Saturday, August 3, 2019

In Sight: The best photos we've seen this week

In Sight
A curated view of your world in photographs

 

 

The Best Photos of the Week

(Andy Wong/AP)
Here are 15 of the week's best photos
The torch festival in Bijie, China, a sea lion gets caught in a humpback whale's mouth, Democratic presidential debate in Detroit, vigil for victims of the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting, locusts swarm in Yemen. Here's a look at 15 of the best photos from the week, selected by photo editors at The Washington Post.

 

 

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(Nuria Lopez Torres)
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Meet the mixed-gender 'muxes' of southern Mexico
Photographer Nuria López Torres takes us inside a unique group of people some consider to be of a "third gender."
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Reform and revival: Gang members find Christianity in El Salvador prisons
In El Salvador, some in prison for gang-related crimes may have once sold drugs or killed rival gang members, but behind bars, many have since found comfort in evangelical Christianity.
(Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
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A Post photographer steps back in time to rekindle his love of sports
Matt McClain visited this year's Gettysburg National 19th Century Base Ball Festival in Pennsylvania.

 

 

Must-see photo stories

(Courtesy of Buttigieg)
How Pete Buttigieg went from war protester to 'packing my bags for Afghanistan'
Months before he launched his first political campaign, he joined the Navy Reserve, adding a valuable credential to his résumé: Veteran.
(Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
Driven to the end: Olympic cyclist Kelly Catlin could do it all. Until it all became too much.
Kelly Catlin was a silver medalist and Stanford graduate student. At 23, she took her own life.
(Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
Trump escalates attacks on Baltimore and other cities — says federal funds have been 'stolen,' 'wasted'
"It's stolen money and it's wasted money, and it's a shame," Trump told a crowd in this key swing state.
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Saturday, July 27, 2019

In Sight: See the best photos from this week

In Sight
A curated view of your world in photographs

 

 

The Best Photos of the Week

(Matais Delacroix/AFP/Getty Images)
Here are 14 of the week's best photos
Former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, a heatwave washes over Paris, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló resigns. Here's a look at 11 of the best photos from the week, selected by photo editors at The Washington Post.

 

 

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(Liu Bo)
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These are the winners of the 12th annual iPhone Photography Awards
The winners were selected from thousands of entries from more than 140 countries.
(Kennedy Rhodes/Rural Arts Collaborative, Bellaire High School)
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These high school photographers crafted a stunning account of their lives in Appalachian Ohio
With the help of three adult mentors, a group of high school students created a remarkable portfolio.
(Karine Laval)
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Murky waters: Karine Laval's dreamy photography takes you from the deep end to a surreal space
Karine Laval makes swimming pools cinematic in her photography book "Poolscapes."

 

 

Must-see photo stories

(Asael Dror)
A rare condition made it hard for her to love her body. Then a photographer helped her see it differently.
I want the world to realize no one is perfect. We all have some form of imperfection and disability.
(Salwan Georges/The Washington Post)
Forced from Paradise: Leaving home after one of America's deadliest wildfires
One of America's deadliest wildfires destroyed Paradise. Now, residents accept they may never go home.
(Tori Ferenc for Washington Post)
This U.K. hike is sublime. Just avoid the bombs, tides and quicksand.
Walking Britain's 'deadliest path.'
(Jerome Delay/AP)
On the frontlines of eastern Congo's Ebola outbreak
Associated Press photographer Jerome Delay was in Beni, the epicenter of an epidemic that has already killed more than 1,700 people
Who is Boris Johnson?
What to know about the United Kingdom's next prime minister.
See celebrities, superheroes and zombies at Comic-Con International 2019
Fans descend on San Diego for the 50th Comic-Con.
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