Photography

Photos of the Week: Miniature Beer, Foam Fight, Vortex Race

The Cow Race Grand Prix in Switzerland, Halloween preparations in Germany, observations of International Sloth Day in Panama City, a zombie walk in Mexico City, and much more

By Alan Taylor
A view of the downtown Los Angeles skyline with a view of mountains in the background at sunset
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A general view from Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area of the Los Angeles downtown skyline with a view of mountains in the background, at sunset on October 15, 2025
A bald eagle soars past a tree with fall foliage.
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A bald eagle soars past a tree with fall foliage at Adams Pond in East Derry, New Hampshire, on October 20, 2025.
A kitesurfer, seen in the air, in silhouette
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Israelis practice kitesurfing at sunset off the coast of Tel Aviv, on October 21, 2025.
Several costumed people perform a dance number to a Michael Jackson song during a
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A Michael Jackson impersonator performs a dance to the song “Thriller” during the annual Zombie Walk in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 18, 2025.
A demonstrator is hit by a jet of water from a police water cannon in Colombia.
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A demonstrator is hit by a jet of water from a police water cannon during a protest demanding action from President Gustavo Petro’s government on social, environmental, and security issues in Bogota, Colombia, on October 17, 2025.
A motorcycle racer falls headfirst into a patch of gravel, their helmet sending bits of gravel flying.
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Manuel Gonzalez crashes during a Moto2 practice session at the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix, on Phillip Island on October 17, 2025.
A rally car drives on a leaf-covered road through a forest during a race.
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Drivers Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen of Finland compete during Day 3 of WRC Central European Rally, Round 11 of the 2025 FIA World Rally Championship in Passau, Germany, on October 18, 2025.
A couple walks on a trail surrounded by colorful autumn trees.
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A couple walks on a trail surrounded by colorful autumn trees in the Taunus Nature Park near Frankfurt, Germany, on October 22, 2025.
The sun rises behind the Statue of Liberty.
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The sun rises behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City on October 19, 2025, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey.
Heavy machinery tears down a section of the East Wing of the White House.
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Heavy machinery tears down a section of the East Wing of the White House as construction begins on President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom, in Washington, D.C., on October 22, 2025.
Several law enforcement officers watch from a ledge above protesters, one seen in the foreground wearing an inflatable frog costume.
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Law-enforcement officers watch from a ledge of a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility as a protester stands outside in an inflatable frog costume in Portland, Oregon, on October 21, 2025.
A man works in front of a giant mural of a person's face, painted across several tall building walls.
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A man works in front of a giant mural of the Venezuelan doctor José Gregorio Hernández, also known as “the doctor of the poor,” painted across houses in the El Saman de Bolívar community, in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, on October 17, 2025.
A close view of a cat wearing glasses, a hat, and a gold chain around its neck
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A cat wearing glasses and a hat is pictured in Lima, Peru, on October 19, 2025.
An orphaned young sloth clings a sloth plush toy.
Enea Lebrun / Reuters
An orphaned young two-toed sloth clings to a sloth plush toy at the Panamerican Conservation Association during an event for International Sloth Day, in Panama City, Panama, on October 19, 2025.
A very tiny bottle of beer, sitting on a fingertip
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A miniature bottle of Carlsberg beer, what the company is calling the “world’s smallest beer,” pictured in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 20, 2025. The Danish brewer Carlsberg created this alcohol-free “smallest beer” to raise awareness of responsible consumption.
A row of kites, each shaped like a cartoon character.
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Kites fly high during China's 2025 National Kite Invitational Competition on October 17, 2025, in Rudong County, Nantong City, Jiangsu province, China.
A girl performs gymnastics on a pole, as fireworks light up the sky above.
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A girl performs on a pole during Mallakhamb (traditional gymnastic poses on a wooden pole) as fireworks light up the sky during Diwali celebrations at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park in Mumbai on October 22, 2025.
A person works to set up a life-sized scary creature statue inside a mine set up for tourism.
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Thomas Wäsche from the Röhrigschacht Wettelrode visitor mine installs scary ghosts for Halloween in the mine’s visitor corridor in Wettelrode, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, on October 16, 2025.
Students cheer and pose while covered head-to-toe in soapy foam.
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Students take part in the traditional Raisin Monday foam fight on St. Salvator's Lower College Lawn at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland on October 20, 2025. The messy display is the culmination of a weekend of festivities where first years say thank you to their more senior student “parents” for mentoring them.
A view from above of a flock of geese walking in a circle, forming a swirl.
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Geese walk in a circle in a meadow at the Eskildsen goose farm in Wermsdorf, Germany, on October 17, 2025.
A flock of sheep is herded through a city street, with crowds watching from either side.
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Sheep are herded through Madrid’s city center during the annual Transhumance Festival held on October 19, 2025.
A large crowd fills viewing stands, while many others climb up on a tower nearby.
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Mourners and supporters of Kenya’s opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga climb on top of a structure outside the stadium following the arrival of his coffin to his home region in Kisumu, on October 18, 2025.
A person works among many bundles of bamboo sticks that are stood up to dry.
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A farmer dries moso bamboo sticks at a bamboo-processing factory on October 18, 2025, in Ji'an, Jiangxi province, China.
An elevated view of a vast area of ruins in Gaza.
Abdel Kareem Hana / AP
Palestinians walk through the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Gaza City on October 23, 2025.
An aerial view of a flooded town on a hill surrounded by water
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An aerial view of the flooded town of Tlacotepec, Hidalgo state, Mexico, on October 16, 2025. Survivors of floods and landslides that killed at least 70 people in Mexico last week have appealed for urgent aid.
A slightly motion-blurred image of many students running along several curved balcony walkways.
Fabrice Coffrini / AFP / Getty
Competitors take part in the Vortex race near Lausanne, Switzerland, on October 16, 2025. About 2,000 participants, mostly students, take part in this unique race that involves running up the 2.8-kilometer helicoidal passageway of the Vortex, an iconic eight-floor circular building on the campus of the University of Lausanne.
The front end of a Cadillac appear to emerge from the ground, covered by autumn leaves.
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A vintage Cadillac is covered by autumn leaves inside a private car-sculpture park within a forest in Neanderthal Valley in Mettmann, Germany, on October 19, 2025.
A woman rides a cow during a cow race.
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Patrizia Hobi rides “Ary” during the Cow Race Grand Prix, a two-round race exclusively for female jockeys and the only event of its kind in Switzerland, held in the Alpine resort of Flumserberg on October 19, 2025.

About the Author

Alan Taylor is a senior editor at The Atlantic.