The week's best photos
A slippery climb, hungry orangutans, and more
People take part in a traditional game where they climb a 4-meter-high tree pole coated in oil in South Sumatra, Indonesia
A student reads from a textbook as schools reopen after a month-long closure in Dhaka, Bangladesh
A girl with mpox waits to be treated at a clinic in Munigi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Two Bornean orangutans share food in Sepilok, Malaysia
People gather in prayer to mourn Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in Khan Younis, Palestine
A man carries steel drums on his cart in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh
An elephant takes a bath in Kandy, Sri Lanka
A man and his dog participate in a costume contest celebrating Saint Roch in La Paz, Bolivia
The Blue Sturgeon Supermoon rises out of clouds behind the Statue of Liberty in New York
A man jumps from the 22-meter-high Fshajt Bridge near Gjakova, Kosovo
Carolina Panthers' Luiji Vilain pulls the shirt of New York Jets' Andrew Peasley during an NFL game in Charlotte, North Carolina
Joe Biden attends the Democratic National Convention in Chicago
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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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