The week's best photojournalism
A volcanic view, a biting pelican, and more
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Jacob Lambert
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A Taliban fighter stands on the banks of a river in Kandahar.
(Image credit: BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images)

A young Haitian migrant peers from inside a tent in Ciudad Acuna, Mexico.
(Image credit: PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images)

A partially torn poster of slain Northern Alliance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud in Kabul, Afghanistan.
(Image credit: AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A hallway just off the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
(Image credit: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Residential buildings in Seoul, South Korea.
(Image credit: ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)

The view from a kitchen during a volcanic eruption in La Palma, Spain.
(Image credit: REUTERS/Jon Nazca)

A volcanic eruption on the Canary Islands.
(Image credit: EMILIO MORENATTI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

A train runs near Wehrheim, Germany.
(Image credit: AP Photo/Michael Probst)

An earthquake-damaged school wall in Arkalochori, Greece.
(Image credit: REUTERS/Stefanos Rapanis)

A riot police officer throws tear gas during protests in La Paz, Bolivia.
(Image credit: AIZAR RALDES/AFP via Getty Images)

Police officers stand behind barriers during a protest in Mexico City.
(Image credit: REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan)

Pelicans on the banks of a river in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
(Image credit: ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP via Getty Images)
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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.