The week's best photos

A human pyramid, a church on wheels, and more

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This image of a marine iguana in the Galapagos is among the finalists for this year's Ocean Photographer of the Year competition

A Galapagos marine iguana sneezes out saltwater in a photo by Arturo de Frías, a 2025 Ocean Photographer of the Year finalist

(Image credit: Arturo de Frías / Ocean Photographer of the Year)

A human pyramid

Hindu devotees form a human pyramid during a Dahi Handi celebration in Mumbai, India

(Image credit: Indranil Mukherjee / Getty Images)

Taliban security personnel

Taliban security forces rollerblade during a rally marking four years since their return to power, in Ghazni, Afghanistan

(Image credit: Mohammad Faisal Naweed / Getty Images)

A police officer

A police officer looks out from behind a riot shield during a protest in Mexico City

(Image credit: Fernando Llano / AP)

A church

The Kiruna Church is transferred to a new location to make room for an iron ore mine in Sweden

(Image credit: Jonathan Nackstrand / Getty Images)

People gather around a trophy

Members of India's National Cadet Corp celebrate after winning the best contingent trophy in Chandigarh

(Image credit: AFP / Getty Images)

Followers of the Universal White Brotherhood

Members of the Universal White Brotherhood perform a Paneurhythmy ritual in Bulgaria's Rila Mountains

(Image credit: Spasiyana Sergieva / Reuters)

Ultra-Orthodox Jews

Ultra-Orthodox Jews sit in the middle of the road during a protest against military recruitment in Bnei Brak, Israel

(Image credit: Ohad Zwigenberg / AP)

Divers look on as a crane lifts an artefact from the waters of Abu Qir Bay in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria

A crane lifts an ancient artefact from the sea at Abu Qir Bay near the port city of Alexandria, Egypt

(Image credit: Khaled Desouki / AFP / Getty Images)

A brown bear carries her cubs back to shore in Alaska's Katmai National Park after rising tide stranded them

A brown bear carries her cubs back to shore during a high tide in Alaska's Katmai National Park

(Image credit: Casey Cooper / printsforwildlife.org)

Children playing with bubbles

Children play with soap bubbles near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France

(Image credit: Dimitar Dilkoff / Getty Images)

A boat

The barquentine schooner Antigua joins hundreds of tall ships for the 10th SAIL maritime event in Amsterdam, Netherlands

(Image credit: Peter Dejong / AP)

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Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US
Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US

Anahi Valenzuela has worked as an editorial assistant at The Week since 2022, where she assists with magazine content and covers the week's best photos. She started her career as a media producer at The Daily Californian and a writer for College Magazine.

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