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The Best Photos of the Week

(Michael Probst/AP)

Here are 12 of the week's best photos

Day of the Dog festivities in Washington, D.C., protesting Alabama's abortion law, Asian Culture Carnival in Beijing and a rescue on the Rio Grande River.

By Dee Swann · Read more

In Sight

(Maria Contreras Coll)

Perspective

Meet some of the child goddesses of Nepal

Photographer Maria Contreras Coll visited Nepal to photograph a centuries-old tradition upheld by both Buddhists and Hindus.

By Kenneth Dickerman · Read more

(Joshua Dudley Greer)

Perspective

Over six years and 100,000 miles, this photographer sought out America's 'humor, pathos and humanity'

For six years, photographer Joshua Dudley Greer drove across the United States, using its enormous network of superhighways as a way of coming to grips with its psyche.

By Kenneth Dickerman and Joshua Dudley Greer · Read more

(Ira Wagner)

Perspective

The border in the yard: A study of homes in Philadelphia shows how neighbors share space

Ira Wagner discovered parts of Philadelphia on his work commute and became fascinated by the separated backyards.

By Chloe Coleman · Read more

Must-see photo stories

(Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)

Breaking point: Five hours of the migrant crush in Texas

A Washington Post photographer captured the migration surge in the Rio Grande Valley, where thousands of Central Americans are streaming over the border, overwhelming U.S. authorities and immigration infrastructure.

By Ricky Carioti and Nick Miroff · Read more

(Elena Anosova for The Washington Post)

On a Russian outpost in the Pacific, fear and fantasies of a Japanese future

Russian has the islands. Japan claims them. And suddenly there is speculation that Putin could give them back.

By Anton Troianovski · Read more

(Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)

University of Maryland mold adenovirus

The University of Maryland waited 18 days to inform students of a virus on campus. That decision left vulnerable students like Olivia Paregol in the dark.

By Jenn Abelson, Amy Brittain and Sarah Larimer · Read more

(Melissa Golden for The Washington Post)

A mock funeral aims to help students bury their pain

An Atlanta high school's effort to confront trauma in students' lives is part of a national movement.

By Laura Meckler · Read more

See celebrities at the Statue of Liberty Museum opening celebration

The new museum at the Statue of Liberty gives visitors another opportunity to explore its history and the impact the iconic structure has had on the world.