallica handing his pick to a lucky fan. The band “had a theater in the round situation and were running all about the stage, making photographers chase them around whack-a-mole style.”

This image was the People’s Choice winner in the Ultimate Music Moment Contest. See more rockin’ images here.

© All photographs by Andy DeLisle/Wonderful Machine

Andy DeLisle is a Phoenix-based photographer with Wonderful Machine currently in Vancouver capturing life outside of the Olympics. See more updates on his blog here.

The Olympic rings are projected on the ground at one of the celebration sites for the Winter Olympics.

Canadians cheers as the Olympics torch passes.

Crowds pass the numerous stores with Olympics and Canadian apparel displayed in their windows.

Canadian Mounties make a showing at a celebration site during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

Protestors dance to celebrate the opening of a homeless tent city. The tent city will be a place for the homeless to sleep during the first week of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

An American watches the crowds go by during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.