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Pictures of the week: Cannes, sailors of New York and a flock of flamingos

The Independent’s picture editors bring you the best photography from all corners of the planet

Charlotte Hodges,Liam James
Saturday 27 May 2023 08:48 EDT
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Israeli socialite and tv host Hofit Golan arrives for the screening of the film ‘The Old Oak’ during the 76th Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera
Israeli socialite and tv host Hofit Golan arrives for the screening of the film ‘The Old Oak’ during the 76th Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera (Reuters)

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Each week the picture editors at The Independent sort through hundreds of thousands images sent into us by photography agencies from all around the world.

These are some of the most eye-catching and the most striking images from culture, news, politics, sport and lifestyle.

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Flamingos stand in a pond in Navi Mumbai
Flamingos stand in a pond in Navi Mumbai (AFP/Getty)

Flamingos stand in a pond in Navi Mumbai, India.

Belgian rapper and director Baloji poses during a photo session at Cannes Film Festival
Belgian rapper and director Baloji poses during a photo session at Cannes Film Festival (AFP/Getty)

Belgian rapper and director Baloji poses during a photo session at Cannes Film Festival.

Vehicles drive past a Letzte Generation (Last Generation) climate activist who glued his hand to the floor during a climate protest in Berlin
Vehicles drive past a Letzte Generation (Last Generation) climate activist who glued his hand to the floor during a climate protest in Berlin (EPA)

Vehicles drive past a Letzte Generation (Last Generation) climate activist who glued his hand to the floor during a climate protest in Berlin.

(AFP/Getty)

The annual Scarecrows Fair in the Italian northern village of Castellar.

Rescue dog Daisy attends a photocall at the RSPCA garden at the Chelsea Flower Show
Rescue dog Daisy attends a photocall at the RSPCA garden at the Chelsea Flower Show (AP)

Rescue dog Daisy attends a photocall at the RSPCA garden at the Chelsea Flower Show.

People drink coffee inside Daleks during MCM Comic Con at the ExCel London in east London
People drink coffee inside Daleks during MCM Comic Con at the ExCel London in east London (PA)

People drink coffee inside Daleks during MCM Comic Con at the ExCel London in east London.

(AFP/Getty)

Ash and smoke billow from the Popocatepetl volcano as seen from the Santiago Xalitzintla community, state of Puebla, Mexico.

(AP)

The USS Wasp, an amphibious assault ship, passes the Statue of Liberty.

(AFP/Getty)

People view an installation showing the Australian Ocean documentary by Craig Parry at the Barangaroo House in Sydney.

Pedestrians cross an intersection in the rain in the Ginza district of Tokyo
Pedestrians cross an intersection in the rain in the Ginza district of Tokyo (AFP/Getty)

Pedestrians at an intersection of the Ginza district of Tokyo.

Israeli socialite and tv host Hofit Golan arrives for the screening of the film ‘The Old Oak’ during the 76th Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera
Israeli socialite and tv host Hofit Golan arrives for the screening of the film ‘The Old Oak’ during the 76th Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera (Reuters)

Israeli socialite and tv host Hofit Golan arrives for the screening of the film ‘The Old Oak’ during the 76th Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera.

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