The week's best photojournalism

In some of the week's most striking images, little Krishnas wait to perform, a capuchin monkey gets cheeky with its food, and more

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(Image credit: REUTERS/Ajay Verma)
Schoolchildren dressed as the Hindu God Krishna wait to perform during celebrations on the eve of the Janmashtami festival in Chandigarh, India.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Ajay Verma))

Retiree Madeline Barcelo swims at the beach with her granddaughter in Varadero, Cuba.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini))

The Cotopaxi volcano, as seen from El Pedregal, Ecuador, spews ash and vapor.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa))

Members of a military choir stand in formation in Beijing's Tiananmen Square before a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Damir Sagolj))

A black cap capuchin monkey plays with some food in its enclosure at the Olmense Zoo in Olmen, Belgium.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Yves Herman))

Participants play on colored powder while taking part in the Color Run race in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera))

Migrants try to get onto a train at the Keleti train station in Budapest, Hungary.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh))

Rowers prepare to warm up in the early morning during the world rowing championships in Aiguebelette, French Alps.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani))

A worker runs across a flooded street, using a plastic sheet to shield against heavy rainfall, in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Stringer))

A first grader yawns as he attends a ceremony to mark the start of the new school year in Kiev, Ukraine. (REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko)

Guests take cover from the rain as they walk through a labyrinth of 125,000 sunflowers, which are meant mark the opening of the new entrance to the Van Gogh museum and the 125th anniversary of the Dutch master's death, in Amsterdam.
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Lauren Hansen
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.