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.
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.