The week's best photos
A pair of swans, a flooded street, and more
Breast cancer survivors take part in "Una pincelada por la vida" ("A brushstroke for life"), in Zapopan, Mexico
Two black swans paddle across a river in Beijing, China
A man carries a figure of the Hindu god Ganesha into the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, India
Firefighters monitor the advancing Line Fire in Angelus Oaks, California
A protester raises his fist in front of police officers outside the Land Forces 2024 arms fair in Melbourne, Australia
Men covered in black grease attend the Fiesta de Cascamorras in Baza, Spain
A bee lands on a sunflower near Lawrence, Kansas
A border collie named Floki plays with a ball in Rio de Janeiro
A man wades through floodwaters outside his home in Thai Nguyen province, Vietnam
Players scramble for the ball during the Mud Bowl in North Conway, New Hampshire
A street vendor wearing a flower ornament looks at himself in a mirror in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Students cross a flooded street in Ajmer, 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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