The week's best photojournalism

In the week's most eye-catching images, a lion takes a break, politicians are enamored by balloons, and more

A polar bear is seen in an aquarium at the Grandview mall in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.
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Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.