The week's best photojournalism

In some of the week's most eye-catching images, the U.S. women's soccer team takes a presidential selfie, Santa Claus prepares for the season, and more

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A surfer hangs on to his board as he navigates a breaking wave during high tide and high surf in Cardiff, California
Pumpkin Jack O' Lanterns carved as skeletons are displayed during the "Great Jack O' Lantern Blaze" in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Mike Segar))

New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard throws before Game 2 of the World Series in Kansas City, Missouri.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/David Goldman))

A street performer jumps in the air in Central Park, New York.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson))

Shepherds guide a flock of around 2,000 sheep through Madrid in defense of ancient grazing and migration rights.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Francisco Seco))

A surfer hangs on to his board as he navigates a breaking wave in Cardiff, California.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Mike Blake))

President Obama poses for a selfie as he welcomes the United States Women's National Soccer Team to the White House.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque))

A Palestinian protester jumps over burning tires during clashes with Israeli troops near the Jewish settlement of Bet El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman))

Pelicans wait for food at a beach market in Peru.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Mariana Bazo))

The New Zealand team perform their Haka before the 2015 Rugby World Cup semifinal in London.
(Image credit: (Walter/Getty Images))

Women take pictures between stone sculptures of half-buried people at the Lapindo mud field in Indonesia.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Beawiharta))

A student of the "Escola de Papai Noel do Brasil" (Brazil's school of Santa Claus) wears his hat before lessons in Rio de Janeiro. Lessons include singing, how to dress, and how to care for their beards.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Pilar Olivares)**See last week's best photojournalism**)

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.