1. Diego Frazao Torquato
This powerful image shows 12-year-old Diego Frazão Torquato from Brazil playing the violin at his teacher’s funeral. His teacher played a crucial role in helping him rise above poverty and violence through the gift of music.
2. Terri Gurrola is reunited with her daughter
This touching moment captures Terri Gurrola as she embraces her daughter after returning from a 7-month deployment in Iraq.
3. A firefighter gives water to a koala
In the midst of the terrible Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria, Australia, in 2009, a firefighter is seen giving water to a thirsty koala.
4…at the grave of her owner
A dog named Leao is pictured sitting by the grave of her owner for the second day in a row. Her owner tragically passed away in the landslides near Rio de Janeiro in 2011.
5. Heart surgeon
This photo shows a heart surgeon who has just completed a successful 23-hour heart transplant. In the background, his assistant is seen taking a well-deserved nap.
