The week's best photojournalism

In the week's most eye-catching images, New York City digs out of a blizzard, sled dogs race, and more

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Dogs pull a musher in the 33rd Aviemore Sled Dog Rally in Aviemore, Scotland.
A devotee takes a holy bath in River Saali during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar))

Dogs pull a musher in the 33rd Aviemore Sled Dog Rally in Aviemore, Scotland.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Russell Cheyne))

People's Liberation Army marines train in Bayingol, China.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Stringer))

A balloon flies during the 38th International Hot Air Balloon Week in Chateau-d'Oex, Switzerland.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Denis Balibouse))

Ultra-Orthodox Jews take part in the celebration of the Jewish feast of "Tu Bishvat" (or Tree New Year) in Jerusalem, Israel.
(Image credit: (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images))

Czech Republic's Barbora Strycova falls after hitting a shot during her fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne Park, Australia.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Tyrone Siu))

Devotees offer prayers as they stand on the bank of the Hanumante River in Bhaktapur, Nepal.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar))

The moon rises over Toronto's skyline.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Mark Blinch))

A slum fire in Kampung Bandan, Indonesia.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Beawiharta))

A large, red tarp filled with snow is hoisted by crane from the top deck of the Hudson Yards construction site in New York.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan))

A macaque yawns by the banks of frozen water in Huangshan, China.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/China Daily))

Sikhs rest on the pavement outside a Sikh temple in New Delhi, India.
(Image credit: (AP Photo /Tsering Topgyal)**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.