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The Best Photos of the Week

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The launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket, climate protests around the world, the drive of alpacas and llamas from Swiss pastures, the House of Representatives initiates a formal impeachment inquiry of President Trump. Here's a look at 13 of the best photos from the week, selected by photo editors at The Washington Post.

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In Sight photo blog

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Perspective

Despairing for the planet, a man took his own life in a Brooklyn park. This photographer honored his memory one day at a time.

Photographer Joel Sternfeld documents the death of a lawyer and climate activist in his new book.

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(Nicoletta Novara)

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Young refugees document the squalor, and hope, around them

35 refugee students had disposable cameras to document their lives on the Greek island of Samos.

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(Walter Astrada)

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A photographer captures a sacred South American festival where the living embrace the dead

Walter Astrada photographs the sacred Guaraní Arete Guasu celebration of the Western Guarani people.

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Through the lyrics of Bruce Springsteen: A photographic journey through America

Italian photographer Daria Addabbo explores America through the lyrics of Bruce Springsteen.

By Daria Addabbo, Karly Domb Sadof and MaryAnne Golon · Read more

Must-see photo stories

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Dreaming of van Gogh in Gaza

Palestinian artists draw inspiration from masterpieces they may never be allowed to see.

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Meet the frat bro, ice queen and 'walking disaster movie' who are wrestling to sellout D.C. crowds

Prime Time Pro Wrestling is the District's newest independent wrestling organization.

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Here's what celebrities wore at the 2019 Emmys

The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

In rural Texas, black students' fight for voting access conjures a painful past

When students at the historically black Prairie View A&M University challenged the county about limited early-voting hours, they were also taking on Waller County's freighted history.

By Amy Gardner · Read more