Saturday, August 17, 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

(Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post)
Here are 12 of the week's best photos
Protesters clash with police at Hong Kong International Airport, Simone Biles competes at the U.S. Gymnastics championships, aftermath of the El Paso and Dayton shootings and scenes from the Iowa State Fair. Here's a look at 12 of the best photos from the week, selected by photo editors at The Washington Post.

 

 

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(Jerry Wolford)
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An old camera and a roll of film help one photographer rediscover the pleasures of photography
Jerry Wolford revisits a favorite place in North Carolina.
(Rachel Boillot)
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Capturing the fading past of Tennessee's old-time country music
Photographer Rachel Boillot captured the Cumberland Plateau in years-long documentation.
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(Melina Mara/The Washington Post)
Corn dogs and candidates: Democrats woo voters at the Iowa State Fair
The Iowa State Fair kicked off with the field of democratic candidates taking turns on the soapbox and navigating through corn dogs and livestock.
(Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post)
Inside the Border Patrol's largest migrant holding center
The Washington Post gets an inside look at U.S. Border Patrol's largest holding facility along the southwest border.
(Alejandro Ceggara for The Washington Post)
The seaweed invasion
A birds-eye view of how tons of rancid seaweed clogged the white sand beaches of the Mexican Riviera, ruining vacations and devastating businesses.
(Alice Martins/For The Washington Post)
Captured ISIS fighters get short sentences and art therapy in Syria
The Syrian Kurds hope leniency will boost reconciliation and prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State.
Extreme climate change in the United States: Here are America's fastest-warming places
More than a century of temperature data shows much of the U.S. Northeast is in the grip of extreme warming, with winter heating up more quickly than other seasons.
 
A Texas-size convenience store's road to fame
 
Buc-ee's, known for its abundant snacks and clean bathrooms, is preparing to expand to other states.
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Saturday, August 10, 2019

In Sight: See the best photography from this week

In Sight
A curated view of your world in photographs

 

 

The Best Photos of the Week

(Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
Here are 14 of the week's best photos
The Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, An Atlas 5 rocket launches in Cape Canaveral, Mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. Here's a look at 14 of the best photos from the week, selected by photo editors at The Washington Post.

 

 

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(Greg Girard)
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These vivid, nostalgic photos show what Tokyo looked like in the 1970s
A new book by photographer Greg Girard showcases his images from the Japanese city from decades ago.
(Motoko Sato)
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Traditional Japanese painting inspires these photographic landscapes
Motoko Sato was a traditionally trained painter in Japan who decided to use the elements of her art in a different medium.

 

 

Must-see photo stories

(Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post)
Chaos, vigils, protest: Photos capture two cities united in a tragedy uniquely American
El Paso and Dayton, more than 1,500 miles apart, were nearly indistinguishable in the aftermath of two mass shootings.
(Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)
One more year on the farm: A photographic narrative of a family's fight to save their land
The Post is chronicling the Krocak family through spring, summer, autumn and winter
(Melina Mara/The Washington Post)
They were devastated by pain pills. Now they demand justice.
Opioid victims lament destroyed lives after a previously unreleased database reveals how many drugs flooded their towns
(Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)
'We could lose the whole farm': Rural America is fighting to stay afloat as Trump's trade war grinds on
One Minnesota family struggles to keep farming as bankruptcy looms
Travel influencers are changing the way we think about the world. But who are they?
Ten globe-trotting Instagrammers talk about what they do.
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