From the performing arts to races, art displays, and breathtaking sights: view our selection of the most popular Instagram posts of the past year.
© REUTERS / Romeo RanocoAbove: A boy cleans the gravestone of a loved one at a public cemetery in the City of Marikina, Philippines.
Above: A boy cleans the gravestone of a loved one at a public cemetery in the City of Marikina, Philippines.
© REUTERS / Alexandros AvramidisUmbrellas, a sculpture by Giorgos Zogolopoulos in Thessaloniki, Greece, illuminated in pink light as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Umbrellas, a sculpture by Giorgos Zogolopoulos in Thessaloniki, Greece, illuminated in pink light as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
© REUTERS / Stefano RellandiniSailing boats gather at the commencement of the Barcelona regatta - a historic international sailing event that takes place every year in the Gulf of Trieste on the second Sunday of October.
Sailing boats gather at the commencement of the Barcelona regatta - a historic international sailing event that takes place every year in the Gulf of Trieste on the second Sunday of October.
© REUTERS / Erik De CastroTyphoon survivors, rescuers and aid workers release paper lanterns in Tacloban city to commemorate those who perished during the onslaught of Typhoon Haiyan, which hit Philippines a year ago.
Typhoon survivors, rescuers and aid workers release paper lanterns in Tacloban city to commemorate those who perished during the onslaught of Typhoon Haiyan, which hit Philippines a year ago.
© REUTERS / Albert GeaAbove: The Colla Joves Xiquets, performers from Valls, Spain, starts to form a human tower called a "castell" during a biannual competition in Tarragona, Catalonia. October 5, 2014.
Above: The Colla Joves Xiquets, performers from Valls, Spain, starts to form a human tower called a "castell" during a biannual competition in Tarragona, Catalonia. October 5, 2014.
© REUTERS / Toby MelvilleCleaners polish one of the faces of Big Ben while suspended from cables. August 19, 2014.
Cleaners polish one of the faces of Big Ben while suspended from cables. August 19, 2014.
© REUTERS / Abhishek N. Above: Man carrying empty water pitchers for sale at a market in Bangalore, India.
Above: Man carrying empty water pitchers for sale at a market in Bangalore, India.
© REUTERS / Lucy NicholsonThe moon shines over a ferris wheel in Santa Monica, California, after a total lunar eclipse (known also as a "blood moon).
The moon shines over a ferris wheel in Santa Monica, California, after a total lunar eclipse (known also as a "blood moon).
© REUTERS / Laszlo BaloghAbove: A musher and his dogs race during the European Championship sled dog championship in Venek, Hungary.
Above: A musher and his dogs race during the European Championship sled dog championship in Venek, Hungary.
© REUTERS / Marcelo del PozoAbove: Participants of the Color Run - an event series and five-kilometer paint race that takes place in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Above: Participants of the Color Run - an event series and five-kilometer paint race that takes place in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
© REUTERS / Himanshu SharmaA herder walks his camels at the Pushkar Fair in the desert Indian state of Rajasthan.
A herder walks his camels at the Pushkar Fair in the desert Indian state of Rajasthan.
© REUTERS / Tomas BravoWomen dressed as La Catrina - an iconic character from the Mexican Day of the Dead - participate in a Guinness World Record attempt to collect the largest gathering of women dressed as "Catrina".
Women dressed as La Catrina - an iconic character from the Mexican Day of the Dead - participate in a Guinness World Record attempt to collect the largest gathering of women dressed as "Catrina".