The week's best photojournalism

In the week's most jaw-dropping images, gymnast Simone Biles defies gravity, Pokemon characters parade, and more

Jackie Friedman's avatar
Lauren Hansen's avatar
By ,
published
Simone Biles competes in Rio
(Image credit: Getty Images)
(Image credit: (David Ramos/Getty Images))

(Image credit: (REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon))

(Image credit: (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images))

(Image credit: (REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui))

(Image credit: (David Ramos/Getty Images))

(Image credit: (REUTERS/Abishek N.Chinnappa))

(Image credit: (REUTERS/Aly Song))

(Image credit: (REUTERS/Samrang Pring))

(Image credit: (David Ramos/Getty Images))

(Image credit: (Yasin Bulbul/Presidential Palace/REUTERS))

(Image credit: (REUTERS))

(Image credit: (GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)**Check out 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.