The week's best photojournalism
In some of the week's most striking images, Bulgarians dance in icy waters, firemen balance on bamboo ladders, and more
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Jackie Friedman
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A man dressed as one of the Three Kings greets people during the Epiphany parade in Gijon, Spain.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Eloy Alonso))

Pennsylvania state troopers and police officers from around the country line up in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after a memorial service for state trooper Landon E. Weaver who was killed in the line of duty.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar))

Fah Jam, a 5-month-old baby elephant, tries to walk on her injured leg in Pattaya, Thailand.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Athit Perawongmeth))

Children play a traditional pillow fight game to mark the 69th anniversary of Myanmar Independence Day on the outskirts of Yangon.
(Image credit: (YE AUNG THU/AFP/Getty Images))

Fishermen collect the day's catch at Dojran Lake, Macedonia.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski))

Mourners attend the funeral in Istanbul of Yunus Gormek, 23, one of the victims of the New Year's Day nightclub attack.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel))

Hats and musical instruments are lined up in the street before the New Year's Day parade in London.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Neil Hall))

A man sorts through peanuts at a shop in Peshawar, Pakistan.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz))

Bulgarian men dance in the icy waters of the Tundzha river during an Epiphany Day celebration in Kalofer, Bulgaria.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov))

Schoolchildren attend a yoga session at a camp in Ahmedabad, India.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Amit Dave))

Members of the Edo Firemanship Preservation Association balance on bamboo ladders during a New Year demonstration in Tokyo.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Toru Hanai))

A polar bear named Sprinter enjoys the water in a zoo in Hanover, Germany.
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Jackie Friedman is the assistant photo editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the photojournalism program at Kent State University and now lives in New York.
