One Extraordinary (Olympic) Photo: Francisco Seco captures unusual image at rhythmic gymnastics

Stiliana Nikolova, of Bulgaria performs in the rhythmic gymnastics individuals all-round qualification round, at La Chapelle Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Paris, France.

Stiliana Nikolova, of Bulgaria performs in the rhythmic gymnastics individuals all-round qualification round, at La Chapelle Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)


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PARIS — AP photographer Francisco Seco explains how he took the photo of Bulgarian Stiliana Nikolova performing in the rhythmic gymnastics competition. Seco, who is based in Turkey, captured the image that makes it appear there is a headless gymnast performing. He says for him, it's kind of a "creepy" photo, but one you can look at for a while.

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