Daily life around the world

Our Daily Life series is a visual exploration of everyday imagery from around the globe.

For December's installment, our selection includes photos from North Korea, India, Cuba and Iran by AP photographers Wong Maye-E, Robert F. Bukaty, Joshua Paul, Eugene Hoshiko, Ramon Espinosa, Matt Dunham and more.

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Spain Daily Life

A man begs for alms in a corner of a street of the old city, during the last autumn day, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, Dec. 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Indonesia Daily Life

A patient undergoes a charge-free cataract surgery at a hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015. Jakarta Regional Police provided the surgery for those who are unable to afford it. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Spain Daily Life

A man walks around the train station of Atocha, the main train station of Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

Wisconsin Daily Life

In this photo taken Friday, December 4, 2015 in Milwaukee, a seagull flies above a sculpture framed by the sun. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)

Washington Daily Life

Valentina Juarez, 5, of Suwanee, Ga. stares up at the Washington Monument, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

South Korea Daily Life

A couple poses under an illuminated tunnel to celebrate the upcoming Christmas and New Year holiday at the Garden of Morning Calm in Gapyeong, South Korea, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Japan Daily Life

A man feeds wild sparrows from his hand at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno Park in Tokyo, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. This manmade pond is filled with lotus plants and many tourists visit to see the lotus flowers in summer. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Italy Daily Life

Window cleaners hang from ropes along the sides of the Unicredit tower at Piazza Gae Aulenti in Milan, Italy, Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

India Daily Life

An Indian boy, seeking alms dressed as Hindu monkey god Hanuman, walks between two buses halted at a traffic intersection in Hyderabad, India, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A)

Maine Daily Life

The first light of dawn colors clouds behind snow-covered spruce trees on Little Jackson Mountain, Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, near Weld, Maine. The higher elevations of mountains in western Maine received the season's first significant snowfall on Thursday night. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Bangladesh Daily Life

A Bangladeshi roadside vendor wears sunglasses to attract customers to his shop in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)

Spain Daily Life

A man riding a bicycle decorated with led lights talks to a woman as he offers to pose with people for money in downtown Madrid, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Malaysia Daily Life

A woman walks past an illuminated decoration symbolizing Thailand during a light show in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. The light show features the different countries of ASEAN. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul)

North Korea Daily Life

North Koreans dressed in their swim suits play a round of volleyball at the Munsu water park on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, in Pyongyang, North Korea. The water park is opened to both tourists as well as locals living in the North Korean capital. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

North Korea Daily Life

A man is silhouetted against boulders covered with snow at the foot of Mount Myohyang, a popular leisure spot among locals as well as tourists on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, in Hyangsan county, North Pyongan, North Korea where the winter season has started. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Pennsylvania Daily Life

Youngsters exercise in lightweight clothing as they run up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art during an unseasonably warm afternoon, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

North Korea Daily Life

A poster showing different types of hair styles worn by North Korean men hangs outside a barber shop at the Munsu water park on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Cuba Daily Life

Tourists travel in a "Coco taxi" along the Malecon as waves break above the sea wall in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. Coco taxis are one of many kinds of taxis in the capital fashioned out of motorcycles, popular with both tourists and locals. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Ohio Daily Life

A dancer waits in the wings for his cue as the Cincinnati Ballet performs during a dress rehearsal of the Nutcracker at the Aronoff Center, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Iran Daily Life

An Iranian woman celebrates her birthday with her friend at a cafe in downtown Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Hong Kong Daily Life

A worker stands near a commercial advertising board for a new apartment at a construction site in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Myanmar Daily Life

A woman lies on a park bench after exercising in Kandawgyi park, Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. The 150-acre Kandawgyi lake surrounded by a 110-acre park is a major recreation area for Yangon residence during the dry-and relatively cool months of December to February.(AP Photo/ Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Britain Daily Life

Store workers dress mannequins in a shop window in London, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Nepal Daily Life

A Nepalese child sleeps on the arms of a woman in the city of Bhaktapur, Nepal, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. Bhaktapur is part of UNESCO Kathmandu Valley World Heritage Site. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Kansas Daily Life

The nearly-full moon is seen among Christmas lights at a holiday display Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015, near Lenexa, Kan. When the moon turns full, at 5:11am cst., it will be the first full moon to fall on Christmas day since 1977. Named the Long Night Moon because it's the first full moon to follow the winter solstice, it's also known as the Cold Moon. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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