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

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A polar bear is seen in an aquarium at the Grandview mall in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.
A painter works on a mural created by Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra that will welcome visitors to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov))

A lion sleeps inside a cage at the Caricuao Zoo in Caracas, Venezuela.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Carlos Jasso))

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, her vice presidential running mate Tim Kaine, and their spouses, wait for the ball drop at the close of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Gary Cameron))

Vehicles are stranded during heavy rainfall in Xi'an, China.
(Image credit: (China Daily/via REUTERS))

A vendor selling handkerchiefs reads a newspaper while he waits for customers in Mumbai, India.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade))

A charred slope smolders after the Soberanes Fire burned through the mountains above Carmel Highlands, California.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Michael Fiala))

An Orthodox priest crosses himself during a procession in Kiev, Ukraine.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko))

A polar bear in an aquarium at the Grandview mall in Guangzhou, China.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Stringer))

Law enforcement officers are reflected in water during funeral services for Baton Rouge Police Department officer Montrell Jackson in Louisiana.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman))

A child climbs onto a giant mock-laptop keyboard during a promotional event at a shopping center in Beijing, China.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Thomas Peter))

Children take shelter under a tree as it rains in New Delhi, India.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi))

Pope Francis walks through Auschwitz's notorious gate with the sign "Arbeit Macht Frei" (Work sets you free) during his visit to the former Nazi death camp in Poland.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Filippo Monteforte/Pool)**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.