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Members of the Wirral Blue Tits celebrated the longest day by taking a sunrise dip in the Irish Sea. The swimmers took to the sea at 4.30am ready to see the sun rise over Liverpool at 4.44am.~Leasowe... © Sara Porter/shotbywomen

Members of the Wirral Blue Tits celebrated the longest day by taking a sunrise dip in the Irish Sea. The swimmers took to the sea at 4.30am ready to see the sun rise over Liverpool at 4.44am.~Leasowe... © Sara Porter/shotbywomen

Two women create heart shapes with their arms, in the water. ~Members of the Wirral Blue Tits celebrated the longest day by taking a sunrise dip in the Irish Sea. The swimmers took to the sea at 4.30a... © Sara Porter/shotbywomen

George Kruis is thrown into the air to celebrate his career coming to an end during the match between England and Barbarians at Twickenham Stadium on June 19, 2022 in London, England~~Credit: Cat Gory... © Cat Goryn/shotbywomen

A little girl with a scooter holds a sign that reads 'Boris is a Bad Man'.~People from all over the UK gathered outside the BBC and marched to Parliament Square to ask for better wages to combat the r... © Natasha Quarmby/shotbywomen

Portrait of a man in a studio © Fanny Beckman/shotbywomen

Drone photograph of the Atlantic Ocean coming in on the beach. Ocean appears an emerald green colour as the reflection of a blue sky combines with the colour from the sand through the clear water. © Sara Porter/shotbywomen

Taken on the beach in Tamarindo on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. A silhouetted couple walk hand in hand along the shoreline towards the setting sun. © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

A bald man wearing water goggles emerging from a spray of water (shot from below while on a boogie board) © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

A portrait taken of a classic venetian carnival costume created from a beautiful gold & red painted volta mask & giant lace & flower covered hat, all in bright red with a green version in the backgrou... © Wendy Tuffin/shotbywomen

red and yellow wooden heart balloons being released by a small hand © Tracy Collyer/shotbywomen

A chocolate dessert in the shape of a heart prepared for Valentine's Day. © Jana Ašenbrennerová/shotbywomen

Cellist Gabriella Swallow photographed in Manchester © Sara Porter/shotbywomen

Female sergeant of the Irish Guard photographed in London © Sara Porter/shotbywomen

Female looking down carrying two suitcases walking along a deserted train track. © Nancy Conley Pinkerton/shotbywomen

British singer/songwriter/guitarist Anna Calvi performing at the Echo stage at Tempelhof Sounds Festival in Berlin on 12 June 2022.~~Credit: Svenja Block / ShotByWomen © Svenja Block/shotbywomen

Crowd atmosphere at the Cambridge Club Festival in Cambridge, UK.~~Credit : Lensi Photography / ShotByWomen © Lensi Photography/shotbywomen

A plant installation Nature Urbana (^Urban Nature^) covers one of the bridges over Naviglio Grande (^Grand Canal^) as people fill the banks on both sides of the canal on Saturday evening. The Milan De... © Laura Larmo/shotbywomen

Protesters gather on the streets for a Student led March for Our Lives rally in Zucatti Park, NYC. Rallies were held nationwide in the United States as a call to action for better gun control in New Y... © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

Protesters gather on the streets for a Student led March for Our Lives rally in Zucatti Park. Rallies were held nationwide in the United States as a call to action for better gun control in New York,... © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

Festival goers wearing fox fancy dress costume at Download Festival in Castle Donington, East Midlands, UK on 11 June 20. ~Credit: Tina Korhonen / shotbywomen © Tina Korhonen/shotbywomen

Woman wearing red shoes and white skirt with res crosses at East Lancs Railway Jubilee event 11 June 2022 © Linda Wride/shotbywomen

Festival goers enjoy the atmosphere in the crowd at Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona, Spain on 12 June 2022 © Francesca Sara Cauli/shotbywomen

Festival goers enjoy the atmosphere in the crowd at Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona, Spain on 12 June 2022 © Francesca Sara Cauli/shotbywomen

bowl of strawberries sitting on a vintage book © Tracy Collyer/shotbywomen

A black and white image of a damaged top hat on a wooden background © Tracy Collyer/shotbywomen

Belgian singer-songwriter and actress Angele performing live at Primavera Sound 2022 © Francesca Sara Cauli/shotbywomen

American rapper Megan Thee Stallion performing live at Primavera Sound 2022 in Barcelona, Spain on 11 June 2022~Credit: Francesca Sara Cauli / shotbywomen © Francesca Sara Cauli/shotbywomen

Karen O of American band Yeah Yeah Yeahs live at Primavera Sound Festival 2022 in Barcelona, Spain on 11 June 2022~Credit: Francesca Sara Cauli / shotbywomen © Francesca Sara Cauli/shotbywomen

Happy festival goers dancing and having fun during a live performance at Primavera Sound music festival in Barcelona, Spain on 11 June 2022 © Francesca Sara Cauli/shotbywomen

Festoval goers enjoy the atmosphere in the crowd at Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona, Spain on 11 June 2022~Credit: Francesca Sara Cauli / shotbywomen © Francesca Sara Cauli/shotbywomen

Chess pieces and throne placed on a glass chessboard to represent a court all on a black background. © Nancy Conley Pinkerton/shotbywomen

Longyearbyen, the world's northernmost settlement at 78 degrees north, celebrates its first Gay Pride parade organised by resident Lene Jeanette Dyngeland, August 17th 2019. ~~Credit: Tamara Stubbs /... © Tamara Stubbs/shotbywomen

Miniature crown sitting in a crystal swan candy dish on a mirror with a white marble background © Nancy Conley Pinkerton/shotbywomen

Thom Yorke of the English band The Smile performing live at Primavera Sound Festival 2022 in Barcelona, Spain on 09 June 2022 © Francesca Sara Cauli/shotbywomen

Alynda Sagarra of Hurray For The Riff Raff performing live at Primavera Sound Festival 2022 in Barcelona, Spain on 09 June 2022 © Francesca Sara Cauli/shotbywomen

A festival goer wears makeup in the style of the band 'Kiss' during Download Festival at Castle Donington, East Midlands, UK on 10 June 2022. ~Credit: Tina Korhonen / shotbywomen © Tina Korhonen/shotbywomen

Gene Simmons (L) and Paul Stanley of Classic American hard rock band Kiss perform live as headliners on their last ever tour during Download Festival at Castle Donington, East Midlands, UK on 10 June... © Tina Korhonen/shotbywomen

Cristina Scabbia of Italian heavy metallers Lacuna Coil performs live at Download Festival in Castle Donington, East Midlands, UK on 10 June 2022. ~Credit: Tina Korhonen / shotbywomen © Tina Korhonen/shotbywomen

British singer M.I.A. performing live at Primavera Sound Festival 2022 in Barcelona, Spain on 03 June 2022. © Francesca Sara Cauli/shotbywomen

Amy Taylor of the australian band Amyl and the Sniffers performing live at Primavera Sound Festival 2022 in Barcelona © Francesca Sara Cauli/shotbywomen

Sharon Van Etten performs live on stage at Primavera Sound festival on 02 June 2022 in Barcelona, Spain~~Credit: Francesca Sara Cauli / shotbywomen © Francesca Sara Cauli/shotbywomen

Performers from the group Jeep, Jump, Jive! perform at a Jubilee- themed tea party at the Chiltern Open Air Museum, June 2, 2022, in Chalfont St Peter, England. The Chiltern Open Air Museum is an inde... © Suzanne Plunkett/shotbywomen

A corgi named Millie arrives for the Queen's Jubilee tea party at the Chiltern Open Air Museum, June 2, 2022, in Chalfont St Peter, England. The Chiltern Open Air Museum is an independent open-air mus... © Suzanne Plunkett/shotbywomen

She was all of 18 when she first laid her eyes on him at a hospital. He had only recently returned from serving in the IInd World War as a Royal Engineer. ~~^I wanted him to be mine the moment I saw h... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

She was all of 18 when she first laid her eyes on him at a hospital. He had only recently returned from serving in the IInd World War as a Royal Engineer. ~~I wanted him to be mine the moment I saw hi... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

A grandmother sits on a bed, reading a book to her granddaughter, whilst their cat looks on.~One in a series of portraits of Grandparents and Grandchildren. © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Guest waving a Ukrainian flag is seen at the Decision to Leave red carpet during the 75th Cannes Film Festival on Monday, May. 23, 2022 at Palais des Festivals et des Congrès de Cannes .~~Credit: Juli... © Julie Edwards/shotbywomen

Gianmarco Tamberi competes in the mens high jump at the Diamond League in Birmingham, UK. He finishes second with a height of 2.28m ~~Credit: Lensi Photography / shotbywomen © Lensi Photography/shotbywomen

Photographer Sujata Setia is the Gold winner of the AOP Open Award 2021-2022 with her powerful series of images 'Changing The Conversation'~~^I was burnt in a house fire at the age of 18 months. ~~I l... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

^101 Dalmatians. Cookie dough. Spotty Face, ^ those were the names my classmates secretly kept for me. ~Growing up, I hated myself. ~I hated everyone around me.~No one looked like me- I didn't look li... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Single mother of quadruplets, Anna has suffered for long with body image issues until when she agreed to be photographed by me. She said it freed her. It made her look at herself differently and appre... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

The Rohingya are described as world's most persecuted minority^~~Originally a muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, which is a Buddhist majority nation, they were refused citizenship and were murdered, pi... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

The Rohingya are described as world's most persecuted minority^~~Originally a muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, which is a Buddhist majority nation, they were refused citizenship and were murdered, pi... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Frida Aasen is seen at the Three Thousand Years of Longing red carpet during the 75th Cannes Film Festival on Friday, May. 20, 2022 at Palais des Festivals et des Congrès de Cannes .~~Credit Julie Edw... © Julie Edwards/shotbywomen

Gary Numan performs on stage at Rock City on May 16, 2022 in Nottingham, England. ~Credit: Katja Ogrin / shotbywomen © Katja Ogrin/shotbywomen

Photographer Sujata Setia is the Gold winner of the AOP Open Award 2021-2022 with her powerful series of images 'Changing The Conversation'~~^I was burnt in a house fire at the age of 18 months. ~~I l... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Cirque du Soleil dancers and acrobats perform on stage during LUZIA at Royal Albert Hall on January 11, 2020 in London, England. © Katja Ogrin/shotbywomen

Black and white composite photograph of a female dancer in different poses taken in a studio. © Katja Ogrin/shotbywomen

Dancers perform during Overflow, a dance piece created by Choreographer and Artistic Director Alexander Whitley on the opening night of the UK and European tour at DanceXchange Birmingham on March 02... © Katja Ogrin/shotbywomen

Maria Brink of In This Moment performs on stage on 26 November 2019 at Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England. © Katja Ogrin/shotbywomen

Red strawberries in a black bowl on a grey table seen from above © Kicca Tommasi/shotbywomen

A man with hat and trench coat reading a book next to a window, light streaming in and into the wall with 2 frames © Kicca Tommasi/shotbywomen

Mannequin doll in winter outfit displayed n the shop window of Max Mara clothing expensive and elegant brand with city lights and buildings reflections, low angle view © Aleksandra Prlincevic Milovic/shotbywomen

London, UK on 24 April 2022~Climate activists gather in the great hall of the British Museum in central London to oppose BP's sponsorship of the museum. BP or not BP consider that the ongoing sponsors... © Natasha Quarmby/shotbywomen

Ornate gold coffee cup with saucer and spoon on a black background © Tracy Collyer/shotbywomen

Grey seal portrait © Karen-Jane Dudley/shotbywomen

Juvenile giraffe portrait © Karen-Jane Dudley/shotbywomen

A blue eyed girl in a blue dress, looking straight into the camera and resting her head on the hand © Kicca Tommasi/shotbywomen

Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq speaks April 20, 2022 at Chatham House in London.~Credit: Suzanne Plunkett / shotbywomen © Suzanne Plunkett/shotbywomen

Laundry Day figure in a dress, hung on a washing line © Kicca Tommasi/shotbywomen

People in dressed up to participate in the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival on Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan. Held on April 4, 2021, the official parade was canceled for Covid safety preca... © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

People in dressed up to participate in the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival on Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan. Held on April 4, 2021, the official parade was canceled for Covid safety preca... © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

Multicoloured paintwork and surfaces on wall and floor at the home end of Pigalle basketball court © Linda Wride/shotbywomen

Multicoloured paintwork with number 4 and plus + signs, on wall of Pigalle basketball court © Linda Wride/shotbywomen