There is something chaotic and yet riveting about the hands and the faces of these hungry children reaching for food in Haiti.

I had no idea that soldiers had an application for silly string. Also, the photographer made good use of a flash to separate the silly string from the background.

I was struck by the contrast between their style of dress, and then I wondered if Ms. al-Zaabi is smiling.

What's not to like about this image? It's got awesome colors, texture, plus it looks like a big sock! View and vote on all of The Week in Pictures selections: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/

This was a dangerous and dramatic situation, but we were most intrigued by the somewhat comical elements in the frame: The stoic soldier in the foreground, and the individuals seemingly casually snapping pictures to the left. View and vote on all of The Week in Pictures selections: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/

The abstract nature of the image is so strong and attractive to me that I like it without even reading the caption. I'm not as concerned about the actual event (which is fascinating, btw) as I am pleased with the finished product. View and vote on all of The Week in Pictures selections: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/

As soon as this image moved across the wires earlier this week, it struck many of the editors here as an intense and unique situation. It's unusual to see a protestor get so close to a government official undeterred, much less before a House committee. The composition, but foremost, the tension of this image, and of Rice facing off with the protestor so closely, really jumped out at us. View and vote on all of The Week in Pictures selections: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/

This is a quiet, simple image. No fire, no violence, no drama. When editing for The Week in Pictures, we often look at the images as a group, and find that some weeks need an image like this one to offset the rest...something that give our users a visual break from the harder "news" images of the week. View and vote on all of The Week in Pictures selections: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/

This photo amazed us because it packs so much information into one frame. You can almost feel the wind blowing; you see the danger of the situation they just survived; and you see the plume of smoke from the fires made worse by the wind in the distance. View and vote on all of The Week in Pictures selections: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/

My favorite part of this image is the way the reflected sun flares around the figure in middle. I also like how there are almost no horizontal or vertical lines in this image, and the unique texture the water seems to have, moving diagonally across the frame with the mist rising off it. View and vote on all of The Week in Pictures selections: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/

There were several moving images from this funeral situation, and this one jumped out at the editors for its clean composition and intense emotion. The young girl holding her hand to her throat, as though fighting to breathe through the loss of her brother is so vivid that the viewer is able to feel that burning struggle with grief. View and vote on all of The Week in Pictures selections: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/

This image spawned a lot of discussion during the edit. We were drawn by the heroic posture of the boy on the left (one editor likened it to a James Nachtwey image), and we were also intrigued by the photojournalist's ability to capture what looks like a very controlled, well-lit portrait, but in a news setting. View and vote on all of The Week in Pictures selections: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/

We seriously weigh the pros and cons of publishing very graphic images like this one. We want to ensure that the news communicated and the moment captured are unique enough to warrant disturbing our viewers. In this case, we felt this image was unique in the immediacy of the scene captured -- the emergency workers hadn't arrived yet and the street was still on fire -- in addition to the context of the Bhutto posters which tell us why this attack happened. View and vote on all of The Week in Pictures selections: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/

This image is chilling, and to some, we know, disturbing. The bombing in Pakistan this week was a devastating event, important on political and humanitarian levels. But this image of its aftermath is so eerily striking. This man's body has been washed and is now being gently wrapped by hands reaching tenderly into the frame. As editor Jim Seida pointed out, the clean, open composition and gentle lighting allow you to really feel the moment, to put yourself in that room and hear the eerie quiet of nothing but plastic wrapping echoing off of the cold floor. View and vote on all of The Week in Pictures selections: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/.

While the current California wildfires are devastating for many people, and inconvenient for many more, there are also those for whom the fires will mean simply an orange sky.

I wonder how often they use their guns, and what they shoot.

We're seeing thousands of images like this one, showing people's lives, consumed by flame. The onset of the fire raises complicated questions about where we live, and the situation our climate is in. But, for these folks, the questions were probably much more basic -- what can we take, what do we have to leave behind? Have you ever had to face those questions?

Something about this doesn't look right. As a child, I was told never to put plastic bags over my head. Essentially, the choice here is death by poison gas or death by asphyxiation. Hmmmmm....

What a total blast. I would love to have done this when I was ten; hell, I'd love to do it now. Stunt school...lucky kid.

It's a tragic scene, but it's also a well constructed news photograph. I'm amazed at the photojournalist's ability to hold back what must have been powerful emotions and make a moving picture in a technically and emotionally challenging situation. This is my favorite picture of the week. View and vote on all of The Week in Pictures selections: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/

The slash of green in the upper-right makes this picture for me. That splash of complimentary color makes the cranberries redder than red. View and vote on all of The Week in Pictures selections: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/

We looked at a lot of pictures from this crash. Many of them showed the initial trauma of the event, but I found this one to be the most interesting. I like how the photographer juxtaposed the order of the background bridges with the confusion of the wreckage. View and vote on all of The Week in Pictures selections: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/

I am attracted to this picture because it is a study in contrasts; the blue vs. the yellow, the gentle countryside vs. the potential violence of the bullets. It grabbed my attention right away. View and vote on all of The Week in Pictures selections: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/

We felt that this photograph went above and beyond what we usually see in political campaign pictures. View and vote on all of The Week in Pictures selections: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/

It's interesting how certain sections of the building completely failed and other parts still look fine. I wonder if it has anything to do with construction methods that were used during the Soviet era. View and vote on all of The Week in Pictures selections: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/