Eye on the world – January 20 2021

Six of the best pictures of the day

A field of leeks is shown bathed in red and blue LED lights in the Dutch town of Lelystad as part of artist Daan Roosegaarde's new project ‘Grow’.
A field of leeks is shown bathed in red and blue LED lights in the Dutch town of Lelystad as part of artist Daan Roosegaarde's new project ‘Grow’. (Ruben Hamelink/Studio Roosegaarde)
The Christ the Redeemer statue is lit up in colours of the Brazilian flag after a ceremony where two people received the Sinovac vaccine for Covid-19 in Rio de Janeiro.
The Christ the Redeemer statue is lit up in colours of the Brazilian flag after a ceremony where two people received the Sinovac vaccine for Covid-19 in Rio de Janeiro. (Ricardo Moraes)
A worker hangs his uniform outside a Ford Motor Co plant during a protest in Taubate, Brazil, after the company announced it would close its three plants in the country.
A worker hangs his uniform outside a Ford Motor Co plant during a protest in Taubate, Brazil, after the company announced it would close its three plants in the country. (Roosevelt Cassio)
A man takes a dip during celebrations of the Orthodox Christian feast of Epiphany in the settlement of Moskalenki, Russia.
A man takes a dip during celebrations of the Orthodox Christian feast of Epiphany in the settlement of Moskalenki, Russia. (Alexey Malgavko )
A man holds his surfing board on a beach during a third national Covid-19 lockdown in Ashkelon, Israel.
A man holds his surfing board on a beach during a third national Covid-19 lockdown in Ashkelon, Israel. (Amir Cohen)
A man works in the Unesco-listed Lavaux vineyards overlooking Lake Leman after snowfall on a winter day in Riex, Switzerland.
A man works in the Unesco-listed Lavaux vineyards overlooking Lake Leman after snowfall on a winter day in Riex, Switzerland. (Denis Balibouse)