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The Best Photos of the Week

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Here are 15 of the week's best photos

The 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta resigns, Sheep in Paris during an urban transhumance, Hurricane Barry hits Louisiana. Here's a look at 15 of the best photos from the week, selected by photo editors at The Washington Post.

In Sight

(Igor Tereshkov)

Perspective

Photographer Igor Tereshkov incorporates oil from a spill in his images of the damaged Siberian environment

Tereshkov used oil he collected at a Siberian spill site in the development process of his film.

By Amie Ferris-Rotman · Read more

(Ignacio Colo)

Perspective

These twin brothers from Buenos Aires have never lived apart since the day they were born

Argentinian photographer Ignacio Colo was driving down the road one day when he saw twin brothers Eduardo and Miguel Portnoy walking down the street. He found them and spent three years with them, telling their story.

By Kenneth Dickerman and Ignacio Colo · Read more

(Sophia Nahli Allison)

Perspective

More than 1,300 from around the world competed for Women Photograph grants. Here are the winners.

This year's winners include a diverse array of work from multiple countries including Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Mexico and the United States.

By Kenneth Dickerman · Read more

Must-see photo stories

(NASA)

How did NASA put men on the moon? One harrowing step at a time.

The space agency had vision, genius and dash, but a strategy of incremental progress won the race.

By Joel Achenbach · Read more

(David Burnett)

Apollo at 50: In search of heroes and simplicity

David Burnett photographed living Apollo legends for the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing.

15 endangered travel destinations to visit in a rapidly changing world

How forces like poaching and deforestation are reshaping your bucket list

(Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Scenes along the Louisiana Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Barry makes landfall

Like many storms that have struck the U.S. in recent years, Barry's biggest threat comes in the form of torrential rain and flooding. Rainfall totals could reach 10 to 20 inches in southern Louisiana. Storm surge is expected to reach three to six feet on top of normal tides. The Mississippi River is expected to rise precariously close to the maximum height of some of the levees that protect New Orleans. Even if the levees aren't overtopped by floodwater, their failure could inundate parts of the city.