This week brought scenes of social unrest provoked by the international financial crisis. In the United States, protestors occupied New York City’s financial district in what had been, until recently, a relatively peaceful movement. The city also saw a new kind of street demonstration—a so-called “slutwalk” to protest sexual violence. In Greece, demonstrators continue to protest economic austerity measures, while in Yemen the focus of protests was authoritarian rule. The season has also brought annual monsoons to many parts of the world; deadly flooding has plagued Pakistan and Asia in recent days. But photographers around the globe have also given us a fair share of beauty, tenderness, and humor, from a surreal staircase in Libya to a precious family dinner in Pennsylvania.
David Schonauer
