The week in pictures

The best photography of the week as selected by Maclean’s photo department

<p>U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump inspires strange reaction at a campaign rally. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)</p>

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump inspires strange reaction at a campaign rally. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump inspires strange reaction at a campaign rally. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump inspires strange reaction at a campaign rally. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)
A fire broke out on New Year's Eve at the Address Hotel in Dubai, located in the world's tallest building. (Nicolas Cornet/EPA)
A fire broke out on New Year’s Eve at the Address Hotel in Dubai, located in the world’s tallest building. (Nicolas Cornet/EPA)
A llama gets intimate with photographers during the stock take at London Zoo. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
A llama gets intimate with photographers during the stock take at London Zoo. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
Carollers attend mass by Prague Archbishop Dominik Duka before the traditional Three Kings Procession on Jan. 3. (Matej Divizna/Getty Images)
Carollers attend mass by Prague Archbishop Dominik Duka before the traditional Three Kings Procession on Jan. 3. (Matej Divizna/Getty Images)
A 36.6-metre-high-staue of Mao Zedong is under construction in Tongxu County, China.(ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)
A 36.6-metre-high-staue of Mao Zedong is under construction in Tongxu County, China.(ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)
A suicide attack struck a compound belonging to foreigers in the Afghan capital. (Massoud Hossaini/AP)
A suicide attack struck a compound belonging to foreigers in the Afghan capital. (Massoud Hossaini/AP)
Mount Soputan spews ash into the air during an eruption seen from Silian village, in Northern Sulawesi. (Adi Dwi Satrya/AFP/Getty Images)
Mount Soputan spews ash into the air during an eruption seen from Silian village, in Northern Sulawesi. (Adi Dwi Satrya/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. President Barack Obama sheds a tear while delivering a statement on steps the administration is taking to reduce gun violence. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
U.S. President Barack Obama sheds a tear while delivering a statement on steps the administration is taking to reduce gun violence. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
Migrants and refugees queue to board a train under heavy rain at a train station in the southern Serbian town of Presevo. (Armen Nimani/AFP/Getty Images)
Migrants and refugees queue to board a train under heavy rain at a train station in the southern Serbian town of Presevo. (Armen Nimani/AFP/Getty Images)
Thousands of white pelicans migrate from the United States and southern Canada to Mexico during winter. (Hector Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images)
Thousands of white pelicans migrate from the United States and southern Canada to Mexico during winter. (Hector Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images)
Young people plunge during the traditional New Year's jump into the Adriatic sea. (Jure Makovec/AFP/Getty Images)
Young people plunge during the traditional New Year’s jump into the Adriatic sea. (Jure Makovec/AFP/Getty Images)
A Kurdish boy protects himself against frigid temperatures as heavy snow fall hits the southeastern Turkish city of Sirnak. (Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)
A Kurdish boy protects himself against frigid temperatures as heavy snow fall hits the southeastern Turkish city of Sirnak. (Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)
The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in northeast China recived more than one million visitors. (Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images)
The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in northeast China recived more than one million visitors. (Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images)
A man carries an injured child following shelling by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. (Bassam Khabieh/Reuters)
A man carries an injured child following shelling by forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad. (Bassam Khabieh/Reuters)
Skywriting over the 127th Rose Parade makes a reference to U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. (David McNew/Reuters)
Skywriting over the 127th Rose Parade makes a reference to U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. (David McNew/Reuters)