The week’s best photos
A smiling balloon, a colorful carnival, and more
A woman dressed in a traditional costume dances during the Casco Peatonal celebrations in Panama City, Panama
Two people are silhouetted playing basketball at dusk in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles
Pigeons gather on a rooftop while Mount Sinabung spews volcanic ash in the distance, in North Sumatra, Indonesia
A model presents a creation by Philippine fashion designers Jaggy Glarino, Joey Samson and Rhett Eala during the BENCH/ 'Threads Of Dreams' show at Tokyo Fashion Week in Tokyo, Japan
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men dance as they celebrate the release of a yeshiva student detained for refusing military service in Elad, Israel
The Frecce Tricolori aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Air Force perform at the BIAS International Air Show in Bucharest, Romania
Costumed revelers celebrate the Notting Hill Carnival in London, United Kingdom
A farmer weeds a paddy field on the outskirts of Guwahati, India
A man prepares a colorful hot-air balloon prior to the start of a balloon fiesta in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
A lesser flamingo enjoys the warm spring weather at Joburg Zoo in Johannesburg, South Africa
Rescue workers search through mud-covered buildings following the recent flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Devighat, Nepal
Forty-eight dancers from a Shanghai Ballet production of Swan Lake pose by the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam, Netherlands
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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.