The week's best photojournalism

In some of the week's most intriguing images, pigs seek higher ground, a circus clown rests, and more

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Nuns at the Vatican
(Image credit: The Associated Press)
Nuns pray during a canonization ceremony in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino))

A pig and her piglets stay on higher ground after being rescued from a Category 4 typhoon in the Philippines.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Erik De Castro))

Circus worker Biju relaxes before a performance in Pimpri, India.
(Image credit: (Allison Joyce/Getty Images))

New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom throws during the first inning of Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, in Chicago.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/David J. Phillip))

A woman and three children rest on the ground after they crossed the border from Croatia to Slovenia.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Antonio Bronic))

Two baby orangutans play with each other in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They were rescued from an illegal wildlife trade.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Olivia Harris))

Students practice Tai Chi during a Guinness World Record attempt of the largest martial arts display, in Henan province, China.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Stringer))

German conservator Christian Eckmann works on the restoration of the golden mask of King Tutankhamun at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany))

Atletico Madrid's soccer players stretch during a training session in Majadahonda, Spain.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Francisco Seco))

An indigenous woman wades into the waters of the Taguarussu River as the sun rises in Palmas, Brazil, the host city for the first World Indigenous Games.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres))

Late autumn colors in vineyards mark a change in the season in eastern France.
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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.