The week’s best photos
A red devil, an alpine swing, and more
A surfer rides the waves off the coast of Dakar, Senegal
Supporters of India's Cockroach Janta Party scuffle with police as they attempt to march on Parliament House to demand the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, India
Tourists ride the BalancAIR swing on the peak of Le Chamossaire, near Villars-sur-Ollon in Switzerland
Spanish footballer Lamine Yamal's younger brother Keyne stands next to a giant replica of the World Cup trophy after Spain won the final match against Argentina at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey
A line of silhouetted firefighters walk across a smoldering hilltop after responding to a wildfire in Pleasanton, California
Norwegian black metal group Witch Club Satan perform on stage during the 49th Paleo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland
Apartment complexes are shrouded in rain clouds in Seoul, South Korea
A pair of Icelandic foals play together as the sun rises at a stud farm in Wehrheim, Germany
Costumed superfan Didi Senft leaps into the air as Isaac Del Toro and Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates-XRG pass by during Stage 17 of the Tour de France near Chambery, France
A group of fishermen drag an enormous sardine net onto Scottburgh beach near Durban, South Africa
A visitor explores artist Tèo Phạm's 'This World Is Perfectly Stunning, Let Us Make It Truly Blinding' exhibition at Mo Art Space in Hanoi, Vietnam
A group of olive ridley sea turtle hatchlings emerge from the sand on Bajulmati Beach in East Java, Indonesia
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Stephen Kelly is a photo editor and illustrator for The Week Digital, creating original artwork to accompany articles and social media, as well as curating photography and cartoons. Before joining the team in 2023, Stephen managed the photographic archive for multimedia publisher Future, working on everything from picture editing and content licensing to directing photo shoots. He has also been a freelance illustrator, contributing editorial artwork to magazines and websites including T3, Rock Sound, Tom’s Guide, Property Week and Cycling Plus, while also writing about music for Total Guitar and MusicRadar. Stephen studied illustration at the University of Dundee and Ontario College of Art and Design, specialising in narrative art (he once self-published his own comic, it was weird), and loves to incorporate storytelling and humour into his work.