Gjakova, Kosovo

Big dives

For nearly seven decades, ambitious divers have launched themselves into rivers near Gjakova in Kosovo in an annual openair high diving competition. In years past more than two dozen competitors have competed for the 500 euro ($556) prize money. On July 22 hundreds of spectators watched on as divers leaped off Ura e Shenjte, a 72-foot high bridge, and into the water below.