Editor's pick Dec. 30 to Jan. 5
Each weekday, our photo editors will select one compelling image for prominent play in the newspaper. Readers can learn more about why the image was chosen and tips about shooting similar pictures by clicking on the links underneath the gallery.
Adrian Walls, Team Leader of Birds poses in the Penguin Beach area as he participates in the annual stock take at London Zoo in central London January 4, 2012. The annual number count of over 16 000 mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, invertebrates and amphibians is a compulsory part of the zoo license renewal. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY)Reuters
A college football fan beats a drum as he attends the 2012 Fiesta Bowl in between the Stanford Cardinal and the Oklahoma State Cowboys in Glendale, Arizona January 2, 2012.
Ricardo Olivero, 62, in Alexander Park practicing his Wu Tai Chi on Jan 02 2012. The days have to be pretty cold to keep Olivero, who's been practicing Tai Chi for fifteen years, from heading out for his five days a week routine. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)The Globe and Mail
In this photo taken on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, workers carry the red lanterns walk through a small lane as they bring its to a workshop store in Yaxi village, in Xianju county in east China's Zhejiang province. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTThe Associated Press
Maintenance worker Hajrudin Pupovic cleans the panels containing names of the victims of the terrorist attacks on December 29, 2011 in New York City.Spencer Platt