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Photos of the Week: Hungry Ghosts, Seaweed Racers, Mud Angels

A greased-pole competition in Indonesia; a scene from the Democratic National Convention, in Chicago; an Israeli air strike on Gaza; a tilting church in Greece, big-wave surfing in South Africa, and much more

By Alan Taylor
A single bolt of lightning in a dark sky illuminates arid ground beside a gravel road.
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A greased-pole competition in Indonesia; a scene from the Democratic National Convention, in Chicago; an Israeli air strike on Gaza; a waterskiing competition in Canada; a tilting church in Greece; a “dinner in the sky” in Poland; big-wave surfing in South Africa, and much more.

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About the Author

Alan Taylor is a senior editor at The Atlantic.