The week’s best photos
A colorful celebration, an albino water buffalo, and more

Hindus celebrate the Holi festival with water and colorful powders at the Radharani Temple in Uttar Pradesh, India
Waves of trash appear on the shore of a fishing village in Pandeglang Regency, Indonesia
A person dresses as the Hindu deity Agni Kandakarnan in Somwarpet, India
People take photos of a new Banksy mural in London
Election activists dressed in chicken suits demonstrate in London
A rare albino water buffalo meets his new owner after being sold for 18 million baht in Bangkok, Thailand
A man dressed as St. Patrick walks past a group of soldiers in Dublin, Ireland
Teenagers play on Soviet-era military monuments in Kharkiv, Ukraine
A woman searches for recyclable materials at a garbage dump in Nairobi, Kenya
Rohingya refugees wait to be rescued after their boat capsized off the coast of West Aceh, Indonesia
Children play in a dam before World Water Day in Klungkung, Indonesia
College students spread awareness for first generation voters in Chennai, India
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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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