Photos of the Week: Harness Race, Obelisk Vista, Cheerleading Businessmen

The Atlantic

16-05-2025

The 1,000th anniversary of a city in France, Vesak Day celebrations in Indonesia, the Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland, and much more Bismarck the sphynx closes its eyes while being examined by a judge during an international feline beauty competition in Bucharest, Romania, on May 10, 2025. Robert Nickelsberg / Getty A subway passenger reads messages on his phone in front of a mural of the artist William Wegman's famous Weimaraner at the 23rd Street MTA station on May 9, 2025, in New York City. Ismail Aslandag / Anadolu / Getty A long-eared forest owl attracts the attention of nature lovers and bird-watchers in Beyobasi Village, in Ankara's Sincan district, Turkey, on May 10, 2025. A mechanical puppet resembling an ancient mythical beast makes an appearance in Dalian, Liaoning province, China, on May 8, 2025. Athit Perawongmetha / Reuters An 18-meter-tall art installation titled KAWS:Holiday Thailand, featuring the 'Companion' figures and created by the artist Brian Donnelly, also known as Kaws, is displayed in front of the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 13, 2025. The full moon sets behind St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 13, 2025. Fadel Senna / AFP / Getty A view of the Abu Dhabi skyline, seen beyond sand dunes, on May 14, 2025 Fatih Gonul / Anadolu / Getty A tourist walks on a path through a bamboo forest in the Arashiyama region of Kyoto, Japan. Luis Acosta / AFP / Getty A hummingbird is seen during a bird-watching hike on Mount Monserrate, near Bogotá, Colombia, on May 10, 2025. Members of Cheer Re-Mans, an all-male cheerleading team of active businessmen, perform at 'Cheer Up Japan' in Tokyo on March 22, 2025. Photo released on May 12. Police officers stand in the rain along with thousands of other law-enforcement members and their families and supporters for the 37th annual National Police Week candlelight vigil on the National Mall on May 13, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Juan Barreto / AFP / Getty A member of the Venezuelan army takes part in a military parade during the inauguration of Victory Square, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, in Caracas, on May, 13, 2025. Ralf Hirschberger / AFP / Getty A rabbit stands alert in Tiergarten park in Berlin, Germany, on May 12, 2025. The Flower Moon rises through clouds behind the Statue of Liberty as the sun sets in New York City on May 11, 2025, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. Abdullah Asiran / Anadolu / Getty A view of the windmills of Kinderdijk. They were opened to the public during the 52nd National Windmill Day, in the Netherlands, on May 10, 2025. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP / Getty Dancers perform in the Progo River while Buddhist devotees release fish as part of a traditional life-release ritual held on the eve of Waisak, or Vesak Day, in Magelang, Central Java, on May 11, 2025. Vesak is the most sacred day for Buddhists, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. Liu Guoxing / VCG / Getty Longji Terraced Fields are illuminated by lights, seen at night on May 10, 2025, in Longsheng County, in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. Elephants forage at Aquila Private Game Reserve in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 11, 2025. A person peers out of a window atop the Obelisk during a city tour in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on May 8, 2025. Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters A drone view shows the ruins of residential buildings in the abandoned town of Marinka, which has been destroyed in the course of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in the Donetsk region, on May 15, 2025. Devotees fly lanterns during the commemoration of Vesak at the ninth-century Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, on May 12, 2025. Marco Restivo / Etna Walk / AFP / Getty Lava flows during an eruption of Mount Etna, in Sicily, seen late on May 12, 2025. Fabrice Coffrini / AFP / Getty The Latvian group Tautumeitas, representing Latvia with the song 'Bur Man Laimi,' performs during the dress rehearsal for the second semifinal of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest at the St. Jakobshalle arena in Basel, Switzerland, on May 14, 2025. U.S. Naval Academy freshmen ('plebes') celebrate after placing the hat during the annual Herndon Monument climb at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, on May 14, 2025. In the annual tradition, plebes attempt to scale the 21-foot greased monument to knock off a 'Dixie cup' hat and replace it with an upperclassman's hat. The 2028 midshipmen's class took two hours, 27 minutes, and 31 seconds to scale the monument and replace the hat. Bayern's Jamal Musiala is doused with beer after a soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Borussia Mönchengladbach in Munich, Germany, on May 10, 2025. A jockey competes during harness racing in York, England, on May 10, 2025. Mohsen Karimi / AFP / Getty An Afghan tailor stitches burqas inside a shop in Herat, Afghanistan, on May 13, 2025. Lou Benoist / AFP / Getty Performers entertain during an operatic parade to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of the city of Caen, in northwestern France, on May 9, 2025. The parade brought together 2,000 participants, including artists, circus performers, and musicians. Alan Taylor is a senior editor at The Atlantic.