September 23, 2021

The Week in Photos: From a Naturalization Ceremony in California to a Scorching Summer Day Near Paris

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel writes in a condolences book for former chancellor Helmut Kohl on June 18th, 2017, in Berlin, Germany.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel writes in a condolences book for former chancellor Helmut Kohl on June 18th, 2017, in Berlin, Germany.

A newly naturalized citizen holds a U.S. flag after being sworn in as an American citizen during a naturalization ceremony on June 19th, 2017, in San Francisco, California. Twenty-nine former refugees from 17 different countries were sworn in during a ceremony to mark World Refugee Day, which falls on this date every year.

A newly naturalized citizen holds a U.S. flag after being sworn in as an American citizen during a naturalization ceremony on June 19th, 2017, in San Francisco, California. Twenty-nine former refugees from 17 different countries were sworn in during a ceremony to mark World Refugee Day, which falls on this date every year.

A camel is seen in a desert area on the Qatari side of the Abu Samrah border crossing between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, on June 20th, 2017.

A camel is seen in a desert area on the Qatari side of the Abu Samrah border crossing between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, on June 20th, 2017.

A man and a boy wash and cool off their dog with the water of an opened fire hydrant in Pantin near Porte de La Villette, north of Paris, on June 21st, 2017.

A man and a boy wash and cool off their dog with the water of an opened fire hydrant in Pantin near Porte de La Villette, north of Paris, on June 21st, 2017.

Police arrest a woman protesting against the Senate Republicans' draft health-care bill outside the Capitol Hill office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on June 22nd, 2017.

Police arrest a woman protesting against the Senate Republicans' draft health-care bill outside the Capitol Hill office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on June 22nd, 2017.

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