Photos of the Week: Holy Week, Tapir Calf, Whale Kites

Photos Feb 17, 2026

We offer you a re-edition of the weekly photos published last year by The Atlantic

A colorful tulip festival in England, the Irish World Dancing Championships in Dublin, ice climbing in Nepal, a severe dust storm in Iraq, performances from the first weekend of Coachella, piles of remaining abandoned rental bicycles in China, and much more.

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A demonstrator punches the face of a riot police officer during a protest. — A demonstrator punches the face of a member of the Argentine Federal Police during a protest called by retirees demanding an increase in pensions and against economic adjustment by the government of President Javier Milei, in front of the National Congress in Buenos Aires on April 16, 2025. #Luis Robayo / AFP / Getty

A person wears a frightening clown mask and long coat, reaching into the window of a passing vehicle, apparently asking for money. — A reveler wears a mask to ask for money from a motorist, as part of Holy Week celebrations in Quimistan, Honduras, on April 14, 2025. #Orlando Sierra / AFP / Getty

A large group of people spray and throw water on one another in a square. — People spray and throw water on one another in a square to celebrate during a water-splashing festival in Jinghong, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China, on April 15, 2025. #VCG / Getty

A large crowd fills an arena, watching a politician speak onstage. — In Nampa, Idaho, U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks to a full auditorium as part of the "Fighting Oligarchy" tour on April 14, 2025. According to event organizers, 12,500 people attended the rally. #Natalie Behring / Getty

A dog romps among colorful tulips. — A dog romps among colorful tulips during the Tulleys Tulip Festival, at Tulleys Tulip Farm in West Sussex, England, on April 14, 2025. #Rasid Necati Aslim / Anadolu / Getty

An overhead view of thousands of pairs of children's shoes, arranged in rows in a public square. — Thousands of pairs of children's shoes were placed in Breestraat square in Leiden, Netherlands, on Sunday, as part of a symbolic protest drawing attention to the more than 17,000 Palestinian children killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023. #Mouneb Taim / Anadolu / Getty

An aerial view of a small navy ship being sunk near a rocky coastline. — An aerial view of the De La Fuente (PC-208), a former Mexican Navy ship, as it is deliberately sunk in San Carlos, Mexico, on April 12, 2025, adding to the creation of an artificial reef. #Luis Gutierrez / Norte Photo / Getty

A close view of a great crested grebe — A great crested grebe swims in a pond in Bursa, Turkey. #Alper Tuydes / Anadolu / Getty

Two crabs forage on beach sand. — Crabs walk along the shore of the beach in Olon, Santa Elena province, Ecuador, on April 13, 2025. #Raul Arboleda / AFP / Getty

About a half-dozen huge whale-shaped kites fly above a beach. — Kites shaped like whales are flown by participants during the 38th International Kite Festival on the beach of Berck-sur-Mer, France, on April 16, 2025. #Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP / Getty

A giant human-face sculpture, apparently attached to a mechanical platform, sits behind glass inside a small store. — A mechanical face sits in a prominent space in a boutique store in Hong Kong, seen on April 16, 2025. #Peter Parks / AFP / Getty

People march down a street ahead of a demon-faced parade float. — People march down a street ahead of parade floats during celebrations marking the Bengali New Year in Dhaka on April 14, 2025. #Munir Uz Zaman / AFP / Getty

A group of women wearing traditional clothing, holding candles, gather in a room, preparing for a procession. — Women wearing traditional mantillas wait to take part in the procession of the "Estrella" brotherhood on April 15, 2025, in Malaga, Spain. #Daniel Perez Garcia-Santos / Getty

A young dancer performs onstage in front of judges and an audience. — Dancers compete during the opening day of the Irish World Dancing Championships at the Convention Center on April 12, 2025, in Dublin, Ireland. The week-long competition attracts 5,000 competitors and 25,000 spectators each year from over 30 countries. #Charles McQuillan / Getty

A person performs a backflip on a hillside, seen in midair, silhouetted against the sun. — An Afghan man performing parkour is silhouetted against the setting sun during a practice session in the Sarmang village of Sholgara district, Balkh province, on April 14, 2025. #Atif Aryan / AFP / Getty

An ice climber hangs from a rope on the side of an ice cliff, with a tall mountain in the background. — A mountaineer takes part in an ice-climbing session at Everest base camp, in Nepal, on April 15, 2025. #Purnima Shrestha / Reuters

A golfer shouts in celebration, dropped to his knees, on a green, with a crowd cheering in the background. — Rory McIlroy celebrates winning the 2025 Masters Tournament after the first playoff hole on the 18th green at Augusta National Golf Club on April 13, 2025, in Augusta, Georgia. #Richard Heathcote / Getty

A golfer and caddy stand at a golf tee, with smoke from a brush fire rising in the distance. — A brush fire, set as a prescribed burn, sends smoke into the sky in the distance as Scottie Scheffler prepares for a shot with his caddie, Ted Scott, on the 18th tee during the first round of the RBC Heritage 2025 at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina, on April 17, 2025. #Andrew Redington / Getty

A person walks on a sidewalk during a dust storm, seen in silhouette in front of car headlights. — A man holds up his phone as he walks along the side of a road in low-visibility conditions amid a massive dust storm in Iraq's southern city of Basra on April 14, 2025. #Hussein Faleh / AFP / Getty

Several cows stand together, casting shadows through dusty air. — Angus beef cattle stand in a yard at Coombing Park farm in Carcoar, Australia, on April 17, 2025. #Hollie Adams / Reuters

A young tapir calf runs. — This picture, taken on April 14, 2025, shows a newborn Malayan tapir calf, born on March 29 at the Bioparc Zoo in Fuengirola. The baby tapir is the first of this endangered species to be born in Spain. #Jorge Guerrero / AFP / Getty

A man dressed as a demon stands on a structure, wielding a whip in an upraised hand. — A man dressed as a demon takes part in a ceremony known as Los Talciguines, part of religious activities to mark the start of Holy Week in Texistepeque, El Salvador, on April 14, 2025. #Jose Cabezas / Reuters

A performer stands on a stage, wearing a cowboy hat and huge sunglasses. — Jennie performs on the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, on April 13, 2025. #Amy Harris / Invision / AP

A performer stands on stage, behind a large group of dancers who perform choreographed moves, wearing long silver gloves. — Alok performs during the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 12, 2025, in Indio, California. #Amy Harris / Invision / AP

A large number of abandoned shared bikes sit, stacked in tight rows, in a vacant lot. — A large number of abandoned shared bikes sit in a vacant lot in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, on April 14, 2025. #CFoto / Future Publishing / Getty

A drone view shows people looking at rows of flowers blooming in a field. — A drone view shows people looking at flowers blooming in a field near the Gaza border, in southern Israel, on April 16, 2025. #Ilan Rosenberg / Reuters

A procession of people wearing white robes and carrying torches walks down a narrow street, surrounded by lookers on either side. — Penitents of the "Cristo de la Buena Muerte" (Christ of the Good Death) brotherhood take part in their Holy Monday procession during Holy Week in the Spanish town of Zamora on April 15, 2025. #Cesar Manso / AFP / Getty

A group of people stand on a hillside, holding torches on long poles. — Kashmiri Muslims hold burning torches outside the cave shrine of Sakhi Zain-ud-din Wali, a Sufi saint, during an annual torch festival on April 12, 2025, in Aishmuqam, south of Srinagar, India. #Yawar Nazir / Getty

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