The week's best photojournalism

In the week's most eye-catching photos, Rio dives into the Olympics, a mother gorilla cuddles her newborn, and more

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People walk on a sightseeing platform in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, China.
Tourists walk on a sightseeing platform in Zhangjiajie, China.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Stringer))

A worker watches a diver practice before the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Michael Dalder))

A nun walks among sleeping pilgrims at the Campus Misericordiae in Brzegi, Poland.
(Image credit: (Agencja Gazeta/Kuba Ociepa/via REUTERS))

Gorilla Kira holds her baby at Moscow's zoo in Russia.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko))

Fishing boats park in a port as Typhoon Nida approaches Guangzhou, China.
(Image credit: (China Daily/via REUTERS))

A disabled woman casts her vote at a polling station in Soweto, South Africa.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Shiraaz Mohamed))

Children ride in the trunk of a car on a flooded street in Sanaa, Yemen.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah))

Turkish soldiers help honor guards prepare for a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Umit Bektas))

Boys jump into the Mediterranean Sea from the ancient wall surrounding the old city of Acre, Israel.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File))

Butterflies congregate on the shore of the Igarape Mapi river near the community of Ceu do Mapia, Brazil.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres))

Two girls pose for a picture during a wedding party in Gaza City.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra))

A man takes a fishing boat for a spin in Shi'en, China.
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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.