Photo Of The Day

CARACAS, VENEZUELA - APRIL 2013: "Sicario" showing his gun. He is just 18 years old and he already killed more than 30 people. Those armed kids control the drug traffic in their neighborhood close from downtown Caracas, Venezuela. In Venezuela more than 25,000 people got killed 2013. The number of killed has risen steadily since Hugo Chavez took the power of the country in 1999. Sebastian Liste/Reportage for Getty Images



SALVADOR DE BAHIA, BRAZIL – DECEMBER 10, 2009: Children playing in the stairs in one of the buildings of the abandoned chocolate factory, on December 10, 2009 in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. Despite the lack of socio-economic support from the government, they have managed to make a safe place for themselves to live, and form a community of their own, which is safer that the alternatives available to them. However they are currently being evicted by the government due to being there illegally. Sebastian Liste/Reportage for Getty Images



Glacial Place
Photograph by Snehal Gaikwad, National Geographic Your Shot

"Mountaineering and ice climbing are among my greatest thrills—they give me the feeling of working with nature to push myself beyond the limits," says Your Shot contributor Snehal "Neil" Gaikwad. "Being a mathematician, I am scientifically and philosophically attracted to this aerial photograph, captured during an adventure trip to the Mendenhall Glacier, near Juneau, Alaska. While the helicopter was cutting through fog and wind, I was patiently waiting for the best visibility and this aha! moment."