The week's best photojournalism
In some of the week's most striking images, a taekwondo master breaks through concrete, a flock of birds appear ready for their Hitchcockian close-up, and more
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Kelly Gonsalves
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Andreas Kisser of Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura performs during the last day of the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro.
(Image credit: (EPA-EFE/ANTONIO LACERDA))

Birds vie for position on power lines at dusk in Kansas City, Kansas.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel))

Indian musicians perform ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Calcutta, India.
(Image credit: (EPA-EFE/PIYAL ADHIKARY))

Roger Stone, a long-time associate of President Trump, speaks to the media after testifying before the House Intelligence Committee on the Russia investigation in Washington, D.C.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik))

A Rohingya refugee waits to receive aid in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton))

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man prays on a hill overlooking the Mediterranean Sea during a Tashlich ceremony in Herzeliya, Israel.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit))

South Korea's Special Warfare Command performs taekwondo ahead of the 69th anniversary of Korea Armed Forces Day in Pyeongtaek.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji TPX))

Autumn leaves at the Nagyerdo conservation area in Debrecen, Hungary.
(Image credit: (EPA-EFE/Zsolt Czegledi))

A young girl rests on the remains of her family's home, which was destroyed by Hurricane Maria, in Hayales de Coamo, Puerto Rico.
(Image credit: (Joe Raedle/Getty Images))

A monkey sits on top of the Jetavanaramaya stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte))

Alexia Paganini of Switzerland competes in the Figure Skating-ISU Challenger Series in Oberstdorf, Germany.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader))

An empty wheelchair stands on a beach in San Sebastian, Spain.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)`**See last week's best photojournalism**)
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Kelly Gonsalves is a sex and culture writer exploring love, lust, identity, and feminism. Her work has appeared at Bustle, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, and more, and she previously worked as an associate editor for The Week. She's obsessed with badass ladies doing badass things, wellness movements, and very bad rom-coms.