The week's best photojournalism

In this week's most striking images, a hippo celebrates its birthday, waves crash in South Korea, and more

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A hippopotamus enjoys a birthday treat at a zoo in Bangkok.
(Image credit: (EPA-EFE/RUNGROJ YONGRIT))

Puppy-shaped ice cream at a restaurant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Fabian Hamacher))

A woman stands beside the carcass of an unknown creature near Pakhachi, Russia.
(Image credit: (Tolstikova Lyubov/Social Media/via REUTERS))

An owl perches in a ventilation opening at a fireworks workshop in Tultepec, Mexico.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte))

A hajj pilgrim exits a sleeping capsule in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
(Image credit: (EPA-EFE/SEDAT SUNA))

Muslim worshippers gather during the hajj pilgrimage, near Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
(Image credit: (EPA-EFE/SEDAT SUNA))

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of The Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.
(Image credit: (EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN BRUNA))

A gymnast competes on the rings during the Asian Games in Indonesia.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara))

Youths practice parkour in Najaf, Iraq.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani))

Waves hit Jeju Island, South Korea.
(Image credit: (EPA-EFE/YONHAP))

A section of the collapsed Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Massimo Pinca))

The Perseid meteor passes above telecommunications masts in Russia.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin)**See last week's best photojournalism**)

Jacob Lambert
Jacob Lambert

Jacob Lambert is the art director of TheWeek.com. He was previously an editor at MAD magazine, and has written and illustrated for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Weekly, and The Millions.