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Click here.]( [The Week Logo]( [Subscribe to The Week magazine]( [Subscribe to The Week magazine]( [The week's best photojournalism]( A plane extinguishes a fire, a rocket launches, and more Anahi Valenzuela [A man stands in a fountain during a heat wave in Bucharest, Romania.]( A man stands in a fountain during a heat wave in Bucharest, Romania. | AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Share in email](mailto:?Subject=Check out these terrific photos!&body=See the best photos here: utm_campaign=captured_newsletter_20230728&utm_source=captured_newsletter) [A person stops to look at a 22-foot King Kong sculpture at the Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival in Revere, Massachusetts.]( A person stops to look at a 22-foot King Kong sculpture at the Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival in Revere, Massachusetts. | Joseph Prezioso / AFP via Getty Images [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Share in email](mailto:?Subject=Check out these terrific photos!&body=See the best photos here: utm_campaign=captured_newsletter_20230728&utm_source=captured_newsletter) [Children play in the water at the beach in Gaza City.]( Children play in the water at the beach in Gaza City. | Mohammed Abed / AFP via Getty Images [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Share in email](mailto:?Subject=Check out these terrific photos!&body=See the best photos here: utm_campaign=captured_newsletter_20230728&utm_source=captured_newsletter) [Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and children read by candlelight from the book of Eicha during the annual Tisha B'Av in Jerusalem.]( Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and children read by candlelight from the book of Eicha during the annual Tisha B'Av in Jerusalem. | AP Photo / Ohad Zwigenberg [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Share in email](mailto:?Subject=Check out these terrific photos!&body=See the best photos here: utm_campaign=captured_newsletter_20230728&utm_source=captured_newsletter) [A boy whose body is painted black and red prepares to portray a demon in an annual religious performance of Taazieh in Nushabad, Iran.]( A boy whose body is painted black and red prepares to portray a demon in an annual religious performance of Taazieh in Nushabad, Iran. | Atta Kenare / AFP via Getty Images [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Share in email](mailto:?Subject=Check out these terrific photos!&body=See the best photos here: utm_campaign=captured_newsletter_20230728&utm_source=captured_newsletter) [A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is seen lifting off from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida.]( A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is seen lifting off from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida. | AP Photo / John Raoux [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Share in email](mailto:?Subject=Check out these terrific photos!&body=See the best photos here: utm_campaign=captured_newsletter_20230728&utm_source=captured_newsletter) [Tourists and locals visit the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey.]( Tourists and locals visit the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey. | AP Photo / Francisco Seco [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Share in email](mailto:?Subject=Check out these terrific photos!&body=See the best photos here: utm_campaign=captured_newsletter_20230728&utm_source=captured_newsletter) [A firefighting plane sprays water to extinguish wildfire at Ciovo Island, Croatia.]( A firefighting plane sprays water to extinguish wildfire at Ciovo Island, Croatia. | AP Photo / Miroslav Lelas [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Share in email](mailto:?Subject=Check out these terrific photos!&body=See the best photos here: utm_campaign=captured_newsletter_20230728&utm_source=captured_newsletter) [A fireman holds a cat and two rabbits after rescuing them from a fire on the Greek island of Rhodes.]( A fireman holds a cat and two rabbits after rescuing them from a fire on the Greek island of Rhodes. | Spyros Bakalis / AFP via Getty Images [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Share in email](mailto:?Subject=Check out these terrific photos!&body=See the best photos here: utm_campaign=captured_newsletter_20230728&utm_source=captured_newsletter) [The ]( The "voodoo" wrestler known as Panthère poses for a photograph in his shrine in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. | Alexis Huguet / AFP via Getty Images [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Share in email](mailto:?Subject=Check out these terrific photos!&body=See the best photos here: utm_campaign=captured_newsletter_20230728&utm_source=captured_newsletter) [The U.S.' Katie Ledecky, top, competes in a women's 1500-meter heat at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.]( The U.S.' Katie Ledecky, top, competes in a women's 1500-meter heat at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. | AP Photo / David J. 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