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The Best Photos of the Week

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Here are 13 of the week's best photos

A cleansing ceremony marking the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans arriving in Virginia, conducting the census in Kenya, fires continue burning in the Amazon rainforest, the first Costco opens in China and the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Here's a look at 13 of the best photos from the week, selected by photo editors at The Washington Post.

In Sight

(Pablo Albarenga}

Perspective

'Seeds of Resistance': How some indigenous Brazilians are trying to save their land

Photographer Pablo Albarenga's work highlights the plight of indigenous land defenders.

By Kenneth Dickerman and Pablo Albarenga · Read more

(Aris Kamarotos)

Perspective

Borderline surreal images celebrate waning summer days on Greek beaches

With the summer days waning, the languid postures in the beach scenes captured in Aris Kamarotos's "Breath of Salt" series feel particularly relatable.

By Haley Hamblin and Aris Kamarotos · Read more

(James Whitlow Delano)

Perspective

How climate change is affecting life in the Italian Alps

Photographer James Whitlow Delano examines the changes happening to Italy's Valle D'Aosta mountains and valleys.

By Kenneth Dickerman and James Whitlow Delano · Read more

Must-see photo stories

(Evelyn Hockstein for The Washington Post)

Photos of commemoration events marking the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans arriving in Virginia in 1619

The commemoration began at dawn at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Va., with the rhythm of drums and a cleansing ritual.

(Carey Shaw for The Washington Post)

Chris Wenzel wanted his tattoos to live forever. Before he died, he found a way.

A Canadian man covered his body in art. His widow is sharing the work with the world.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro wants to develop the Amazon. The indigenous Munduruku see the end of their way of life.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro wants to develop the Amazon. The tiny Munduruku tribe sees the end of their way of life.

By (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) · Read more

(Salwan Georges/The Washington Post)

How fentanyl flowed through the U.S. Postal Service and across the southern border

Vulnerabilities that allowed vast quantities of the drug into the United States went unaddressed for years as tens of thousands of Americans died from overdoses.

By Sari Horwitz and Scott Higham · Read more

Caged raccoons drooled in 100-degree heat. But federal enforcement has faded.