The week's best photojournalism
A demon, raging fires, and more
By
Jacob Lambert
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An elephant calf tries to climb out of a hole at a national park in Nakhon Nayok province, Thailand.
(Image credit: REUTERS/Taanruuamchon)

The runner Kumari Taki falls during a race in Eugene, Oregon.
(Image credit: REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)

High jumper Eleanor Patterson competes in Eugene.
(Image credit: JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Parkour champion Charles Poujade performs in Paris.
(Image credit: JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP via Getty Images)

Water buffaloes are seen near an oilfield in Basra, Iraq.
(Image credit: HUSSEIN FALEH/AFP via Getty Images)

A goat skull lies on the ground after a forest fire in San Martin de Tabara, Spain.
(Image credit: AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A cosplayer dressed as a demon attends a comic convention in Caracas, Venezuela.
(Image credit: AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A burning tree is seen in a forest destroyed by fire near Dune du Pilat, France.
(Image credit: REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol)

A wildfire near Brennilis, France.
(Image credit: LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)

A train drives across a drained area near a salt harvesting site in Russia's Altai Region.
(Image credit: REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko)

Destroyed buildings in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
(Image credit: REUTERS/Nacho Doce)

Soldiers march in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
(Image credit: VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/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.