Colorful Glowing Spinning Carnival Ride, Night

Garden glow

The kaleidoscope of light and motion in our image comes courtesy of two things: Long-exposure photography and an annual festival put on in the heart of Paris. Every year from June to August the Festival of the Tuileries adds towering amusement rides and cotton candy to the historic Tuileries Garden. (We're seeing a swinging chair ride in the center of our image here.) Queen Catherine de Medici commissioned a grand garden in 1564 to complement her royal residence, the Tuileries Palace. Following the French Revolution, the garden became a public park, and has since served as a beloved gathering place for locals and visitors to the City of Light.